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
Paternal grandparents were Elroy Stanley Mays and Nellreen Orebo.
Elroy was the son of Cyrus Mays (son of Tony/Toney Mays and Laura Banks or Wiggins) and Annie Mae Allen.
Nellreen was the daughter of Leonard Orebo/Auribeough (son of Cleophas Auribeough and Marie) and Eva Denise Jordan.
Her grandparents:
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/pe/obituary.aspx?n=elroy-stanley-mays&pid=127543252
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/pe/obituary.aspx?n=nellreen-orebo-mays&pid=154868152
Grandfather on a census:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNB9-NC1
Cyrus and Annie’s marriage record:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW9P-58X
Cyrus on a census:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M36C-WTR
Tony and Laura’s marriage record:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW7K-Z9M
Nelreen on a census:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMTN-192
Leonard on a census:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSPL-WLS
Marie’s death record:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KS1R-WXK
Family tree of her grandmother (through her sister):
https://familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/LKYV-DCS/landscape
Elroy Mays was non-Creole African American.
I assumed most of the ancestors you found weren’t Creole.
Her grandmother is entirely Louisiana Creole, her grandfather isn’t.
I don’t know anything about her maternal side, not even her mother’s name.
@ follers
That’s not unusual , even if you were a creole person back then, you could have still been mark down as negro. Both my grandmothers were with a doubt Creole women, yet on their birth records they are both marked as Negro . Yet again, a lot of different black groups were mixed all up in Louisiana
Thanks to the one drop rule, she’s black & does look it. I’ve seen black girls who do look like her
She looks like Tatiana Maslany.
she does resemble her to me
meant doesn’t resemble
She is African American-French-Indian and Creole
( African American-French-Indian and Creole)
this (African American-French-Indian ) = Creole. So in other words, she’s Creole point
Creole period
She is African American-French-Indian. Creole