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10/24/2018 – Merrell Twins – Make-A-Wish of Greater Los Angeles 2018 Wish Gala – Arrivals – The Beverly Hilton, 9876 Wilshire Blvd – Beverly Hills, CA, USA – Photo Credit: Sir Jones / PRPhotos.com
Birth Names: *Veronica Jo Merrell *Vanessa Jo Merrell
Place of Birth: Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 6, 1996
Ethnicity: * father – German, some English and Irish * mother – Mexican, Spanish, Portuguese, possibly Filipino
The Merrell Twins, Veronica “Roni” Merrell and Vanessa “Nessa” Merrell, are American YouTubers, actresses, producers, musicians, singers, and songwriters. They are identical twins. The two have appeared on the show Jane the Virgin , and in the films Like a Boss and Mean Girls (2024).
The Merrell Twins are the daughters of Wendy and Paul Merrell, who is a musician and video producer. Veronica is married to YouTuber Aaron Burriss. Vanessa is married to musician John Vaughn.
The Merrell Twins have stated their ethnicity as “Spanish, Portuguese, Filipino, Irish, German, Mexican.” Their maternal grandparents were Mexican.
The Merrell Twins’ paternal grandfather was James Paul “Jim” Merrell (the son of Paul Uhrig Merrell and Dorothy Mae Cramer). James was born in Marshall, Saline County, Missouri. Paul was born in Missouri, the son of Henry Ernest Merrell and Mary Edith Uhrig. Dorothy was born in Missouri, the daughter of James Harmon Cramer and Grace May Dunnavant.
The Merrell Twins’ paternal grandmother was Lela M. Yount (the daughter of Harvey Andrew Yount and Lucille Kullman). Harvey was born in Warsaw, Benton County, Missouri, the son of Silas Benton Yount and Eliza/Elizabeth Charity Faler/Failer. The Merrell Twins’ great-grandmother Lucille was born in Warsaw, the daughter of Julius Daniel Kullman, whose father was from Thüringen, Germany, and whose maternal grandparents were from Hessen and Rheinland-Pfalz, respectively, in Germany; and of Bernice Bertha Kreisel, whose paternal grandparents were ethnic Germans, from Alsace, France.
The Merrell Twins’ maternal grandfather was named Jose Pacheco.
The Merrell Twins’ maternal grandmother was named Pilar Coutiño.
Source: Genealogy of The Merrell Twins’ paternal grandmother, Lela M. Yount (through her own sister) – https://www.findagrave.com