Birth name: Nancy Gayle Peck
Date of birth: September 26, 1926
Place of birth: Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, U.S.
Date of death: October 18, 2000
Place of death: Encino, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Ethnicity: English, Iirsh, smaller amounts of German, Scottish and French
Julie London was an American singer and actress known for her recording of the famous song “Cry Me a River”. She was the daughter of Clarence Leamon Peck and Josephine Taylor.
Julie’s paternal grandfather was Wallace Elwood Peck (the son of Sedley Clarendale Peck and Mary Emeline Hazen). Sedley was the son of Horace Robert Peck, who was born in New York, and Mary Johnson, who was born in Virginia. Mary Emeline was the daughter of George Washington Hazen, who was born in Worthington, Massachusetts, and Mary Salisbury, an English immigrant.
Julie’s paternal grandmother was Elizabeth Santry O’Brian (the daughter of Stephen O’Brian and Ellen Santry). Elizabeth was born in Virginia City, Nevada. Stephen and Ellen were Irish immigrants.
Julie’s maternal grandfather was Franklin J. Taylor (the son of Wilmer Alfred Taylor and Josephine Wurmser). Wilmer was the son of William B. Taylor and Dissiah Larkins. Josephine was the daughter of Oswald Wurmser and Françoise Allheily, both from Alsace, France. Oswald was of German descent and Françoise of French descent.
Julie’s maternal grandmother was Lillie June Etta Street (the daughter of Mannon Brady Street Sr. and Cerilda Jane Smith). Mannon was the son Emberson Street and Sophia Arnold. Cerilda was the daughter of David Smith and Harriet Good
Sources: Family tree of Julie London — https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/G9Z6-TCZ
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