Birth Name: Kyler Mackenzie Pettis
Place of Birth: Orange, California, United States
Date of Birth: October 16, 1992
Ethnicity:
*African-American (father)
*Italian, Irish, English, Scottish (mother)
Kyler Pettis is an American actor.
Kyler is the son of Margaret “Peggy” L. (Difilippo) and baseball player and coach Gary Pettis (born Gary George Pettis). Kyler’s father is African-American. Kyler’s mother has Italian, Irish, English, and Scottish ancestry. Among Kyler’s siblings is football player Dante Pettis. Among Kyler’s cousins is football player Austin Pettis.
Kyler’s paternal grandparents’ surnames are Pettis and Ellison.
Kyler’s maternal grandfather was Sam John Difilippo (the son of Domenico Difilippo and Agnes/Agnese Cimmarusti/Gemarusta). Domenico was born in Bari, Italy, to a mother surnamed Luperulo. Agnes was also Italian.
Kyler’s maternal grandmother was Muriel Ann Clark (the daughter of William Conway Clark and Isabel/Isabelle Helen Hyslop/Hislop). Muriel was born in Minnesota. William was born in Illinois, the son of Isaac J. Clark and Katie Plunkett. Isabel was the daughter of Walter Hislop, whose father was Scottish, and Abbie/Abbe L. Sample, whose parents were Canadian.
Sources: Birth record of Kyler Pettis – http://www.familysearch.org
Birth record of Kyler’s father – http://www.familysearch.org
Birth record of Kyler’s mother – http://www.familysearch.org
Record of Kyler’s maternal grandparents, Sam John Difilippo and Muriel Ann Clark – http://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Kyler’s maternal stepgrandmother, Judith Ann “Judy” (Doyle) Difilippo – http://oconnormortuary.com
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