Kendall Jenner

Jenner in 2011, kathclick/bigstock.com

Birth Name: Kendall Nicole Jenner

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Birth: November 3, 1995

Ethnicity: English, as well as Scottish, Irish, Dutch, German, Welsh, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, remote Jersey Channel Islander and Cornish

Kendall Jenner is an American model, media personality, socialite, and businessperson. She is 5′11″.

Kendall is the first daughter of athlete Caitlyn Jenner (born William Bruce Jenner) and socialite Kris Jenner (born Kristen Mary Houghton). She is the older sister of socialite and entrepreneur Kylie Jenner, with whom she co-created clothing line Kendall & Kylie for the brand PacSun. She is also a half-sister of socialites Kourtney Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian, and Rob Kardashian (all through Kris), and Brody Jenner and musician Brandon Jenner (through Caitlyn). Kendall’s nieces are Penelope Disick and singer and actress North West.

Kendall’s ancestry includes English, as well as Scottish, Irish, Dutch, German, Welsh, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, and remote Jersey Channel Islander and Cornish.

Kendall’s middle name, Nicole, is after her mother’s friend Nicole Brown Simpson, who was murdered in 1994.

Kendall’s paternal grandfather was William Hugh Jenner (the son of Hugh Burton Jenner and Bertha Mary Cunningham or Yarn). William was born in Canada. Kendall’s great-grandfather Hugh was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, the son of The Rev. John Hugh Jenner and Mary Fisher MacIntyre. Bertha was also Canadian, from Newfoundland and Labrador, and was the daughter of George Yard and Charlotte Day.

Kendall’s paternal grandmother is Esther Ruth McGuire (the daughter of Walter Sherman McGuire and Kareen Maude Wright). Esther was born in Ohio. Walter was the son of Daniel Ebenezer McGuire and Martha Day. Kareen was the daughter of Thaddeus Lincoln Wright and Lola Dell Reynard.

Kendall’s maternal grandfather was Robert True Houghton (the son of True Otis Houghton and Mary Lee Pickens). Robert was born in San Diego County, California. Kendall’s great-grandfather True was born in Oklahoma, the son of Otis Sewall Houghton, who had deep New England roots, and of Lula Laura Barnard/Bernard. Mary Lee was born in Texas, the daughter of Charles/Charlie Luran A. Pickens and Lizzie/Elizabeth Mae/May/Mary A. Douglas/Douglass.

Kendall’s maternal grandmother is Mary Gorden/Gordon/Jo Campbell (the daughter of Gorden/Gordon Lowe Campbell and Lou Ethel Wyatt). Kendall’s grandmother Mary was born in Arkansas. Kendall’s great-grandfather Gorden was born in Mounds, Creek, Oklahoma, the son of Jefferson Davis Campbell and Freedonia/Fredonia/Fredom May Teaney. Lou was born in Mississippi, the daughter of Walter Alba Wyatt and Mary Tiny VanZandt/Van Zandt.

Kendall’s matrilineal line can be traced to her great-great-great-great-grandmother, S. Margaret “Maggie” Gray, who was born, c. 1833, in Mississippi.

A DNA test whose results were displayed on the show The View (2017) stated that Caitlyn Jenner’s genetic ancestry is:

*99.8% European
——–*66% British and Irish
*.1% Middle Eastern & North African
*<1% South Asian

Sources: Genealogies of Kendall Jenner – https://www.geni.com
https://www.wikitree.com

Kendall’s paternal great-grandmother, Kareen Maude Wright, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Kendall’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Lola Dell Reynard, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Genealogy of Kendall’s mother (through Kendall’s half-sister, Kim Kardashian) – http://famouskin.com

Kendall’s maternal great-grandmother, Mary Lee Pickens, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Marriage record of Kendall’s maternal great-grandparents, Gorden/Gordon Lowe Campbell and Lou Ethel Wyatt – https://www.familysearch.org

Kendall’s maternal great-grandmother, Lou Ethel Wyatt, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org