Jeremy Renner
Renner in 2012, image via kathclick/bigstock.com
Birth Name: Jeremy Lee Renner
Place of Birth: Modesto, Stanislaus, California, United States
Date of Birth: January 7, 1971
Ethnicity: Panamanian/Jamaican/African-Caribbean, German, English, Scottish, Swedish, Irish
Jeremy Renner is an American actor, singer, and producer. He plays Hawkeye in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Jeremy has Panamanian, German, English, Scottish, Swedish, and Irish ancestry. His maternal grandmother was born in Panama, with roots in Jamaica, and was of at least part black ancestry. He has a daughter with his former wife, Canadian model Sonni Pacheco. A picture of Jeremy with his mother can be seen here.
Jeremy’s paternal grandfather was Oscar H. “Art” Renner (the son of Levi “Lee” Renner and Lucy E.). Oscar was born in New Jersey. Levi was the son of John F. Renner and Cecelia C. Godfrey.
Jeremy’s paternal grandmother was Ruth Ann Simpson (the daughter of John Shapley Simpson and Lillian/Lillie Mae Scheflen/Sheflen/Schleflen). Ruth was born in New Jersey. John was the son of John Simpson and Annie/Anne F. Rough. Lillian was born in Pennsylvania, to German parents, Sebastian Schoepflin/Sheflen/Scheflen and Anna Marie/Mary Poinzar/Ponser/Poncer/Ponsar.
Jeremy’s maternal grandfather was Elmer Edward Tague (the son of Eldridge/Elbridge/Elmer Albert Tague and Eva Ruth Peterson). Elmer was born in Washington. Eldridge was the son of George Washington Tague, Jr. and Eliza Anne/Ann Cuppy, and had English and Scottish ancestry. Eva was born in Minnesota, to Swedish parents, Peter Person Peterson, from Hoerby, Skane, and Amanda Josephina Carlson, from Velinge, Vastergotland Province.
Jeremy’s maternal grandmother was Eleanor Adele Warren, later Warnock (the daughter of Frank Warren and Mavis Eleanor/Eleanore Hawkins). Jeremy’s grandmother Eleanor was born in Colón, Panama, to a father born in either New York City or Panama, and to a mother born in Colón. Jeremy’s great-grandfather Frank appears to have his “race” described as “Panama” in one record. Jeremy’s great-grandmother Mavis was the daughter of Frederick Hawting/Hawkins and Alrilla, who were from Jamaica. The 1920 U.S. Census taken in Cristobal, Panama Canal Zone lists Mavis and her parents as black. Mavis re-married to Samuel A. Warnock.
Jeremy is a fifth cousin, once removed, of actress Jennifer Lawrence. Jeremy’s four times great-grandparents, Robert Tague and Sarah/Sallie Caplinger, were also Jennifer’s five times great-grandparents.
Sources: Family history of Jeremy Renner (focusing mostly on his father’s side) – http://stanislausgenealogy.blogspot.ca
Jeremy Renner’s and Jennifer Lawrence’s genealogical relation – http://blogs.ancestry.com
Genealogies of Jeremy Renner – https://famouskin.com
https://www.geni.com
Jeremy’s paternal grandfather, Oscar H. Renner, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Jeremy’s paternal grandmother, Ruth Ann Simpson, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Jeremy Renner (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Immigration record of likely Jeremy’s maternal great-grandfather, Frank Warren – https://www.familysearch.org
Jeremy’s maternal great-grandmother, Mavis Eleanor/Eleanore Hawkins, on the 1920 U.S. Census taken in Cristobal, Panama Canal Zone [Mavis is the tenth person listed] – https://www.familysearch.org
Immigration record of Jeremy’s maternal great-grandmother, Mavis Eleanor/Eleanore (Hawkins) Warnock – https://www.familysearch.org
At most he is 5 to 8% SSA. His mother looks 100% European.
I think Will Ferrell can explain Renner’s grandmother’s background better than I can:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ_mHQt88ls
Jeremy Renner is 1/8th black.
That’s interesting
He’s black.
@ashash
It depends how much actual Sub-Sarahan African ancestry there’s in that 1/8
I think it should be specified “Afro-Caribbean (great-grandmother or grandmother)”
because as it is now, it looks pretty much ridiculous.
@follers He is not black nor does he look black. You need a black mom and a black dad to be black. He’s not even quadroon or biracial. That One Drop Rule isn’t active anymore. Only delusional people use it. Jeremy Renner is scientifically and systematically a white man.
Renner’s great-grandfather Frank Warren was also likely of Panamanian background, and so there’s a very good chance he was black, as well.
Panama has a sizeable American Indian population too, the world isn’t split between just black or white.
It’s very unlikely Frank Warren was “black” too or a person of color anyway. You don’t easily get rid of all those non Euro-genes to produce a phenotype like Jeremy’s mother.
You’re still sticking to stereotypes, about what a black person is suppose to look like.You have no idea what those Afro members of his family looked like. Two of my brothers, my nephew that over here playing video games right now, and at least Half the members of my extended family have Caucasoid phenotype. The rest have mixed phenotypes
To have “Caucasoid” phenotype does not mean to look European.