Sam Milby

Birth Name: Samuel Lloyd Lacia Milby

Place of Birth: Troy, Ohio, U.S.

Date of Birth: May 23, 1984

Ethnicity:
*father – English, German, Irish
*mother – Filipino, including Boholano

Sam Milby is an actor, musician, guitarist, model, recording artist, and businessperson. He has dual American and Filipino citizenship. His films include Close to You, You Are the One, and You Got Me!

His father, Lloyd William Milby, is an American, from Dayton, Ohio. His mother, Elsie Ronquillo Lacia, is a Filipina, from Tago, Surigao del Sur; her ancestry includes Boholano. His sister is rugby player Ada Milby.

Sam’s paternal grandfather was Raymond Ted Milby (the son of Charles Milby and Laura Alice Larimore). Raymond was born in Indiana. Charles was the son of Elisha Shelby Milby and Elizabeth Frances Corum. Laura was the daughter of William Linsey Larimore and Mary Susan DeSpain.

Sam’s paternal grandmother was Delia Frances Barkley (the daughter of William Samuel Barkley and Ada Florence Shoop). Delia was born in Missouri. William was the son of Samuel Barkley and Elizabeth Isabell Barbee. His great-grandparents were Irish immigrants. Ada was the daughter of John Ulysses Shoop and Elizabeth Lucretia Long.

Sam’s maternal grandfather is Damaso Quico Lacia (the son of Félix Lacia y Tranquilan, or Félix Tranquilan Lacia in Filipino, and of Filomena Quiñones Quico). Félix was the son of Policarpio Lacia and Leona Tranquilan. Filomena was the daughter of Jacinto Quico and Hipólita Quiñones.

Sam’s maternal grandmother is Eluminada Corvera Ronquillo (the daughter of Gavino Ronquillo y Machica, or Gavino Machica Ronquillo in Filipino, and of Sofia Tajonera Corvera). Gavino was the son of Margarito Ronquillo and María Machica. Sofia was the daughter of Rosauro “Sauro” Corvera and Benita Tajonera.

Sam’s surname, Milby, is sometimes mistaken for Norwegian (from Melby), but his patrilineal ancestors actually came from England.

Sources: Genealogy of Sam Milby – http://www.geni.com

Marriage record of Sam’s maternal grandparents, Damaso Quico Lacia and Eluminada Corvera Ronquillo – https://familysearch.org

Birth record of Sam’s maternal grandfather, Damaso Quico Lacia – https://familysearch.org

Marriage record of Sam’s maternal great-grandparents, Félix Lacia y Tranquilan and Filomena Quiñones Quico – https://familysearch.org

Birth record of Sam’s maternal grandmother, Eluminada Corvera Ronquillo – https://familysearch.org

Marriage record of Sam’s maternal great-grandparents, Gavino Ronquillo y Machica and Sofia Tajonera Corvera – https://familysearch.org