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Electra in 2010, photo by Helga Esteb / Shutterstock.com
Birth Name: Tara Leigh Patrick
Place of Birth: Sharonville, Ohio, U.S.
Date of Birth: April 20, 1972
Ethnicity: German, Irish, English, smaller amounts of Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Scottish, French, Dutch, and Welsh
Carmen Electra is an American actress, model, television personality, singer, and dancer. She is known for her roles on Baywatch , as part of the Scary Movie franchise, and in the films Get Over It , My Boss’s Daughter , Starsky & Hutch , Cheaper by the Dozen 2 , Hot Tamale , American Dreamz , Full of It , and Christmas in Wonderland .
Carmen is the daughter of Patricia Rose (Kincade) and Harry Stanley Patrick.
She has stated , possibly referring to the DNA test she took, that she has Cherokee Native American ancestry on her mother’s side. It is not clear if this Native American lineage has been verified/documented. DNA tests do not usually specifically detect Cherokee roots.
Carmen’s paternal grandfather was Harry Charles Patrick (the son of Harry Burns Patrick and Mary Cecilia Skelton). Carmen’s grandfather Harry was born in Ohio. Carmen’s great-grandfather Harry was born in Kentucky, the son of William Burns Patrick and Martelia “Tillie” Pelphrey. Carmen’s great-grandmother Mary was born in Ohio, the daughter of John William Skelton and Ellen Hogan, whose parents were Irish, from Clare and Roscommon, respectively.
Carmen’s paternal grandmother was Delores/Dolores Joserene/Ludwina Deiters (the daughter of Stanley Kohel Deiters and Helen Margaret Kemper). Delores was born in Ohio. Stanley was born in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, the son of William Howard Deiters and Rosina/Rose/Rosa Grimm, who were the children of German parents. Carmen’s great-grandmother Helen was born in Cincinnati, the daughter of Joseph John Kemper and Apollonia Doepker, whose paternal grandparents, and mother, were German.
Carmen’s maternal grandfather was Roscoe William Kincade (the son of William Kincade and Rose Anne Butler). Roscoe was born in Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana. Carmen’s great-grandfather William was born in Liberty Township, Shelby, the son of Jonathan Kincade/Kincaid and Mariah/Maria Alcock, whose own paternal grandfather was from Cheshire, England.
Carmen’s maternal grandmother was Fern Lucille Metz (the daughter of Leonard Russell Metz and Mary Elizabeth Bennett). Fern was born in Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana. Leonard was born in Shelbyville, the son of James Thomas Metts/Metz and Martha A. Foster. Carmen’s great-grandmother Mary Elizabeth was born in Indiana, the daughter of Andrew/Alfred J./I. Bennett and Sarah “Sallie” Pickett.
Sources: Genealogies of Carmen’s paternal great-grandparents, Harry Burns Patrick and Mary Cecilia (Skelton) Patrick – https://www.findagrave.com
Carmen’s paternal grandmother, Delores/Dolores Joserene/Ludwina Deiters, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Carmen’s maternal grandmother, Fern Lucille (Metz) Kincade Morehead – http://www.findagrave.com