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LOS ANGELES – JUL 13: Kirk Cameron at the ABC Summer Press Tour Party 2004 on July 13, 2004 in Century City, CA. DFree /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Kirk Thomas Cameron
Place of Birth: Panorama City, Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: October 12, 1970
Ethnicity: Scottish, English, German, Irish, smaller amounts of Jersey Channel Islander and Dutch
Kirk Cameron is an American actor, evangelist, and television host.
Kirk is the son of Barbara and Robert Cameron, a schoolteacher. His sister is actress Candace Cameron Bure . He became a born-again Christian when he was seventeen. Kirk is married to actress Chelsea Noble, with whom he has six children.
Kirk’s paternal grandfather was George Wilmer Cameron (the son of George William Cameron and Florence May Nash). Kirk’s grandfather George was born in New York. Kirk’s great-grandfather George was born in New York, to Scottish parents, Daniel Cameron and Helen Bisset Harley. Florence was the daughter of Frank Nash and Florence Vonguhoof.
Kirk’s paternal grandmother was Helen Mabel/Mable Myler (the daughter of David Thomas Myler and Alice Mabel/Mable Rainey). Helen was born in Washington. David was born in Kansas, the son of John W. Myler and Sarah Matilda Monasmith. Kirk’s great-grandmother Mabel was born in Iowa, to an Irish father.
Kirk’s maternal grandfather was Frank Thomas Bausmith (the son of Alfred Edward Bausmith and Elizabeth Rawson “Bessie” Schillinger). Frank was born in New Jersey. Alfred was the son of Frank Leon Bausmith and Edith DeCamp Peet. Elizabeth was the daughter of William B. Schillinger and Clara J. Walls.
Kirk’s maternal grandmother was Elaine Marie or Jeanne Murphy (the daughter of Eugene William Murphy and Ethel Ruth Journeaux). Jeanne was born in New Jersey.
Sources: Genealogies of Kirk Cameron – https://www.geni.com http://gw.geneanet.org
Marriage record of Kirk’s paternal grandparents, George Wilmer Cameron and Helen Mabel/Mable Myler – https://www.familysearch.org
Kirk’s paternal grandfather, George Wilmer Cameron, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Kirk’s paternal grandmother, Helen Mabel/Mable Myler, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Kirk’s maternal grandfather, Frank Thomas Bausmith, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org