Birth Name: McKayla Rose Maroney
Place of Birth: Aliso Viejo, California, United States
Date of Birth: December 9, 1995
Ethnicity: Irish, 1/8 English
McKayla Maroney is an American artistic gymnast. She is the daughter of Erin E. (Sullivan) and Michael T. Maroney.
McKayla’s paternal grandparents are James Maroney and Eleanor Marie Sliney (the daughter of Joseph Patrick Sliney and Ellen Veronica “Nellie” Abbott). Joseph was of Irish descent, and was the son of William Sliney and Ellen Jackson. Ellen born in Bradford, England, to Samuel Abbott and Elizabeth Ann Holmes.
McKayla’s maternal grandparents are Larry Sullivan and Colleen Rose Cleary.
Sources: Genealogy of McKayla Maroney (focusing on her father’s side) – http://www.geni.com
Obituary of McKayla’s maternal grandmother, Colleen Rose (Cleary) Sullivan – https://www.ogs.on.ca
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