Matthew Barney
Birth Name: Matthew Peter Barney
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, United States
Date of Birth: March 25, 1967
Ethnicity: Irish, English, Scottish, one eighth Swiss-German, remote French
Matthew Barney is an American artist.
He is the son of Marsha and Robert Barney. He has a daughter with his former partner, Icelandic singer and actress Björk.
Matthew’s paternal grandfather was Foster Stanton Barney (the son of Nathan A. Barney and Louise E. Stanton). Nathan was the son of Charles Barney and Sophia Dunkley. Louise was the daughter of English emigrants, David Cromwell Stanton and Mary Ann Hill, both of London.
Matthew’s paternal grandmother was Anna Louise Gorman (the daughter of Thomas Hugo Gorman and Margaret Elena “Lena” Lysett). Anna was born in New York. Thomas was the son of Irish immigrants, Thomas H. Gorman and Mary A. Brophy. Margaret was also the daughter of Irish immigrants, Thomas Lysett and Johanna Lennon.
Matthew’s maternal grandfather was Philip W. Gibney (the son of Philip Robert Gibney and Jennie N. O’Neil). Matthew’s great-grandfather Philip was born in New York, the son of Michael C. Gibney and Mary Ann Riley. Jennie was born in Pennsylvania, the daughter of William Oscar O’Neill and Anna B. Holliday.
Matthew’s maternal grandmother was Marcella Kirkpatrick (the daughter of Richard Kirkpatrick and Elizabeth Matric). Richard was born in New York, to Irish parents, Thomas Kirkpatrick and Mary E. Murphy. Elizabeth was born in Switzerland, the daughter of John Wiebel and Elizabeth Bichsel.
Source: Obituary of Matthew’s paternal grandmother, Anna Louise (Gorman) Barney – http://www.legacy.com
Matthew Barney’s mothers full name was Marsha Ann Gibney in NY (most likely Saratoga Springs area). She was the daughter of Philip W. Gibney and Marcella Kirkpatrick.
Maternal grandfather: Philip W. Gibney (1917), was the son of Philip Robert Gibney and Jennie N. O’Neill. Philip was born in New York to Michael C. Gibney and Mary Ann Riley. Jennie was born in Pennsylvania to William Oscar O’Neill and Anna B. Holliday.
Maternal grandmother: Maracella Kirkpatrick (1917), was the daughter of Richard Kirkpatrick and Elizabeth Matric. Richard was born in New York to Irish parents Thomas Kirkpatrick and Mary E. Murphy. Elizabeth was born in Switzerland, to John Wiebel and Elizabeth Bichsel.
Matthew Barney should have 1/8th Swiss-German to his ethnicity.
sources/references: Marsha A. Gibney (1950 United States Federal Census) (Ancestry.com)