Kathleen Quinlan

Quinlan in 2011, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Kathleen Denise Quinlan

Place of Birth: Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Birth: November 19, 1954

Ethnicity:
*father – Irish
*mother – English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish

Kathleen Quinlan is an American actress.

Kathleen is the daughter of Josephine, a military supply supervisor, and Robert Quinlan, a television sports director. She is married to actor Bruce Abbott, with whom she has a son.

Kathleen’s paternal grandfather was Thomas Andrew/Albert Quinlan (the son of William Quinlan and Mary A. McNamara). Thomas was born in Iowa. William was born in Iowa, to Irish parents, Patrick Quinlan and Mary Carney/Kearney/McCrate. Kathleen’s great-grandmother Mary was born in Iowa, to Irish parents, Patrick McNamara and Margaret “Maggie” Griffin.

Kathleen’s paternal grandmother was Gertrude Helma Hoyt (the daughter of James C. Hoyt and Margaret/Marguerite Dwyer). Gertrude was born in Iowa. James was born in Iowa, to Irish parents, Patrick Hoyt and Ellen Gibiney/Gibney. Margaret was born in Iowa, to Irish parents, Dennis Dwyer and Margaret Bridget O’Connor/O’Conner.

Kathleen’s maternal grandfather was George Bell Zachry (the son of William Marion Zachry and Georgia Ann Minerva Johns). George was born in Arkansas. William was the son of Marlin Marion Zachry and Sarah Elizabeth Lyons. Georgia was the daughter of Alford Wade Johns and Elizabeth Grief Palmer. Kathleen’s mother’s Zachry lines traced back to emigrants from England in the mid/late 1600s.

Kathleen’s maternal grandmother was Minnie/Minette Sue Gann (the daughter of Sam Houston Gann and Flora Asenith Gameson). Minnie was born in Texas. Sam was the son of John Delaney Gann and Sarah Ruth Owings. Flora was the daughter of James Warren Gameson, who was born in England, and of Sarah Ida Coone.

Sources: Kathleen’s maternal grandparents, George Bell Zachry and Minnie/Minette Sue Gann, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Kathleen’s maternal grandfather, George Bell Zachry, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Kathleen’s maternal grandmother, Minnie/Minette Sue Gann, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org