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Holloway – 40th Annual People’s Choice Awards – Arrivals – Nokia Theatre LA Live – Los Angeles, CA, USA, 2014 – Photo Credit: Andrew Evans / PR Photos
Birth Name: Josh Lee Holloway
Place of Birth: San Jose, Santa Clara, California, United States
Date of Birth: July 20, 1969
Ethnicity: English, Scottish, German, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Irish, Welsh
Josh Holloway is an American actor, model, and producer. He is known for starring on the show Lost .
He was born in San Jose, California, and was raised in Free Home, Georgia, and around the Blue Ridge Mountains. Josh is married to Yessica Kumala, who was born in Indonesia, of Chinese descent. The couple has two children.
He is related to Baptist preacher Dr. Dale Holloway and author and WWII prisoner-of-war Carl Holloway.
Josh’s paternal grandfather was Keith Millard Holloway (the son of John Milner Holloway and Lula Louise Pearson). Keith was born in Mississippi. John was the son of Louis/Lewis Napolean Holloway and Susan Elizabeth “Bettie” Milner. Lula was the daughter of Harris Leander Pearson and Louisa Francis/Frances Spence.
Josh’s paternal grandmother was Mayme/Mamie Deveira/Devera Lee (the daughter of Felix Monroe Lee and Myrtie/Myrtle Marie Spiers). Mayme was born in Mississippi. Felix was the son of Freeman William Lee and Rachel Rebecca Stockstill. Myrtie was the daughter of William Pinkney Spiers and Sarah Jane Spence.
Josh’s maternal grandfather was Lawrence Gotwals Walker (the son of Rufus Luke Walker and Annie Mae Quinn). Lawrence was born in Thomasville, Thomas, Georgia. Rufus was born in Thomasville, the son of Daniel Walton Walker and Emma Arline Thompson. Annie was born in Georgia, the daughter of Charles B. Quinn and Elizabeth Jane Gottwals, who was from Bentinck, Grey, Ontario, Canada.
Josh’s maternal grandmother was Annie Grace Bradshaw (the daughter of Floyd Lee Bradshaw and Eugenia Amanda “Jeannie” Manley). Annie was born in Thomasville, Thomas, Georgia. Floyd was born in Southampton, Virginia, the son of William Henry Bradshaw and Sallie Lavinia Howell. Eugenia was born in Alabama, the daughter of James A. Manley and Haseltine “Hassie” Ward.
Sources: Genealogy of Josh Holloway – https://www.familysearch.org
Josh’s father on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Josh’s father – https://www.legacy.com
Josh’s paternal grandfather, Keith Millard Holloway, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Josh’s paternal grandfather, Keith Millard Holloway – https://obittree.com
Josh’s paternal grandmother, Mayme Deveira/Devera Lee, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Josh’s mother – https://www.sosebeefuneralhome.com