Javon “Wanna” Walton
Walton in 2019, photo by kathclick
Birth Name: Javon Anthony Walton
Place of Birth: Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Date of Birth: July 22, 2006
Ethnicity: Italian Sicilian (one quarter), one eighth Ashkenazi Jewish, one eighth Lebanese, English, Irish, German, remote French Huguenot, possibly other
Javon “Wanna” Walton is an American actor and professional boxer. He is known for his roles on the series Euphoria, Utopia, The Umbrella Academy, and Under the Bridge, as the voice of Pugsley in The Addams Family 2, and in the film Samaritan. He has also been credited as Javon Walton.
Javon is the son of Jessica Battle and actor, stuntperson, boxer, and boxing coach D.J. Walton, who founded athletics apparel company Onward Athletics. D.J. was born in New York, and was adopted by an Ashkenazi Jewish mother, Susan, and an African-Jamaican father, Anthony. Javon’s father’s biological ancestry is approximately one half Italian/Sicilian, one quarter Ashkenazi Jewish, and one quarter British Isles.
A picture of Javon’s parents can be seen here. A picture of Javon’s father and grandaunt can be seen here.
Javon’s biological paternal grandmother is Vikki Kathleen Umile (the daughter of Peter Joseph Umile and Theresa/Terry M./L. Brennan). Peter was born in New York, to Sicilian parents, Michael Umile and Rose Adamo. Theresa was the daughter of Charles Edward Dennis Brennan, who had Irish, English, German, and remote French Huguenot, ancestry, and of Lillian “Toots” Krieff, who was of Russian Jewish descent.
Javon’s maternal grandfather likely is Frank Brady Battle (the son of Frank Otis Battle, Jr.). Frank Otis was the son of Frank Otis Battle, Sr. and Anna Belle Brady.
Javon’s maternal grandmother likely is Pamela Vicki Ephrem (the daughter of Freddie Thomas Ephrem and Nancy/Nannie Lou Perryman). Freddie was born in Massachusetts, to Lebanese parents, Joseph George Ephrem and Helen Abdo Bashara Corey. Nancy was the daughter of George Walter Perryman and Lessie/Leslie Bell Royal.
A 23andMe DNA test displayed by Javon’s father on Twitter stated that Javon’s father’s genetic ancestry is:
*92.5% European
——–*43.6% Italian
——–*24.6% Ashkenazi Jewish
——–*22.3% British & Irish
——–*1.1% Broadly European
——–*0.5% Greek & Balkan
——–*0.4% Broadly Southern European
*7.5% Western Asian & North African
——–*2.9% Northern West Asian
Source: https://www.menshealth.com
That is a wide spectrum of backgrounds.
Piggybacking of bablah’s great work, I found the marriage record of Vikki Umile and Charles Walton:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VV5H-VHG
I found Charles M Walton’s yearbook picture. He appears to be African-American or possibly Afro-Latino:
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1265/images/sid_815_1970_0210?treeid=183796662&personid=162393412965&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&pId=191781364
Javon’s paternal grandmother is possibly Vikki Kathleen Umile (the daughter of Peter Joseph Umile and Theresa M. Brennan. Peter was born in New York, to Sicilian parents, Michael Umile and Rose Adamo. Theresa was the daughter of Charles Edward Dennis Brennan and Lillian “Toots” Krieff.
Javon’s maternal grandfather is likely Frank Brady Battle (the son of Frank Otis Battle, Jr.). Frank Otis was the son of Frank Otis Battle, Sr. and Anna Brady.
Javon’s maternal grandmother is likely Pamela Vicki Ephrem (the daughter of Freddie Thomas Ephrem and Nancy/Nannie Lou Perryman). Freddie was born in Massachusetts, to Lebanese parents, Joseph George Ephrem and Helen Abdo Bashara Corey. Nancy was the daughter of George Walter Perryman and Lessie/Leslie Bell Royal.
DJ Walton’s adoptive parents are Anthony Asencio Hedman and Susan Wolf. Anthony is African-Jamaican and Susan is Ashkenazi Jewish.
Nothing of this is definitive, except the last sentence, I’m just posting what I managed to find.
Wait, DJ’s aunt is named Angel, and Vikki has a sister named Angel. I guess that settles it. Vikki is Javon’s grandmother. She’s half Sicilian, 1/4 Russian Jewish and 1/4 German, Irish and English.
Great find!
If his father was adopted by a black father and caucasian mother, it’s likely he had a similar mix from his biological parents. Adoption agencies often matched children in that way.
His father posted his DNA results (a day after your comment, interestingly).
His father appears to be of one half Italian, one quarter Ashkenazi Jewish, and one quarter British Isles, descent, with no matches that would be typical in people of African-American descent.
Perhaps Charles Walton had more Italian and Jewish ancestry? Or are they the right biological parents?
Vikki commented on his tweet, so I’m pretty sure she is his biological mother. I have no clue about her husband and whether he is biologically related to DJ. That’s why I never mentioned his name, even though I saw the marriage record that Mr. Postman posted.
https://x.com/walton_vikki/status/1605329730852425730
What’s strange is that JD’s DNA result would be a pretty good match for Vikki herself.
@follers, I saw super fans saying he was “Puerto Rican and Italian” I couldn’t find any proof but I decided to put “Hispanic” because his father looks it and I figured as super fans that they knew something.
The admins are complete hypocrites. Saying I don’t have enough info to submit celebs.
That is an interesting looking man, he looks like he is a mix of European and Mongol of any k
*kind (Latino a reasonable option).
I know you listed him as Hispanic. Is he? Did I miss something in the refs.?
Now I think I am being taunted.