Weyes Blood

Birth Name: Natalie Laura Mering

Place of Birth: Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Birth: June 11, 1988

Ethnicity: English, German, one quarter Ashkenazi Jewish, French, Scottish, Irish, Channel Islander [Guernsey, Jersey], Dutch, Welsh, Swiss, distant Danish, Belgian, Czech, and Hungarian

Weyes Blood is an American singer, songwriter, and musician.

She was mostly raised in Scotts Valey, California, and then Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Her family were Pentecostal Christians.

Weyes’ paternal grandfather was Philip Colgan Mering (the son of Sumner Needham Mering and Helen Boschke Colgan). Philip was born in Sacramento, California. Sumner was the son of Charles Sumner Mering and Esther L. Needham. He was of half German, with distant Dutch; one quarter Scottish, and one quarter Channel Islander, from Guernsey, descent. Helen was the daughter of Edward Power Colgan and Mary Ellen Smith. Her father was of half German and half Irish ancestry, while her mother was of mostly British descent, including Scottish royal through William Douglas, 1st Duke Of Queensbury.

Weyes’ paternal grandmother was Laura Wiley Haynes (the daughter of Henry Ralph Haynes and Ruth Helen Biersch). Laura was born in Merced, California. Henry was the son of Archibald Cushman Haynes and Laura Evey Wiley. He was of mostly British [English, Scottish, Welsh, Channel Islander from Jersey] and Dutch descent, with some German and Swiss. Ruth was the daughter of Jacob Biersch, who was born in Prussia, Germany; and of Carrie Effe Long, who was of English, French, Scottish, and German descent.

Weyes’ maternal grandfather was Marshall Light Samuels (the son of Bernard/Barney Samuels and Lillian Cohen). Marshall was born in Pennsylvania, and all of his grandparents were Lithuanian Jews. Bernard was the son of Max Samuels and Rachel Light. Lillian was the daughter of Samuel Cohen and Lina Schatz.

Weyes’ maternal grandmother was Virginia Mary Lafonde/La Fonde (the daughter of Guillaume Lafonde/La Fonde and Grace/Virginia Bayer). Virginia likely was of French descent. Guillaume was born in California. Grace was born in Utah.

Sources: Genealogies of Weyes’ paternal grandparents, Philip Colgan Mering and Laura Wiley Haynes – https://www.familysearch.org

Obituary of Weyes’ paternal grandfather, Philip Colgan Mering – https://www.legacy.com

Marriage record of Weyes’ maternal grandparents, Marshall Light Samuels and Virginia Mary Lafonde/La Fonde – https://www.myheritage.com

Genealogy of Weyes’ maternal grandfather, Marshall Light Samuels – https://www.familysearch.org

Weyes’ maternal grandfather, Marshall Light Samuels, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org