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Emerson – “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” Los Angeles Premiere, 2013 – Photo Credit: Kazuki Hirata / HollywoodNewsWire.net / PRPhotos.com
Birth Name: Jacqueline Bonnell Marteau Emerson
Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., U.S.
Date of Birth: August 21, 1994
Ethnicity: German, Scottish, English, one quarter Ashkenazi Jewish, distant Dutch
Jacqueline Emerson is an American actress and singer.
Jacqueline is the daughter of Kimberly and John Bonnell Emerson. Her father is a lawyer, who was U.S. Ambassador to Germany, from 2013 to 2017.
Jacqueline’s paternal grandfather was James Gordon “Jim” Emerson, Jr. (the son of James Gordon Emerson and Edith Willmann). Jacqueline’s grandfather James was born in Santa Clara, California. Jacqueline’s great-grandfather James was the son of James Pembroke Emerson, who had deep roots in the U.S.; and of Anna Margaretha Tangeman, the daughter of German immigrants. Jacqueline’s great-grandmother Edith was the daughter of Edward Willmann and Ida Susanna Hermina Hahn, who were born in New York, both of them to German parents.
Jacqueline’s paternal grandmother was Jessie Margaret Bonnell (the daughter of John Sutherland Bonnell and Bessie Louise Carruthers). John was born in Prince Edward Island, Canada, the son of Abraham Bonnell and Catherine Cameron. Bessie was also born in Prince Edward Island, Canada, the daughter of George Muttart Carruthers and Phoebe Ann Callback.
Jacqueline’s great-great-grandfather George was the son of Samuel Carruthers, who was Scottish, and of Sophia Muttart, who had partial roots in Alsace, France. Jacqueline’s great-great-grandmother Phoebe was the daughter of Philip Henry Callback and Priscilla Pope Wright.
Jacqueline’s maternal grandfather was Donald Stanford Mart (the son of Harry Abraham Mart and Rose Hoffman). Donald was born in Ohio, to Ashkenazi Jewish parents. Harry was born in France, the son of Abraham Mart and Lillian Arenstein, who were from Russia. Rose was born in Russia, the daughter of Harry Hoffman and Edith.
Jacqueline’s maternal grandmother is Roberta Joyce Launspach (the daughter of Wilhelm Ruben “William” Launspach and Cleo Carrol Johnstone). Roberta was born in Los Angeles, California. Wilhelm was the son of Louis Caspar Launspach and Elizabeth Lepper, who were German emigrants, from Reiskirchen, Hessen. Cleo was the daughter of George Ira Johnstone, whose paternal grandparents were Scottish; and of Jewell Sounders, who had deep lines in the U.S.
Source: Genealogy of Jacqueline Emerson – https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Jacqueline’s paternal great-grandmother, Bessie Louise Carruthers – http://www.ancestry.com