Chipper Jones

Jones in 2011, photo by Photo Works/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Larry Wayne Jones, Jr.

Place of Birth: DeLand, Florida, U.S.

Date of Birth: April 24, 1972

Ethnicity: Slovak, English, Irish, German

Chipper Jones is an American baseball player. He was a Major League Baseball (MLB) third baseman. He spent his entire career with the Atlanta Braves.

Chipper is married to Playboy model, Taylor Higgins. He has six children, including three with his former wife Sharon Logonov, and two with Taylor.

Chipper’s paternal grandfather was Norfleet Ray/Rea Jones (the son of Horace Bernard Jones and Mary George O’Berry). Norfleet was born in Virginia. Horace was the son of Wilson Binns Jones and Indiana Melinda Barlow. Mary was the daughter of George Frank O’Berry and Annie Elizabeth Bland.

Chipper’s paternal grandmother is Esther Hazel Rupp (the daughter of Harry Ross Rupp, Jr. and Grace Naomi Seuff). Esther was born in New Jersey. Harry was the son of Harry Ross Rupp and Anna Belle Sawyer. Grace was the daughter of Charles William Seuff and Marion Jane Still.

Chipper’s maternal grandfather was William Michael Yanosy (the son of Michael Joseph Yanosy and Anna Elias Kuruc). William was born in Connecticut. Chipper’s great-grandfather Michael was born in Slovakia, the son of Thomas Anthony Yanosy and Mary Robstock.

Chipper’s maternal grandmother was named Claire.