Blair Redford

Redford in 2015, photo by Prphotos

Birth Name: David Blair Redford

Place of Birth: Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

Date of Birth: July 27, 1983

Ethnicity: English, Scottish, Irish, German, distant Welsh and Dutch, remote Danish, possibly other

Blair Redford is an American actor. His roles include television’s The Young and the Restless, Passions, 90210, Switched at Birth, The Lying Game, Satisfaction, and The Gifted, and the film Dance of the Dead.

A picture of Blair with his father and brother can be seen here. A picture of Blair with his mother and brother can be seen here. Blair has English, Scottish, Irish, German, distant Welsh and Dutch, and remote Danish, ancestry.

On The Gifted, Blair portrayed John Proudstar / Thunderbird, a Native American superhero. Blair himself has been described as having Native American roots. It is not clear if this Native American ancestry has been verified/documented.

Blair’s paternal grandfather is David Eugene Redford (the son of Courts Redford, full name Samuel Courts Redford, and of Helen Ruth Ford). David was born in Missouri. Courts was a Southern Baptist minister, professor, and university president; he was executive secretary-treasurer of the Southern Baptist Home Mission Board, from 1954 to 1964. Courts was the son of Eugene Morgan Redford and Lucy Alice Berry. Helen was the daughter of David Floyd Ford and Rose Ella Robinson.

Blair’s paternal grandmother is Martha Joan O’Rouke (the daughter of Warren Aiken O’Rouke and Mary W. Juanita/Jean Duncan). Martha was born in Georgia. Warren was the son of Washington Aiken O’Rouke and Naomi Wood. Mary was the daughter of John Silvey Duncan and Martha Emma Inez Miller.

Blair’s maternal grandmother was Jeannine Stephens (the daughter of James Herman Stephens and Opal Reynolds). Jeannine was born in Kentucky. James was the son of Dee Elberge Stephens and Annice/Anice Vera Taylor. Opal was the daughter of Joseph Duard/Deward/Durward Reynolds and Pearl Ellen Isenberg.

Sources: Blair’s paternal grandfather, David Eugene Redford, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Blair’s paternal great-grandparents, Samuel Courts Redford and Helen Ruth Ford, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Genealogy of Blair’s paternal great-grandfather, Samuel Courts Redford – https://www.findagrave.com

Blair’s paternal great-grandfather, Samuel Courts Redford, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Samuel Courts Redford on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Samuel Courts Redford on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Blair’s paternal great-grandmother, Helen Ruth Ford, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Helen Ruth Ford on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Blair’s paternal grandmother, Martha Joan O’Rouke, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Blair’s paternal great-grandfather, Warren Aiken O’Rouke, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Obituary of Blair’s paternal great-grandfather, Warren Aiken O’Rouke – http://www.legacy.com

Blair’s paternal great-grandmother, Mary W. Juanita/Jean Duncan, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Blair’s maternal grandmother, Jeannine Stephens, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Obituary of Blair’s maternal grandmother, Jeannine (Stephens) Hudson – http://www.tribuneledgernews.com

Blair’s maternal great-grandfather, James Herman Stephens, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
James Herman Stephens on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Genealogies of Blair’s maternal great-great-grandparents, Annice/Anice Vera Taylor – https://findagrave.com

Genealogy of Blair’s maternal great-grandmother, Opal Reynolds – https://www.findagrave.com

Blair’s maternal great-grandmother, Opal Reynolds, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org