Townsend in 2018, photo by Prphotos.com
Place of Birth: Santa Barbara, California, United States
Date of Birth: December 5, 1989
Ethnicity: Irish, Scottish, English, distant Dutch, possibly other
Najarra Townsend is an American actress.
Najarra’s mother is actress Dorinda Townsend (born Dorinda C. Denny). The surname Townsend comes from Najarra’s maternal stepgrandfather.
Najarra’s maternal grandfather was Jamie Harvey Denny (the son of Elmer Denny and Muriel). Jamie was born in California. Elmer was born in Washington. Muriel was born in California.
Najarra’s maternal grandmother was Maria Caroline Roosevelt Grubb (the daughter of Frederick Ernest Grubb and Theodora Augusta Todd). Maria Caroline was born in New Jersey. Frederick was born in either Northern Ireland or Ireland, the son of Frederick Grubb and Edith Going. Theodora was born in New York, the daughter of Roosevelt Duffie Todd and Jennie Eloise Bedell.
Sources: Obituary of Najarra’s maternal grandfather, Jamie H. Denny – http://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Najarra’s maternal grandmother, Maria Caroline Roosevelt (Grubb) Denny – http://www.thepeerage.com