Ashley Graham
LOS ANGELES – NOV 14: Ashley Graham at the Glamour Women Of The Year 2016 at NeueHouse Hollywood on November 14, 2016 in Los Angeles, CA Photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com
Place of Birth: Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
Date of Birth: October 30, 1987
Ethnicity:
*father – Welsh, English, Scottish
*mother – German
Ashley Graham is an American model and television presenter. She has been a lingerie model for the plus-size clothing store Lane Bryant, and has appeared on the covers of Elle Quebec and Sports Illustrated. She also performed missionary work in South Africa.
Ashley has said:
My mom is German and my dad’s mother looks black, but she refuses to confirm or own it, so that side is all a bit of a mystery…
Ashley’s paternal grandmother and her recent ancestors were listed as “White” on United States Censuses.
Ashley is married to videographer Justin Ervin, with whom she has three children. Justin is African-American.
Ashley’s paternal grandfather was Thomas Edenfield Graham (the son of Johnnie Abner Graham and Ella Mae/May Ambrose). Ashley’s grandfather Thomas was born in Georgia. He was eventually raised by relatives, Charles G. Edwards and Grace Ann Morgan. Ashley’s great-grandfather Johnnie was the son of Lindzy/Lindzey Sankie/Sankey Graham and Willow Ophelia Jenkins. Ashley’s great-grandmother Ella was the daughter of Andrew David Ambrose and Ila Mae/May Wilder.
Ashley’s paternal grandmother was Jannie/Janie Helen Mann (the daughter of Leslie Hubert Mann and Sara/Sarah Frances Ayers). Janie was born in Alabama. Leslie was the son of John Morgan Mann and Mary Elizabeth Lassiter. Sarah was the daughter of Simon/Simeon Barton Ayers and Alpha Lou Ella “Ellie” Williams.
Ashley’s maternal grandfather was John A. Friesen (the son of Franz/Frank K. Friesen and Anna Thiezen). John was born in Nebraska. Franz was born in Nebraska, the son of Klaas F. Friesen and Elisabeth Huebert, who were ethnic Germans from Russia. Anna was also born in Nebraska, also to ethnic German parents from Russia.
Ashley’s maternal grandmother was LeOra Siebert (the daughter of Aaron P. Siebert and Margaret Friesen). LeOra was born in Nebraska. Aaron was born in Nebraska the son of ethnic German parents from Russia, Peter Siebert and Katherina/Katharina Regier. Margaret was also born in Nebraska, also to ethnic Germans from Russia, Jacob B. Friesen and Katharina Epp.
Graham in 2016, photo by Joe Seer/Bigstock
Sources: Obituary of Ashley’s paternal grandfather, Thomas Edenfield Graham – http://www.effinghamherald.net
Ashley’s paternal great-great-grandfather, Lindzy/Lindzey Sankie/Sankey Graham, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Ashley’s paternal great-grandmother, Ella Mae/May Ambrose, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Ashley’s paternal grandmother, Jannie/Janie Helen Mann, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Ashley’s paternal grandmother, Jannie/Janie Helen (Mann) Graham – https://www.bradfordokeefe.com
Marriage record of Ashley’s paternal great-grandparents, Leslie Hubert Mann and Sara/Sarah Frances Ayers – https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogies of Ashley’s paternal great-grandparents, Leslie Hubert Mann and Sara/Sarah Frances Ayers – https://www.findagrave.com
Ashley’s paternal great-grandparents, Leslie Hubert Mann and Sara/Sarah Frances Ayers, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Ashley’s paternal great-grandfather, Leslie Hubert Mann (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.wikitree.com
Ashley’s paternal great-great-grandparents, John Morgan Mann and Mary Elizabeth Lassiter, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Ashley’s paternal great-grandmother, Sara/Sarah Frances Ayers, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Ashley’s maternal grandfather, John A. Friesen – http://www.findagrave.com
Ashley’s maternal great-grandparents, Franz/Frank K. Friesen and Anna Thiezen, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Ashley’s maternal grandmother, LeOra (Siebert) Friesen – http://www.yorknewstimes.com
Ashley’s maternal great-grandparents, Aaron P. Siebert and Margaret Friesen, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
genealogy of Ashley’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Ila Mae/May Wilder – https://www.geni.com/people/private/6000000006100588814?through=6000000006100588830
very strong roots from New England of 1600s. She is also distantly related to George Washington and descends from Mayflower passenger John Alden too (not on this line)
Well done, now you can add the rest of their genealogy
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39824401/johnnie-graham
Haven’t you heard? We have a ghost editor on this site who does everything now, according to Andrew.
genealogy of Ashley’s paternal great-grandmother, Ella May Ambrose (focusing on her own’s father’s side) – https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=ambrose&id=I15287
Add it
Unsure of her heritage (“My mom is German and my dad’s mother looks black, but she refuses to confirm or own it, so that side is all a bit of a mystery”), Graham says as a young girl she was “big-boned”, like the rest of her family, but always thought of herself as normal “because our mother [herself anywhere between a British size 16 to 20] wouldn’t let us think otherwise about ourselves.”
http://www.vogue.co.uk/article/ashley-graham-vogue-cover-interview
It will be interesting to know her grandmother’s actual background once it is discovered.
Otherwise it would be rather interesting to discover her father’s background
Can you please stop to use the word “English” as umbrella term anytime there’s no much clue about someone’s ethnicity?? You really love it.
I didn’t make this page. I usually use English when someone is obviously of European descent and have an English surname, but no other information. I think it’s merited, since English is by far the largest contributor for the ancestry of multigenerational white Americans.
That wasn’t directed to you but to the admins
QUOTE: English is by far the largest contributor for the ancestry of multigenerational white Americans.
_ I don’t think so, at least “by far”. IMO Scots-Irish or anglicized German surnames are often underrated in this site.
Her mother has the thick lips and her mother is white. This is more Black phishing
on which basis her father is supposed to have English ancestry? “Graham” surname can be Scottish.
She isn’t fully Caucasian but there aren’t reliable sources to prove that.
She’s Tex-Mex.
you did a good job indeed. “Possibly other” can mean anything.
Tex-Mex: are you suggesting she might have Hispanic ancestry? It’s a plausible option.
“She isn’t fully Caucasian but there aren’t reliable sources to prove that.”
She looks mixed to me, but as you said I have no proof. She reminds me of Eva Mendes a little bit.
English people have been mixed over the years with alot of different things its an international place now and there are tons of interracial couples. England is full of Indians, Africans and Middle Easterners. To say you are English is not fully accurate anymore at all. You have to actually say white European.
I actually would change to:
* unclear (father)
Nothing is publicly known about her father’s side.
In the cities, maybe. Many white people who live there aren’t English anyway, but an imposter class — Irish, European, etc. But in terms of the true ethnic English, most live in the shires. Many North Americans only go to London, so that is all they see. And London has never really been an English city, especially after world war 2
@crunty
This is interesting:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_groups_in_London
How is she not fully Caucasian?
Do you have any education? Hispanic people are Caucasian. Unless they’re indigenous, she’s not indigenous. You one drop Clowns are funny.