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Birth Name: Steven Norman Carlton
Place of Birth: Miami, Florida, U.S.
Date of Birth: December 22, 1944
Ethnicity: English, as well as Irish, one eighth Spanish [including Catalan], Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, 1/32 Cuban
Steve Carlton is an American professional baseball player. A pitcher, he played for the St. Louis Cardinals, the Philadelphia Phillies, the San Francisco Giants, the Chicago White Sox, the Cleveland Indians, and the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). In his time in MLB, he won four Cy Youngs and was part of the 1980 World Series team. He is nicknamed “Lefty.”
Steve is the son of Annie/Anne Laurie and Joseph Twogood Carlton. He has two children with his former wife Beverly.
Steve’s paternal grandfather was Norman James Carlton (the son of James Alderman Carlton and Mary Elizabeth “Molly” Beck). Norman was born in Marion, Florida. Steve’s great-grandfather James was born in Thomasville, Thomas, Georgia, the son of William Thomas Carlton and Susannah Savannah Newton. Steve’s great-grandmother Mary Elizabeth was born in Barnwell, South Carolina, the daughter of Charles Rhett Beck III and Sarah Ann Cave.
Steve’s paternal grandmother was named Stella Mae Spofford. Stella was born in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.
Steve’s maternal grandfather was William Powers (the son of Benjamin G./C. Powers and Mary Flora Meir/Mier). William was born in Florida. Benjamin was born in McIntosh, Georgia, the son of Alexander C. Powers and Mary Howard. Steve’s great-grandmother Mary was born in Saint Augustine, St. Johns, Florida, the daughter of Venancio Fernandez Jose de Meir/Mier, whose father was born in Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain, and whose maternal grandparents were also Spanish, from the Balearic Islands; and of Ana/Annitta Basilia Andreu, whose grandparents were all Spanish, from the Balearic Islands.
Steve’s maternal grandmother was Mary Bertha Register (the daughter of Frederick James Register and Mary Winifred Tarratus). Steve’s grandmother Mary was born in Florida. Frederick was born in New Hanover, North Carolina, the son of William Henry Register, whose maternal grandparents were Scottish; and of Margaret Caroline Berry. Steve’s great-grandmother Mary was born in Duval, Florida, the daughter of William Taratus, whose father was evidently Cuban; and of Hester Ridaught.
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