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Lenz in 2008, photo by Prphotos
Place of Birth: Hollywood, Florida, U.S.
Date of Birth: April 2, 1981
Ethnicity: English, Irish, Scottish, German, smaller amounts of Welsh, French-Canadian, and Dutch
Bethany Joy Lenz was is an American actress, singer, songwriter, and filmmaker. She was a member of the band Everly, and also records music solo. She has also been credited as Bethany Joy, Joy Lenz, Bethany Joy Galeotti, and Joie Lenz.
She has a daughter with her former husband, Enation keyboardist Michael Galeotti.
Bethany’s paternal grandfather was George John Lenz (the son of Harold Anthony “Henry” Lenz and Lillian/Lillie F. Buss). George was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Harold was the son of Peter Henry Lenz, whose parents were German; and of Alice C. Doyle, whose paternal grandparents, and mother, were Irish. Bethany’s great-grandmother Lillian was the daughter of George John Buss, whose paternal grandparents, and mother, were German; and of Lillian Irene Smith, who had Irish and English ancestry.
Bethany’s paternal grandmother was Doris Ethel Lawson (the daughter of Sydney Lawson and Ethel Beatrice Williams). Doris was born in Englewood, New Jersey. Sydney was born in Melbourne, Australia, the son of Alfred Lawson, who was from Taranaki, New Zealand; and of Catherine Griffin, who was born in Australia, to English parents. Bethany’s great-grandmother Ethel was the daughter of Edwin Williams, whose father was Welsh and whose mother was English; and of Mary Jane Bell, whose parents were Irish.
Julia was the daughter of George Lucas, who was an Irish immigrant, and of Elizabeth Matthews, . Bethany’s maternal grandfather was Douglas MacKay Malcolm, Jr. (the son of Douglas MacKay Malcolm and Mary Catharine Wharton). Bethany’s grandfather Douglas was born in New York City, New York. Bethany’s great-grandfather Douglas was born in New York, to Scottish parents, from Caithness, David Malcolm and Annie McKay. Mary was the daughter of Morton Bryan Wharton and Elizabeth Mebane Holt, and had deep roots in the U.S.
Bethany’s maternal grandmother was Marjorie Horton (the daughter of Robert Ellsworth Horton, Jr. and Julia Marjorie Lucas). Bethany’s grandmother Marjorie was born in Connecticut. Robert was the son of William Elsworth Horton, whose mother was of Dutch descent; and of Elizabeth Gosman, whose mother was French-Canadian. Bethany’s great-grandmother Julia was the daughter of George Lucas, who was from Ireland; and of Elizabeth Duncan Matthews, whose father was Scottish and whose mother was English.
Source: Genealogy of Bethany Joy Lenz – https://www.familysearch.org