Ashlee Simpson

Simpson in 2011, Helga Esteb / Shutterstock.com

Birth Name: Ashley Nicolle Simpson

Place of Birth: Waco, McLennan, Texas, U.S.

Date of Birth: October 3, 1984

Ethnicity: English, with some Scottish and Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, distant German and Swiss-German

Ashlee Simpson is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She has appeared in the films The Hot Chick and Undiscovered. She is also known as Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and Ashlee Simpson Ross.

Ashlee is the daughter of Tina and Joseph Truett “Joe” Simpson, a psychologist and Baptist youth minister. She is the younger sister of singer and actress Jessica Simpson. She is married to actor Evan Ross. She has a son with her former husband, musician Pete Wentz; and two children with Evan.

Some online sources state that Ashlee has Native American ancestry, specifically “1/16th Native American.” It is not clear if this Native American ancestry has been verified/documented. No Native American ancestry appears in publicly available family trees of Ashlee Simpson, and all sixteen of Ashlee’s great-great-grandparents were caucasian.

Ashlee’s paternal grandfather was Curtis Thaddeus Simpson (the son of Thaddeus Pickett Simpson and Bertie/Bertha Belle/Bell Curtis). Ashlee’s grandfather Curtis was born in Texas, near Graham, Young. Ashlee’s great-grandfather Thaddeus was the son of Robert H. Simpson and Elizabeth/Lizzie J. Blackstone. Bertie was the daughter of Vernantus C. “Bud” Curtis and Tulula “Lue”/Lou Rhyne/Rhine.

Ashlee’s paternal grandmother was Joyce Alice Adams (the daughter of Grady Ward Adams and Sallie Maud/Maude Roberts). Joyce was born in Kaufman, Kaufman Co., Texas. Grady was the son of Silas S. Adams and Frances Elizabeth “Fannie” Valentine. Sallie was the daughter of Daniel A. Roberts and Sallie/Sally Tyner.

Ashlee’s maternal grandfather was Acy Edward Drew, Jr. (the son of Acy Edward Drew and Thelma Dee McClendon). Ashlee’s grandfather Acy was born in Houston, Harris, Texas. Acy was the son of Stonewall Drew and Emma Cliff. Thelma was the daughter of Wade Hampton McClendon and Lou/Lue Ella Jackson.

Ashlee’s maternal grandmother is Dorothy Jane Hyles (the daughter of Herbert Ben Hyles and Bertha Dee Teeters). Dorothy was born in Texas. Herbert was the son of William Jasper Hyles and Luella/Louella/Lou Ella/Lula Hughes. Bertha was the daughter of Andrew Garrett Teeters and Sallie/Sally Massey.

Sources: Genealogies of Ashlee Simpson – http://famouskin.com
https://www.geni.com

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11 Responses

  1. camellad88 says:

    She’s the —- sister. Jessica is way hotter

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