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Lewis – “My Valentine” Video Premiere Hosted by Paul McCartney and Stella McCartney – Arrivals – 8823 Beverly Boulevard – West Hollywood, CA, USA, 2012 – Photo Credit: Andrew Evans / PR Photos
Birth Name: Jason L. Parker
Place of Birth: Newport Beach, Orange, California, United States
Date of Birth: June 25, 1971
Ethnicity: English, Irish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, German, Dutch, Welsh, distant French, possibly other
Jason Lewis is an American actor and fashion model. His roles include the series High Sierra Search and Rescue , Beverly Hills, 90210 ; Sex and the City , Charmed , The Evidence , Brothers & Sisters , Mogli a pezzi , and Midnight, Texas ; the films Next Stop Wonderland , The Jacket (2005), My Bollywood Bride , Mr. Brooks , The Death and Life of Bobby Z , The Attic , Sex and the City (2008), and its sequel; Textuality , The Pardon (2013), Running Wild (2017), and Half Magic ; and the made-for-tv movies For One Night , Nora Roberts’ Tribute , If There Be Thorns , and Seeds of Yesterday .
Jason’s paternal grandfather possibly was William Jack Lewis (the son of Edward Wayland Lewis and Florence E. Buxton). William was born in Indiana. Edward was the son of Simpson Hawley Lewis and Medora Jane Gregory. Florence was the daughter of William John Buxton, whose father was English; and of Eva Yount.
Jason’s paternal grandmother possibly was Helen F. Towner (the daughter of Clem A. Towner and Bernice Faye Horrell). Clem was the son of Benjamin Mac D. Towner and Florence M. Wimberley. Bernice was born in Illinois, the daughter of Louis Harrell and Rosa Delay.
Jason’s maternal grandfather was Houston Thomas Knox (the son of Charles Houston Knox and Margaret Jane Vance). Jason’s grandfather Houston was born in Maysville, Garvin County, Oklahoma. Charles was born in Wise County, Texas, the son of James William Knox and Jarusha/Jarushia Katherine Stewart. Margaret was born in Newton, Newton County, Mississippi, the daughter of James Thomas “Jim” Vance, whose parents were from Ireland, his father from Londonderry; and of Acenith C. “Sennie” Vance, whose parents were also Irish. James and Acenith were first cousins.
Jason’s maternal grandmother was Margaret Jean Dorsey (the daughter of Robert Isom Dorsey and Fern Pearl Thorn Layman/Laymon). Margaret was born in Los Angeles, California. Robert was born in Missouri, the son of Peter James Dorsey, whose parents were Irish; and of Mabel Eliza Rector. Fern was born in Kansas, the daughter of Edward M. Layman/Laymon and Margaret Elmina Badgerow.
Sources: Jason’s paternal grandfather, William Jack Lewis, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogies of Jason’s paternal great-grandparents, Edward Wayland Lewis and Florence E. Buxton – findagrave.com
Jason’s paternal great-grandfather, Edward Wayland Lewis, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Jason’s paternal great-grandfather, Clem A. Towner, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Jason’s maternal grandfather, Houston Thomas Knox – https://www.findagrave.com
Genealogy of Jason’s maternal grandmother, Margaret Jean (Dorsey) Knox Mayrose – https://www.findagrave.com