Anjelah Johnson
Johnson in 2010, photo by Prphotos
Birth Name: Angela Nicole Johnson
Place of Birth: Santa Clara, California, United States
Date of Birth: May 14, 1982
Ethnicity: Mexican [Spanish, Indigenous], some English
Anjelah Johnson is an American actress and comedian. She was an NFL cheerleader.
Anjelah is the daughter of Susan and Mitchell Johnson. Anjelah’s official website states that she is “of Mexican and Native American descent.”
She is married to musician Manwell Reyes, of Group 1 Crew. Manwell is of Puerto Rican descent.
Anjelah is a devout Christian.
Anjelah’s paternal grandfather was Reuben/Rubin Chavez Johnson (the son of Ramon Johnson and Ramona Chavez). Ruben was born in Arizona. Anjelah’s great-grandfather Ramon was the son of Charles S. Johnson, who was born in New Mexico, to a Virginia-born father, of British Isles descent, and to a Mexican mother; and of Tiburcia Holguin, who was of Mexican descent. Anjelah’s great-grandmother Ramona was born in Arizona, to Mexican parents, Hylario D. Chavez and Maria.
Anjelah’s paternal grandmother is named Eleanor Haines. Eleanor was born in Arizona.
Anjelah’s maternal grandfather was named Manuel Castaneda.
Anjelah’s maternal grandmother was Rachel Jimenez (the daughter of Ambrocio Jimenez and Felipa Contreras).
Sources: Family history of Anjelah Johnson – https://anjelah.com
Anjelah’s paternal great-grandmother, Ramona Chavez, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
she may be 56,25 Mexican 43,75 White
She only has 3,125% confirmed British ancestry. If her paternal grandmother is entirely British, which she may or may not be, that only adds up to 28,125%.
I’m not even sure why anyone is trying to compare apples-to-oranges. Mexican is a nationality, “white” is roughly what you’d call a race. Most Mexicans have significant “white” ancestry.
Anyway, at least the part of the country she’s from, you’d be comparing Mexican and “Anglo,” which is a mostly apples-to-apples comparison. In any case, judging by what little we know so far, she appears to be at least a quarter Anglo.
@madman
In fact you are right. Never been good in math. Possibly 28,125% I’d say.
Anjelah’s paternal grandfather was Ruben Johnson.
One of Anjelah’s paternal great-grandmothers’ name was Ramona.
Obituary of Anjelah’s uncle:
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53174946/obituary-for-kenneth-r-johnson-aged/
Thhese are likely her grandparents:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1X-7VKV
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYWL-1H1
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Z7B2-4BW2
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYWL-QJP
I can’t trace Eleanor (nor her siblings) any further back.
Ramona Chavez on census:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVV4-RYY
Ramon Johnson was the son of Charles S. Johnson, who was born in New Mexico to a Virginia-born father, of British Isles descent, and a Mexican mother, and of Tiburcia Holguin.
Okay, this brings everything together. Nice find.
Either her ancestors first names vary on records, or that marriage record is not the right one but the surnames just happen to be the same.
Anjelah’s maternal grandfather was Manuel Castaneda.
Anjelah’s maternal grandmother was Rachel Jimenez (the daughter of Ambrocio Jimenez and Felipa Contreras).
https://anjelah.com/post_express/los-johnsons/
This is likely her father. His mother’s surname is Haines.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2TD-9LM
She is full Mexican descent (Spanish +Native) not half. She says so on her website and on twitter she posted a picture of her family.
I went and look up a pic of her father. He could very well just be Native/predominantly native. And if they have her father’s name correct, why would you assume he’s Mexican? What’s your evidence?
Yes, Mitchell Lewis Johnson is a very common surname among the Mexicans.
A lot of Americans leave out British ancestry when stating their ethnicity. I might look into her father’s side later.
Isn’t Johnson a Scottish surname?
There are several pics of her father on social media, and he looks Mexican.
There is no such thing as being able to tell a Mexican simply by looking at them because “Mexican” is a nationality. I’ve seen pictures of the guy, too. He could be a lot of things.
Don’t be ridiculous, he is definitely not your next door white guy. He may be half white, half Latino, I dunno.
Spot on if bablah and madman are correct.
There has been some interesting intermarrying between Hispanics and Brits/Wasps in SW United States in the last 150 years.