Lolo Jones
Birth Name: Lori Susan Jones
Place of Birth: Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 5, 1982
Ethnicity:
*father – African-American
*mother – French-Canadian, Norwegian, German, Swedish, Irish
Lolo Jones is an American hurdler and bobsledder. She specializes in the 60 and 100 meter hurdles. She is also known simply as Lolo.
Lolo is the daughter of Lori and James Jones. Her father is black and her mother is white. Lolo has said, “I am French, German, Irish, Swedish, Native American (Cherokee and Chippewa), Norwegian, Black and White.” Lolo’s mother is of approximately one quarter French-Canadian, one quarter Norwegian, one quarter German, one eighth Swedish, and one eighth Irish, descent. It is not clear if Lolo’s Cherokee Native American and Chippewa Native American ancestry has been verified/documented.
She is a devout Christian.
Lolo’s maternal grandfather was Vern Delphus/Delphis Counter (the son of Theodore Albert Counter and Susie Anna Jackson). Vern was born in Iowa. Theodore was the son of Felix/Phelix Counter, who was French-Canadian, from a family originally surnamed Comptois; and of Sophy/Sophia/Sophie Gosschild/Goodchild, who was also of French-Canadian origin. Susie was the daughter of Norwegian parents, John Jackson and Ellen/Helje Halverson.
Lolo’s maternal grandmother was Laurene Mary Ann Johnson (the daughter of Joseph Benedict “Joe” Johnson and Fidelia Susanna Simeon). Laurene was born in Iowa. Joseph was the son of A. W. Johnson, who was Swedish, and of Nellie F. Reed, whose parents were Irish. Fidelia was the daughter of Peter Paul Simeons, whose father was German and whose mother had German parents, and of Mary/Marie M. Setzman, whose parents were also German.
Sources: Information about some of Lolo’s family – http://www.makemyfamilytree.com
Marriage record of Lolo’s maternal great-grandparents, Theodore Albert Counter and Susie Anna Jackson – https://www.familysearch.org
Lolo’s maternal great-grandparents, Theodore Albert Counter and Susie Anna Jackson, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Theodore Albert Counter and Susie Anna Jackson on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Lolo’s maternal great-grandmother, Susie Anna Jackson, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Lolo’s maternal grandmother, Laurene Mary Ann (Johnson) Counter – https://www.legacy.com
Marriage record of Lolo’s maternal great-grandparents, Joseph Benedict “Joe” Johnson and Fidelia Susanna Simeon – https://www.familysearch.org
Lolo’s maternal great-grandfather, Joseph Benedict “Joe” Johnson, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Lolo’s maternal great-grandmother, Fidelia Susanna Simeon, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Fidelia Susanna Simeon on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Doesn’t look Native American.
some of Lolo’s family history:
http://www.makemyfamilytree.com/articles/lolo_jones_family_tree_and_biography.html
I saw that, though it doesn’t give us much information.
and Alyssa Milano? I gave you some clues
She’s wonderful looking but still unusal because of all the ethnic mixes.
@Kimmel
Quote:(She’s wonderful looking but still unusal because of all the ethnic mixes.)
I guess that depends on what you’re accustom to seeing
Indeed.
how does she know she has Native American ancestry?
She posted a picture of her with her dad on her twitter: http://yfrog.com/kgvketij
Lolo is pretty! She and her dad look nice.
SHE IS SO HOT