Javon “Wanna” Walton

Walton in 2019, photo by kathclick
Place of Birth: Barrow County, Georgia, U.S.
Date of Birth: July 22, 2006
Ethnicity:
*father – Sicilian/Italian, Ashkenazi Jewish, Irish, English, German, possibly African-American
*mother – likely Lebanese, English, Irish, other
Javon “Wanna” Walton is an American actor and boxer. He is known for his roles on the series Euphoria, Utopia, and The Umbrella Academy, 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, and boxer D.J. Walton. His father was born in New York, and was adopted by an Ashkenazi Jewish mother, Susan, and an African-Jamaican father, Anthony.
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 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, who had Irish, English, and German ancestry, and of Lillian “Toots” Krieff, who was of Russian Jewish descent.
Javon’s biological paternal grandfather may have been Charles Walton. Charles likely has African ancestry.
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 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.
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.
@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.