Tristin Mays
Mays in 2011, photo by kathclick/bigstock.com
Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Date of Birth: June 10, 1990
Ethnicity: African-American, Louisiana Creole [African, French]
Tristin Mays is an American actress and singer. Her roles include the series Gullah Gullah Island, Alias, The Vampire Diaries, and MacGyver, and the films Thunderstruck and House Party: Tonight’s the Night.
She has said “I’m African American-French-Indian. Creole.” Her brother is actor Jeryn Mays. A picture of Tristin with her parents can be seen here.
It is not clear if Tristin’s Native American ancestry has been verified/documented.
Tristin’s paternal grandfather was Elroy Stanley Mays (the son of Cyrus Mays/May and Annie Mae Allen). Elroy was born in Florida. Cyrus was the son of Tony/Toney Mays/May and Laura Banks/Wiggins.
Tristin’s paternal grandmother was Nellreen “Nellie” Orebo (the daughter of Leonard Orebo/Auribeough and Eva Denise Jordan). Nellreen was Creole, and was born in Louisiana. Leonard was the son of Cleophas Orebo/Auribeough and Marie/Mary Collins.
Sources: Tristin’s paternal grandfather, Elroy Stanley Mays, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Tristin’s paternal grandfather, Elroy Stanley Mays – http://www.legacy.com
Marriage record of Tristin’s paternal great-grandparents, Cyrus Mays/May and Annie Mae Allen – https://familysearch.org
Tristin’s paternal great-grandfather, Cyrus Mays/May, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Tristin’s paternal great-great-grandparents, Tony/Toney Mays/May and Laura Banks/Wiggins – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Tristin’s paternal grandmother, Nellreen “Nellie” Orebo (through Nellreen’s sister) – https://familysearch.org
Tristin’s paternal grandmother, Nellreen “Nellie” Orebo, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Tristin’s paternal grandmother, Nellreen “Nellie” (Orebo) Mays – http://www.legacy.com
Tristin’s paternal great-grandfather, Leonard Orebo/Auribeough, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Death record of Tristin’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Marie/Mary (Collins) Orebo/Auribeough – https://familysearch.org
Here’s what she said about her ethnic on her official Instagram @tristinmays
link here https://www.instagram.com/p/_7r35UNVzQ/
She’s exotic and beautiful! <3
@noneofyourbussiness what the heck is an African phenotype? ????? West, East, South, and North subsaharan black Africans have the most diverse racial features and hair textures on earth. Its the borth place of the human race.
she is 1/2 euro 1/2 afro
@scott
Where did you hear that?
Creole? (louisiana)
As far as I know,she hasn’t Id herself as that,however it is possible.
@scotr. Skin tone does not indicate higher white admixture, as there are light skinned black Africans. Hair texture does not either because black Africans have different hair textures. American slavery has falsely limited the Black phenotype to West African Ghanian or Nigerian and that is not the case.
She or he is crazy, everything is black for her. Or him.
@arjanguelsk the humans started in Africa so yes everyone is anchiently African. Its a fact. Nothings wrong with liking black. I know Dominicans dont , lol
Sonanish colonies incorrectly associate lighter skin tones with hifher white mixture but thats not very accurate.
That’s true.
My father’s family (siblings, parents, aunts, uncles, grandparents, etc) are all pretty light skinned. My own sister is very light skinned with light brown eyes, and light brown hair with natural blond highlights, but there hasn’t been a fully white ancestor in the family since our great-great-great grandfather over 100 years ago. Though I’m not as light as my sister (I consider myself to be rather medium), I’ve been asked if I was mixed by other mixed people. But I don’t consider myself mix because none of it is recent.
Both my parents are black, all of my grandparents and great-grandparents are black, and my great-great grandparents were considered mulatto. Usually when people ask if you’re mix or look mixed, they’re expecting it to be recent like a parent or grandparent that was possibly white or something, but not a great-great-great grandfather from the 1860s. I don’t consider myself any more mixed than the average African American (which according to popular DNA testing sites is about 17-20% European and sometimes 1-2% Native American). 4th Generation mulattoes, I call my dad and his siblings xD lol
Tristin Mays is from New Orleans, though. There are some black people down there that are up to 50% white.
That’s not true, and please, Live Dominicans alone, I talk to you about that and we are not talking about Dominicans now….. she is very exotic , she looks mixed, and I can’t see a navida American and black in her…. She looks mixed, she dosen’t look full black.
I even can see white on her… She looks multi racial….. I know that many people have black on them, but that dosen’t mean there are full black…. If a person is mixed, is mixed.
Whitest African-American ever.
I said the same thing. Is she adopted or something??? Strange.
It depends on where you live,and what’s common for you to see .I can only guess the black people around you,are more on the darker side of the scale.However I grew up with plenty of girls like her
@check7t there are alot of African Americans lighter than her google Vanessa Williams
Midori, you have got to be the most stupid person I’ve encountered on this “web site”. This Tristin Mays girl doesn’t have black features, she looks very white. She doesn’t have an African phenotype. I know you’re a stupid Afrocentric, but you can’t lie and say this girl looks “black”. Even Tom Jones looks more black than her.
@noneofyourbussiness go travel, read , and get to know a variety of black people. Your exposure to black people is obviously very limited . You dont even tealize how uneducated and stupid you sound. I am a black person who should know what other black people in my race would look like. Obviously I have blacks in my family who look like this woman.
Some non blacks are so very arrogant and think they know everything about blacks. AND YOURE NOT EVEN BLACK. Weied and psycho.