Birth Name: John Samuel Waters
Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Date of Birth: April 22, 1946
Ethnicity: Irish, English, German, Welsh, Scottish, French
John Waters is an American director, screenwriter, visual artist, author, actor, journalist, comedian, and art collector. He is the son of Patricia Ann (Whitaker) and John Samuel Waters.
John’s paternal grandfather was Somerset Rawlings Waters (the son of Samuel Davis Waters and Florence Owings). Samuel was the son of Somerset Rawlings Waters and Rachel Davis. Florence was the daughter of Edwin Uriah Owings and Achsah Elizabeth Bradford.
John’s paternal grandmother was Lilian Eugenia Anderson/Thomas.
John’s maternal grandfather was Clifford Edward Whitaker (the son of Clifford C. Whitaker and Bertha E.). John’s great-grandfather Clifford was the son of Edmund Simmons Whitaker and Mary McFarland, whose parents were Irish.
John’s maternal grandmother was Ann Stella/Estella Neville (the daughter of John J. Neville and Mary C.). John was born in Maryland, to Irish parents, Patrick Neville and Catharine. Mary C.’s father was born in Ireland, and her mother was born in Pennsylvania.
Sources: Genealogies of John Waters – http://www.wargs.com
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of John Waters (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
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