Eva Marie
Eva Marie – The Art of Elysium presents John Legend’s HEAVEN – Celebrating the 11th Anniversary – Arrivals – Barker Hangar – Santa Monica, CA, USA, 2018 – Keywords: Orientation: Portrait Face Count: 1 – False – Photo Credit: David Gabber / PRPhotos.com
Birth Name: Natalie Evamarie Nelson
Place of Birth: Walnut Creek, Contra Costa, California, United States
Date of Birth: September 19, 1984
Ethnicity:
*father – English, some Irish, one eighth Italian, one eighth Mexican
*mother – Mexican
Eva Marie is an American fashion designer, model, and professional wrestler. She is known for her time with WWE. She is also known as Natalie Eva Marie.
Eva is the daughter of Josie and Barry Nelson. She is married to Jonathan Coyle.
Eva has said:
In my family my mom is Mexican and my dad’s Italian, so I really wish that both my grandparents on my mom’s side were still alive to kind of see me doing this. […] I feel the Latinas and Latinos are kind of taking over. It doesn’t really matter what ethnicity you are, but I love that I’m bringing light to not only my Mexican side but also my Italian side.
Eva’s paternal grandmother was Frederick/Fred Bostwick Nelson (the son of Winslow Oscar Nay and Rose May Bostwick). Fred was born in California. Winslow was the son of Winslow Parcher Nay and Sarah E. Dodge, whose mother was English. Rose was the daughter of John Day Bostwick and Maria Delphina Valencia, whose own parents, Nicolas Valencia and Maria Francesca De Los Angeles Castro Valencia Hipolito, were of Mexican descent.
Eva’s paternal grandmother was Evelyn Herrick (the daughter of Dee Orlando/Orlindo Herrick/O’Herrick and Mary Theresa/Mae Bianchi). Evelyn was born in California. She was crowned Miss Oakland. Dee was the son of Dee Orlindo Herrick and Laura Bell Hill. Mary Theresa was the daughter of John Bianchi, who was Italian, and of Sarah Naughton, who was Irish.
Eva’s maternal grandfather was named Rafael Torres.
Eva’s maternal grandmother was named Maria.
Source: Obituary of Eva’s paternal grandmother, Evelyn (Herrick) Nelson Pemberton – https://www.legacy.com
Is her father Fredric Barry Nelson really “Italian”?
Out of curiosity, where are you getting the name “Fredric” from? In any case, if this man is connected to her, maybe he changed his last name, or this person is a stepfather.
On Google
Eva’s paternal grandparents’ surnames were Nelson and Herrick. If her father is of Italian descent it’s probably not his only ethnicity.
Thank you. It seems barely having no Italian ancestry at all then.
Just seen the update right now.
So “my dad’s Italian” equals having only 1/8 Italian ancestry according to American customs…
“Bianchi” is usually ranked as the 3rd most common Italian surname (after Rossi and Russo) and means “white”.
I do wish you guys would stop the bashing and snide little comments.
No, not even here would we consider someone with a great-grandmother who was half of something to be a part of that group, anymore.