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Miller in 2008, photo by Starfrenzy /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Marisa Lee Bertetta
Place of Birth: Santa Cruz, California, United States
Date of Birth: August 6, 1978
Ethnicity: Irish, German, English, one eighth Italian, one eighth Norwegian, Swiss-German, Luxembourgish, Cornish, some Scottish
Marisa Miller is an American model and actress.
She is the daughter of Krista and Marc Bertetta. Her parents are pictured here . Marisa is married to music producer and talent manager Griffin Guess, with whom she has two children. Her surname is from her former husband Jim Miller.
Marisa’s paternal grandfather is John Richard Bertetta (the son of Aurelio Lorenzo Bertetta and Kathleen Rose Hurst). John was born in San Francisco, California. Aurelio was Italian, from Arzeno, Genoa, Liguria, and was the son of Antonio L. Bertetta and Blanche/Bianchina/Bianca Chiappari. Kathleen was the daughter of John Richard Hurst, who was born in Sidney, Australia, to Irish parents; and of Mary Evelina “Minnie” Irvine, who was Irish.
Marisa’s paternal grandmother is Barbara Jeanne Ross (the daughter of Walter Frederick Ross and Lucille Catherine Walters). Barbara was born in San Francisco, California. Walter was the son of Frederick Charles Ross, whose father had deep roots in the U.S., and whose maternal grandparents were German; and of Lillian Gamma, whose parents were Swiss-German immigrants. Marisa’s great-grandmother Lucille was the daughther of William George Walters, whose parents were German; and of Margaret Kerwin, whose parents were Irish.
Marisa’s maternal grandfather was Ronald Eugene Useldinger (the son of John Jackson Useldinger and Ellen Josephine Wickum). John was born in Minnesota, the son of Paul Useldinger, who was Luxembourgian, from Remich, Canton de Remich, Grevenmacher, and of Frances Weiland/Weil, who was German. Ellen was the daughter of Hans Wickum and Mary Bestul, who were born in Minnesota, both of them to Norwegian parents.
Marisa’s maternal grandmother was Donna Lee Bowman (the daughter of Lloyd Russell Bowman and Marjorie Kahler). Donna was born in Santa Rosa, California. Lloyd was the son of Charles Clarence Bowman, who had deep roots in the U.S.; and of Garnet Mable Webb, whose paternal grandparents were Cornish, and whose mother also had deep American roots. Marisa’s great-grandmother Marjorie was the daughter of William Thaddeus Kahler and Lily Olive Mosely, and had partly deep American roots.
Sources: Genealogy of Marisa Miller – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Marisa’s parents – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of Marisa’s paternal grandfather, John Richard Bertetta – https://familysearch.org
Marisa’s paternal grandfather, John Richard Bertetta, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marisa’s paternal great-grandfather, Aurelio Lorenzo Bertetta, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Marisa’s maternal grandfather, Ronald Eugene Useldinger – http://www.scmemorial.com
Marisa’s maternal great-grandfather, John Jackson Useldinger, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogies of Marisa’s maternal great-great-grandparents, Paul Useldinger and Frances Weiland/Weil – https://www.findagrave.com
Marisa’s maternal great-grandmother, Ellen Josephine Wickum, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org