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Turlington in 2011, photo by DFree / Shutterstock.com
Birth Name: Christy Nicole Turlington
Place of Birth: Walnut Creek, Contra Costa, California, United States
Date of Birth: January 2, 1969
Ethnicity: * father – English, some Irish and German * mother – Salvadoran [Spanish, small amount of English], distant Honduran
Christy Turlington is an American supermodel and actress. She is 5′10″.
She is the daughter of María Elizabeth Parker Infante and Dwain Bryan Turlington. Her father was an American, with English, as well as Irish and German, ancestry. Her mother is from Santa Ana, El Salvador, and is of Salvadoran, some English, and distant Honduran, descent. Christy is married to actor Edward Burns , with whom she has two children.
Christy writes about her mother’s immigrant experience here .
Christy’s paternal grandfather was Willis Bryan Turlington (the son of Leonidas Lemay “Lonnie” Turlington and Laura Frances Sorrell). Willis was born in Harnett County, North Carolina. Leonidas was born in Harnett County, the son of Randall Turlington and Emaline Charity Utley. Christy’s great-grandmother Laura was the daughter of John Calvin Sorrell and Nancy Jane Ryals.
Christy’s paternal grandmother was Grace Maude Fagg (the daughter of John Thomas Fagg and Nellie Ellen Caton). Grace was born in Kansas. John was born in Kansas, the son of Thomas Randolph Fagg and Julia M. Hight. Christy’s great-grandmother Nellie was born in Kansas, the daughter of Matthew Caton, who was Irish; and of Jane Cross, who was German.
Christy’s maternal grandfather was Horacio Humberto Párker (the son of Arturo Párker Orellana and Concepción “Concha” Vides Garcia). Horacio was born in Santa Ana, El Salvador. Arturo was the son of Horacio Parker-San Martin and Elena Orellana Coello. Christy’s great-great-grandfather, also known as Don Horacio Parker, was a Commander of the Salvadoran Army, known for the Battle of Coatepeque. He was the son of Joseph Robert Parker Belford, a diplomat, whose parents were from Yorkshire, England; and of Benita Beatriz San Martin y Fugon, from Honduras. Christy’s great-great-great-great-grandfather was Colonel Joaquín de San Martín, a military officer and politician, who was chief of state of the State of El Salvador, within the Federal Republic of Central America, in 1832, and then from 1833 to 1834. Christy’s great-grandmother Concepción was the daughter of Jose Maria Vides Ipiña and Dolores Garcia. Jose was a doctor, chemist, and politician, who served as Interim President of the Constituent Assembly of El Salvador, in 1864, and President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly, in 1878, among other duties.
Christy’s maternal grandmother was Maria Antonieta Yrene Infante Díaz (the daughter of Hector Infante and Concepción Díaz). Maria was born in San Salvador, El Salvador.
Sources: Genealogies of Christy’s father – https://www.findagrave.com
Genealogy of Christy’s paternal grandfather, Willis Bryan Turlington – http://www.wikitree.com
Genealogies of Christy’s maternal grandparents, Horacio Humberto Párker and Maria Antonieta Yrene Infante Díaz Parker – https://www.findagrave.com