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Charles in 2017, photo by kathclick /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Max Joseph Charles
Place of Birth: Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 18, 2003
Ethnicity: Irish, English, one eighth Italian, Scottish, French, distant German, approximately 1/256th Cherokee Native American, remote Dutch
Max Charles is an American actor, and voice actor. He is known for his roles in the films Spooky Buddies , The Three Stooges , The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), Least Among Saints , Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014), The Last Survivors , American Sniper , The Angry Birds Movie , Scooby-Doo! Shaggy’s Showdown , and Wish Dragon ; on the series Super Spies , The Neighbors , Adventure Time , Family Guy , American Dad! , Lab Rats , The Strain , Harvey Beaks , The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show , and The Lion Guard ; and in the made-for-tv movies November Christmas and Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas .
He is the brother of actors Logan Charles, Mason Charles, and Brock Charles.
Max’s patrilineal line can be traced to Michael Charles, who was born, c. 1832, in Ireland.
Max’s paternal grandfather was James Patrick Charles, Jr. (the son of James Patrick Charles Sr. and Isabel Roney). Max’s grandfather James was born in New York. Max’s great-grandfather James was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, the son of Irish parents, Patrick Joseph Charles and Bridget Mary Disken, who were from Dunmore, Tuam, County Galway. Max’s great-grandmother Isabel was born in Michigan, the daughter of William Edward Roney and Marie Margaret Chapaton.
Max’s paternal grandmother was Jo Ann Jameson/Jamison (the daughter of Jay Deway Jamison and Evelyn Lacy). Jo Ann was born in Muskingum County, Ohio. Jay was born in Muskingum, the son of Joseph D. Jamison and Mary Ann Keyes. Evelyn was born in Dresden, Ohio, the daughter of Francis Marion Lacy and Emma Elizabeth Johnson.
Max’s maternal grandfather was Michael A. Longo (the son of Bartolo James “Bart” Longo and Anne/Anna/Ann Mae/May Kenney). Bartolo was born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, the son of Italian/Sicilian parents, Michael Longo and Frances/Francesca Mantia. Anne was the daughter of Charles David Kenney and Mary E. Francisco.
Max’s maternal grandmother was Helen Margaret Strong (the daughter of Asher Brashear Strong and Ethel Mae Wise). Asher was the son of Walter Charles “C.H.” Strong and Margaret Elizabeth “Maggie” Landrum. Ethel was the daughter of William P. Wise and Susan Amburgy. Through Walter, Max has near 1/256th Cherokee Native American ancestry, as a descendant of Mahala Susan “Sukey” Brock, the daughter of Aaron Totsu’hwa “Chief Red Bird” Brock and Susannah Caroline Sizemore.
Max’s matrilineal line can be traced to Hellen Herte, who was born, c. 1605, in Wotton, Surrey, England.
Sources: Genealogy of Max’s paternal grandfather, James Patrick Charles, Jr. – https://www.findagrave.com
Obituary of Max’s paternal grandfather, James Patrick Charles, Jr. – https://www.legacy.com
Genealogy of Max’s mother (focusing on her father’s side) – https://www.findagrave.com
Genealogies of Max’s maternal great-great-grandparents, Walter Charles “C.H.” Strong and Margaret Elizabeth “Maggie” (Landrum) Strong – https://www.findagrave.com