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Pratt in 2010, photo by Joe Seer /bigstock.com
Place of Birth: Concord, New Hampshire, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 23, 1978
Ethnicity: English, one quarter Polish, smaller amounts of Scottish and Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, and Welsh, more distant French and German
Keri Lynn Pratt is an American actress. She is known for her roles on the shows 7th Heaven , The Help , Jack & Bobby , Brothers & Sisters , Veronica Mars , Smallville , and The Originals ; and in the films Drive Me Crazy , The Smokers , Cruel Intentions 2 , America’s Sweethearts , Fat Albert , I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell , and Hell and Mr. Fudge .
She is married to John Barneson. She has also been credited as Keri Lynn Barneson.
Keri’s paternal grandfather was Charles Edward Pratt (the son of George William Pratt and Emily J. Baines). Charles was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. George was the son of Charles Adams Pratt and Clara Cordelia Crossett, and had deep roots in the U.S. Keri’s great-grandmother Emily was an English emigrant, from Halifax, Yorkshire, and was the daughter of George Baines and Martha Jane Coulson.
Keri’s paternal grandmother was Helen L. Lecrenski (the daughter of John Lecrenski and Mary Barbara Gazda). Helen was born in Massachusetts, to Polish parents. John was the son of Joseph Loczinski and Lucy Kwapien. Barbara was the daughter of Wojciech Adalbert Gazda and Victoria Sudyka.
Keri’s maternal grandfather was John Albert Lane (the son of Turner Ervin Lane and Carrie Olivia Rowland). John was born in Lilly, Georgia, and had deep roots in the U.S. Turner was the son of John Daniel Lane and Mary Martha Brown. Carrie was the daughter of Albert Bessent Rowland and Caroline Ada “Carrie” Roberts.
Keri’s maternal grandmother was Grace Adeline Tyson (the daughter of Samuel Horatio Tyson and Eugenia Ida Allen). Grace was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and had deep American roots. Samuel was the son of James Horatio Tyson and Florence Matilda Haynes. Eugenia was the daughter of William Marcus Allen and Georgia Ann Davis.
Source: Obituary of Keri’s father – https://www.currentobituary.com