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Birth Name: Jennifer Elizabeth Lilley
Place of Birth: Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 4, 1984
Ethnicity: English, Irish, German, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish
Jen Lilley is an American actress and singer.
Jen’s paternal grandfather was Heber Byard Lilley (the son of Thomas Byard Lilley and Mary Elizabeth Boyd). Heber was born in Bath, Beaufort, North Carolina. Thomas was born in Bath, the son of John Henry Lilley and Sarah Elizabeth Tetterton. Jen’s great-grandmother Mary Elizabeth was born in Bath Township, Beaufort, the daughter of Henry Clay Boyd and Mary Susan Gay.
Jen’s paternal grandmother was Ethel Prince Rumfelt (the daughter of Elmer Austin Rumfelt and Margaret Ethel Prince). Ethel was born in Norfolk City, Virginia. Elmer was born in Dent, Texas, Missouri, the son of Wiley Leroy Rumfelt, whose maternal grandmother was Scottish; and of Mary Rebecca Freeman. Jen’s great-grandmother Margaret was born in Virginia, the daughter of John Thomas Prince, whose parents were Irish; and of Elizabeth Veronica Enright, who was born in County Limerick, Ireland.
Jen’s maternal grandfather was William Michael Barnett (the son of William Joseph Barnett and Rosa Gertrude Hoffman). Jen’s grandfather William was born in Raleigh, West Virginia. Jen’s great-grandfather William was born in Virginia, the son of Michael Adolph Barnett and Mary L. Collins, who was Irish. Jen’s great-grandmother Rosa was born in Ohio, the daughter of German parents, Joseph Hoffmann, from Alfhausen, Hanover, Prussia; and Bernadene Dena Delia Huser, from Bersenbrück, Hanover, Prussia.
Jen’s maternal grandmother was Celia Emma Lilly (the daughter of Samuel Showell Lilly and Julina Mae Wood). Celia was born in Raleigh, West Virginia. Samuel was born in Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia, the son of Samuel David Lilly and Emmaline Frances McCommack. Jen’s great-grandmother Julina was born in Jumping Branch, the daughter of John Wesley Wood and Celia Lilly.
Sources: Marriage record of Jen’s parents – https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogies of Jen’s paternal grandparents, Heber Byard Lilley and Ethel Prince (Rumfelt) Lilley – http://www.findagrave.com
Genealogies of Jen’s maternal great-great-grandparents, Joseph Hoffmann and Bernadene Dena Delia (Huser) Hoffman – https://www.findagrave.com