Parker in 2011, photo by DFree/Bigstock.com
Place of Birth: Fort Jackson, South Carolina, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 2, 1964
Ethnicity: Swedish (maternal grandfather), English, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, German, Dutch
Mary-Louise Parker is an American actress and author. Her maternal grandfather’s parents were Swedish. Her other ancestry includes English, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, German, and Dutch. Mary-Louise has two children, including a son with her former partner, actor Billy Crudup.
Mary-Louise’s paternal grandfather was Joseph Eastburn Parker III (the son of Joseph Eastburn Parker, Jr. and Lotta/Lotto Williams). Mary-Louise’s grandfather Joseph was born in Kentucky. Lotta was the daughter of John Lewis Williams and Rachel/Rachael Cartwright.
Mary-Louise’s paternal grandmother was Dorothy Blanche Vannatter (the daughter of Ulysses Grant Vannatter and Julia A./S. Fauber). Dorothy was born in West Virginia. Ulysses was the son of Perrin C. Vannatter and Mary Ann Foster. Julia was the daughter of William Henry Harrison Fauber and Frances Mary Toney.
Mary-Louise’s maternal grandfather was William Nelson Morell, Sr. (the son of Hinders Sven Morell and Stika Anna Nilsdotter). William was born in Minnesota. Hinders was born in Östnor, Mora, Dalarna County, Sweden, the son of Hinders Sven Svensson and Smids Karin Matsdotter. Stika was also Swedish, the daughter of Frost Nils Matsson and Stika Anna Matsdotter.
Mary-Louise’s maternal grandmother was Blanche Louise Cox (the daughter of Percival/Percy Murtaugh Cox and Carolina Louise “Carrie” Acker). Blanche was born in Washington, D.C. Percival was the son of Newton James Cox and Martha Elizabeth Amiss. Carolina was the daughter of Charles Augustus Acker and Sardis Parthenia Sanderson.
Sources: Genealogy of Mary-Louise Parker – http://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Mary-Louise Parker (focusing on her father’s side) – https://www.wikitree.com
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