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Jonas in 2011, s_bukley / Shutterstock.com
Birth Name: Joseph Adam Jonas
Place of Birth: Casa Grande, Arizona, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 15, 1989
Ethnicity: Irish, German, English, Scottish, Italian/Sicilian, French-Canadian, possibly other
Joe Jonas is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He is a member of pop rock band The Jonas Brothers, with his siblings Kevin Jonas and Nick Jonas . He has also been lead vocalist for dance-rock band DNCE, of which JinJoo Lee is also a member. His roles include the films Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian , Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation , Devotion (2022), and A Very Jonas Christmas Movie ; the made-for-tv movies Camp Rock and its sequel Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam ; the shows Jonas and Hot in Cleveland ; and the tv special Grease Live! He has also appeared in concert/documentary films Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert , Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience , Chasing Happiness , and Happiness Continues: A Jonas Brothers Concert Film , on reality show Jonas Brothers: Living the Dream , and in the special Olympic Dreams Featuring Jonas Brothers . He has been a co-host of Claim to Fame .
Joe is the son of Denise (Miller), a singer and sign language teacher, and Paul Kevin Jonas, a songwriter and musician, who was an ordained Assemblies of God minister. Also among his siblings is actor Frankie Jonas . He was raised mostly in New Jersey. Joe has two children with his former wife, English actress Sophie Turner .
Joe’s father, who is from a family from the American South, has German, English, and Scottish ancestry. Joe’s mother, who is from the New Jersey area, has Irish, as well as Italian/Sicilian and French-Canadian, ancestry.
The Jonas Brothers have also stated that they have Cherokee Native American ancestry. It is not clear if this ancestry has been verified/documented.
Joe is related to congressmen Charles A. Jonas (1876-1955), and Charles’s son, Charles R. Jonas (1904-1988), both of North Carolina. Joe descends from the same Jonas line.
It is not publicly known who Joe’s biological paternal grandfather is.
Joe’s paternal grandmother, now Cecilia Lucas, was born under the name Cecilla/Cecilia Paulette Jonas (the daughter of Paul Adam Jonas and Nellie May/Mae Fox). Cecilia was born in North Carolina. Paul was the son of Henry Walter Jonas and Nora Lee/Leigh Campbell. Nellie was the daughter of Nathan/Walter Henry Fox and Elizabeth/Lizzie Mae Hamilton. Through the Jonas line, Joe is descended from German immigrants to the United States in the 1700s.
Joe’s maternal grandfather was Gerald “Jerry” Miller (the son of Henry J. Miller and Agnes Marie Carroll). Gerald was born in The Bronx, New York. Henry was the son of Henry J. Miller and Anna Kelly, who was of Irish origin. Agnes was born in New York, to Irish parents, Michael Carroll and Bridget/Bridgette Lyons.
Joe’s maternal grandmother is Frances Madonia (the daughter of Fortunato Angelo “Frank” Madonia and Margaret Anna Berard). Fortunato was born in New York, the son of Angelo Madonia and Maria Chimero, who were of Italian descent, with Maria’s family being from Sicily. Margaret was born in Bennington, Vemont, the daughter of Milton Dewey Berard and Anna Mary/Rose Ducharme, who were of French-Canadian ancestry.
Sources: Genealogy of Joe Jonas – https://www.geni.com
Information on Joe’s paternal great-grandfather, Paul Adam Jonas – http://www.findagrave.com
Obituary of Joe’s paternal great-grandmother, Nellie May/Mae (Fox) Jonas – http://www.legacy.com
Death record of Joe’s maternal great-grandfather, Henry J. Miller – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Joe’s maternal great-grandmother, Agnes Marie (Carroll) Lee – https://www.newspapers.com