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Lawrence in 2011, image via kathclick /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Jennifer Shrader Lawrence
Place of Birth: Indian Hills, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
Date of Birth: August 15, 1990
Ethnicity: English, German, Irish, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, distant Welsh, remote French and Swiss-German
Jennifer Lawrence is an American actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Silver Linings Playbook (2012). She is the first person born in the 1990s to have won an acting Oscar. Her other films are Garden Party , The Poker House , The Burning Plain , Winter’s Bone , Like Crazy , The Beaver , X-Men: First Class , and its sequels; The Hunger Games series, House at the End of the Street , The Devil You Know , American Hustle , Serena (2014), Joy (2015), A Beautiful Planet , Passengers (2016), mother! (2017), Red Sparrow , Don’t Look Up , Causeway , No Hard Feelings , and Die My Love . She also appeared on the shows Medium and The Bill Engvall Show .
Jennifer is the daughter of Karen, who ran a summer camp, and Gary Lawrence, a construction company owner. Her family has lived in the United States for many generations. Her ancestry includes English, German, Irish, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, distant Welsh, and remote French and Swiss-German. Jennifer is married to art gallerist Cooke Maroney, with whom she has two children. She has also been billed as Jennifer Lawrence Maroney.
She founded the Jennifer Lawrence Foundation, which advocates for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and the Special Olympics, and is an active member of non-partian organization RepresentUs, which stands against political corruption. She has also formed production company Excellent Cadaver.
Jennifer’s paternal grandfather was David Vernon Lawrence (the son of Francis Marion “Frank” Lawrence and Bessie Steger). David was born in Erlanger, Kenton, Kentucky, and was a University of Kentucky basketball player, as well as a track coach, and dean of students, at the University of Louisville. Francis was born in Kentucky, the son of James Ogden Lawrence and Penelope Burroughs. Jennifer’s great-grandmother Bessie was born in Kentucky, the daughter of Samuel Jefferson Steger and Ida Louisa O’Banion.
Jennifer’s paternal grandmother was Doris Shrader (the daughter of William Martin Shrader and Reva May/Mae Adams). Doris was born in Sulphur, Henry, Kentucky. William was born in Sulphur, the son of John William Shrader and Permelia Alice “Allie” Martin. Reva was born in Sulphur, the daughter of John Thaddis/Thadius Adams and Lena R. Tague.
Jennifer’s maternal grandfather is Charles J. “Charlie” Koch (the son of Charles A. Koch and Mary P. Sheehan). Jennifer’s grandfather Charles was born in Ohio. Jennifer’s great-grandfather Charles was born in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, the son of Charles A. Koch and Anna M. “Annie” Kleinhenz/Kleinhens/Kleinhantz/Kleinhans, and was of German descent. Jennifer’s great-grandmother Mary was born in Kentucky, the daughter of Martin J. Sheehan, who was Irish, and of Mary Elizabeth Broderick, whose parents were also Irish.
Jennifer’s maternal grandmother was Carolyn Mongtomery (the daughter of Robert Charles Montgomery and Esta Maud White). Carolyn was born in Kentucky. Robert was born in North Vernon, Jennings, Indiana, the son of Charles/Charley A. Montgomery and Leona/Leana/Lena M. Blocher. Esta was born in Daviess County, Indiana, the daughter of Hiram Moquillous White and Viola Agnes Gregory.
Jennifer is a fifth cousin, once removed, of actor Jeremy Renner . Jennifer’s five times great-grandparents, Robert Tague and Sarah/Sallie Caplinger, were also Jeremy’s four times great-grandparents.
Sources: Jennifer Lawrence’s and Jeremy Renner’s genealogical relation – http://blogs.ancestry.com
Genealogies of Jennifer Lawrence – http://famouskin.com http://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Jennifer Lawrence (focusing on her father’s side) – http://www.wikitree.com
Genealogy of Jennifer’s paternal grandfather, David Vernon Lawrence – http://www.lawrencefamhis.com
Picture of, and some information on, Jennifer’s paternal grandfather, David Vernon Lawrence – http://www.bigbluehistory.net
Genealogy, and obituary, of Jennifer’s paternal grandmother, Doris (Shrader) Lawrence – http://www.findagrave.com
Marriage record of Jennifer’s maternal great-grandparents, Robert Charles Montgomery and Esta Maud White – https://familysearch.org