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LOS ANGELES – DEC 07: Stark arrives to “The Hateful Eight” Los Angeles Premiere on December 07, 2015 in Hollywood, CA. photo by DFree /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Craig D. Stark
Place of Birth: DeQuincy, Louisiana, U.S.
Date of Birth: December 3, 1961
Ethnicity: English, Irish, Scottish, some German, likely 1/128th Cherokee Native American, possibly other
Craig Stark is an American actor, producer and composer. His roles include the films The Hateful Eight , Honey Boy , Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood , and Emily the Criminal .
He is mostly of English, Irish, Scottish, and some German ancestry. Among his maternal ancestors is Deanna Attakullakulla, who is said to have been born in South Carolina, c. 1760, and to have been of Cherokee Native American descent. She married John Reubin Flanagin/Flannagin, an Irish emigrant, from County Cork.
Craig’s paternal grandfather was Earl Eric/Erick Stark (the son of Daniel E. Stark and Loula Adeline Slaydon). Earl was born in Louisiana. Daniel was born in Louisiana. Loula was born in Louisiana, the daughter of Elias Arthur A. Slaydon and Martha Francine Green.
Craig’s paternal grandmother was named Foye/Fay Lyles.
Craig’s maternal grandfather was Layton Louis “Ikey” Irwin (the son of John Christopher Irwin and Ruby Helena Youngblood). Layton was born in Texas. John was born in Missouri, the son of William Lowry Irwin/Irvine, whose father was Irish; and of Catherine Ann Haverstick. Ruby was born in Texas, the daughter of Louis James Youngblood and Emma F. Sweeney.
Craig’s maternal grandmother was Barbara V. Nichols (the daughter of Harry Andrews Nichols and Richmond Virginia Dunham). Barbara was born in Louisiana. Harry was born in Louisiana, the son of Jackson Nichols and Sarah Abigail Eaves. Richmond was born in Alabama, the daughter of Ellis Lorenzo Dunham and Richmond Virginia McKenzie.
Sources: Obituary of Craig’s father – https://www.dignitymemorial.com
Obituary of Craig’s mother – https://www.dignitymemorial.com