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Kerr at the premiere of “Catch A Fire.” Arclight Cinemas, Hollywood, CA. 10-25-06, s_bukley /bigstock.com
Birth Name: Brook X. Kerr
Place of Birth: Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Date of Birth: November 21, 1973
Ethnicity: * father – English, Scottish, German, Swiss-German * mother – African-American
Brook Kerr is an American actress. She is known for her roles on the soap operas Passions and General Hospital .
Her father was white. Her mother, actress Olga Jefferson-Kerr, is African-American. She has a son, actor Chris Warren , with her former husband, actor Christopher Warren.
Brook’s paternal grandfather was Rex Kerr (the son of Samuel Kerr and Isabella/Isabelle Littlejohn Malcolm). Rex was born in either Illinois or Scotland, to parents from Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Samuel was the son of George Kerr and Ann Main. Isabella was the daughter of John Miller Malcolm and Margaret Cowan Clarkson.
Brook’s paternal grandmother was Margaret Behem/Beham/Beim (the daughter of Arthur J. Beham/Behem and Mary Belle Davis). Margaret was born in Ohio. Arthur was born in Ohio. Mary was born in Ohio, the daughter of William Davis and Margaret A. Draper.
Brook’s maternal grandfather was George Washington Jefferson (likely the son of Homer Jefferson and Martha Lee Liddell). George was born in Mississippi. Homer was born in Mississippi, the son of James “Jim” Jefferson and Lillie McKinney. Martha was born in Mississippi, the daughter of Joseph E. Liddell and Emily Cordell/Corder/Cerder.
Brook’s maternal grandmother was Mary Lee Stigler (the daughter of Louis/Lewis Stigler/Stygler and Olga Hemphill). Mary was born in Mississippi. Louis was born in Mississippi, the son of Simon Stigler/Stygler and Sarah Ross. Olga was born in Mississippi, the daughter of Bennie Hemphill and Sallie Simmon.
Sources: Brook’s father on the 1940 U.S. Census – http://familysearch.org
Obituary of Brook’s maternal grandmother, Mary Lee (Stigler) Jefferson – http://familylegacies.com