Giancarlo Stanton
Stanton in 2015, photo By Arturo Pardavila III on Flickr [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Birth Name: Giancarlo Cruz-Michael Stanton
Place of Birth: Panorama City, Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: November 8, 1989
Ethnicity:
*father – Irish, English, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish
*mother – African-American, some Puerto Rican
Giancarlo Stanton is an American professional baseball player. A designated hitter and outfielder, he plays for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was also with the Florida/Miami Marlins. He was previously known as Mike Stanton. He is 6′6″.
Giancarlo is the son of Jacinta and Michael Stanton. A picture of his father can be seen here.
Giancarlo’s paternal grandmother’s surname is Tague.
Giancarlo’s maternal grandfather was named Sammie B. Norwood (the son of John Norwood and Effie). Sammie was born in Georgia.
Giancarlo’s maternal grandmother is named Valivia Cleopatra Byron/Byrom (the daughter of Edward Byron/Byrom and Susie). Valivia was born in Georgia.
Sources: http://www.jockbio.com
http://miamiherald.typepad.com
I believe these are his paternal grandparents:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/LKLR-XNK
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?n=margaret-ann-stanton&pid=632757
If so, his father is 3/4 Irish and 1/4 English and Scottish/Scots-Irish.
From what I gather, his maternal grandparents should be Sammie B. Norwood and Valivia Cleopatra Byron, both from Georgia.
Giancarlo’s maternal grandfather was Sammie B. Norwood (the son of John Norwood and Effie). Sammie was born in Georgia.
Giancarlo’s maternal grandmother is Valivia Cleopatra Byron/Byrom (the daughter of Edward Byron/Byrom and Susie). Valivia was born in Georgia.
Parents are Michael Francis Stanton and Jacinta Providencia Garay.
Father’s birth record:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V27B-6WQ