Shirley Jones – The Pat Boone Birthday Celebrity Roast – Arrivals – Beverly Hilton – Los Angeles, CA – Keywords: Orientation: Portrait Face Count: 1 – True – Photo Credit: Tatiana Davidov / PRPhotos.com
Birth Name: Shirley Mae Jones
Place of Birth: Charleroi, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of Birth: March 31, 1934
Ethnicity: English, Welsh, Scottish, German, Irish, remote French
Shirley Jones is an American actress and singer.
Shirley is the daughter of Marjorie Louise (Williams), a homemaker, and Paul Livinson Jones, the owners of the Jones Brewing Company. Her mother had English, German, Irish, and remote French and Welsh, ancestry. Her father was of Welsh, Scottish, and English descent.
Shirley’s paternal grandparents were William Benjamin Jones and Lulu J. “Lulu” Dorman or McWilliams. William’s father was Welsh. Lulu was born in Illinois or Pennsylvania, to a Scottish father and an English mother.
Shirley’s maternal grandfather was Charles Harold Williams (the son of John Martin Williams and Margery Victoria Rush). Margery was the son of John K. Rush and Sylva Younkin.
Shirley’s maternal grandmother was Sarah J. Smiley (the daughter of Lott/Lot Smiley and Susan/Susanna). Lott was the son of James Smiley, who was Irish, and Sarah.
Sources: Genealogy of Shirley Jones – https://www.geni.com
https://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
https://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Shirley’s father, Paul L. Jones, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Paul on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Shirley’s maternal grandmother, Sarah J. Smiley, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Shirley’s great-grandfather, Lott/Lot Smiley, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org