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Dykstra in 2016, photo by kathclick /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Chloe Frances Dykstra
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: September 15, 1988
Ethnicity: German, English, Dutch [including Frisian], Welsh, Irish, Scottish, Luxembourgish, likely some French, distant Portuguese
Chloe Dykstra is an American actress, cosplayer, and model.
She is the daughter of special effects artists Cass McCune and John Dykstra. She was raised in Sherman Oaks, California. Her parents are pictured here .
Chloe has stated that she is Dutch. Her surname is of Dutch/Frisian origin.
Chloe’s paternal grandfather was John Dale Dykstra (the son of Watson John Dykstra and Ruth Pearl Moore). Chloe’s grandfather John was born in Eddyville, Iowa. Watson was born in Iowa, the son of John Dykstra/Dijkstra, who was Dutch, from Wolvega, Friesland; and of Jetske Terpstra, whose parents were also Frisian Dutch immigrants. Chloe’s great-grandmother Ruth was born in Iowa, the daughter of Stephen Moore and Mary Oldham, and had deep roots in the U.S.
Chloe’s paternal grandmother was Betty Katherine Reusch (the daughter of Bernard Charles “Bernie” Reusch and Celia/Cecelia Caroline Price). Betty was born in Los Angeles, California. Bernard was born in Iowa, the son of Charles Frederich Reusch, who was born in Vianden, Luxembourg, to a German father and a Luxembourgish mother; and of Roxana Brown “Roxy” Moyer, who had deep American roots. Chloe’s great-grandmother Celia was born in North Dakota, the daughter of John Price, who was from Clifford, Herefordshire, England; and of Susan Thomas, who was from Llanbadoc, Monmouthshire, Wales.
Chloe’s maternal grandfather was Lewis Edward McCune, Jr. (the son of Lewis Edward McCune and Marie Margaret Wolford). Chloe’s grandfather Lewis was born in Kansas City, Missouri. Chloe’s great-grandfather Lewis was the son of Henry William McCune and Mary Isabelle Kragelo, and had deep roots in the U.S. Chloe’s great-grandmother Marie was the daughter of Franklin H. Wolford and Margaret Murphy, who herself was born in Kent, England, and was of partially, or entirely, Irish descent.
Chloe’s maternal grandmother was Frances Louise Shook (the daughter of Frank Amonette Shook and Frances Louise Prescott). Chloe’s grandmother Frances was born in Los Angeles, California, and had deep roots in the U.S. Frank was the son of William Grant Shook and Cornelia Frances Amonette. Chloe’s great-grandmother Frances was the daughter of Arthur McArthur Prescott and Frances Sedberry.
Sources: Marriage record of Chloe’s paternal grandparents, John Dale Dykstra and Betty Katherine Reusch – https://familysearch.org
Chloe’s paternal grandfather, John Dale Dykstra, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Chloe’s paternal great-grandparents, Watson John Dykstra and Ruth Pearl Moore – https://familysearch.org
Chloe’s paternal great-grandfather, Watson John Dykstra, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Chloe’s paternal grandmother, Betty Katherine Reusch, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of Chloe’s paternal great-grandfather, Bernard Charles “Bernie” Reusch – https://familysearch.org
Chloe’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Roxana Brown “Roxy” Moyer, on the 1870 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org