Trey Smith
Birth Name: Willard Carroll Smith III
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: November 11, 1992
Ethnicity:
*75% African-American
*25% Italian
Trey Smith is an American actor and disc jockey. He is the son of actress, businessperson, and fashion designer Sheree Fletcher (born Sheree Elizabeth Zampino) and actor, musician, and producer Will Smith. His half-siblings are actors and singers Jaden Smith and Willow Smith.
Trey’s father is African-American. His mother is of half Italian and half African-American descent.
Trey’s paternal grandfather was Willard Carroll Smith, Sr. (the son of Wilmon Lee Smith and Ellen Frances Washington). Trey’s grandfather Willard was born in Pennsylvania, and was African-American. George was the son of John Edward Smith and Mariah B. Holley. Ellen was the daughter of Thomas Holcomb Washington and Conolia Lottie “Estelle” Lee.
Trey’s paternal grandmother is named Caroline Bright (the daughter of a father surnamed Bright, and of Helen). Caroline is African-American.
Trey’s maternal grandfather was Leslie J. “Les” Zampino (the son of Leslie Anthony Zampino and Mary Nelarico). Trey’s great-grandfather Leslie was born in New York, to Italian parents, Anthony “Tony” Zampino and Jennie Cosko. Mary was born in New York, also to Italian parents, John Nelarico and Adeline Palmieri.
Trey’s maternal grandmother was Patricia Jackson (the daughter of Edward M. Jackson and Gertrude Mae Archer). Gertrude was the daughter of Frederick Erwin “Fred” Archer and Jenny/Jennie Louise Berg.
Sources: Genealogy of Trey Smith (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.wikitree.com
Obituary of Trey’s paternal grandfather, Willard Carroll Smith – http://www.legacy.com
Trey’s maternal great-grandfather, Leslie Anthony Zampino, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Leslie Anthony Zampino on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Trey’s maternal great-grandmother, Mary Nelarico, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Trey’s maternal great-grandmother, Mary (Nelarico) Zampino – http://www.legacy.com
Obituary of Trey’s maternal great-grandmother, Gertrude Mae (Archer) Jackson – https://www.legacy.com
Leslie A. Zampino
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Leslie Anthony Zampino
Tony Zampino and Jennie
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Anthony Zampino and Jennie Cosko
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/pressconnects/name/gertrude-jackson-obituary?id=50281543
Trey’s maternal grandmother was Patricia Jackson (the daughter of Edward M. Jackson and Gertrude Mae Archer). Gertrude was the daughter of Frederick Erwin “Fred” Archer and Jenny/Jennie Louise Berg.
While i agree he’s African American, his European ancestry(at least in part) is known. Therefore it should be documented, otherwise we lose the whole point of the site
That was address to (jdonny31)
Don’t know how it got up here
25% Italian is unnecessary. Just put African-American.
his mother is mixed-race.
Um he’s clearly mixed. His mother is half Italian. TF?