Birth Name: Fay Okell Bainter
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Date of Birth: December 7, 1893
Place of Death: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Date of Death: April 16, 1968
Ethnicity:
*German (father)
*English (mother)
Fay Bainter was an American actress and singer.
Fay was the daughter of Mary (Okell) and Charles Franklin Bainter. Her mother was English. Her father was born in Indiana, of mostly or entirely German descent.
Fay’s paternal grandfather was Frederick Bainter (the son of Frederick Bainter and Margaret Roof). Frederick was the son of German parents, Godfrey Bainter and Margaret Benter. Margaret was the daughter of Peter Roof and Margaret Replogle, whose parents were Alsatian Germans.
Fay’s paternal grandmother was Delilah Roof.
Sources: Genealogy of Fay Bainter (focusing on her father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
https://www.wikitree.com
Genealogy of Fay’s paternal grandfather, Frederick Bainter (through his brother, Andrew Bainter) – https://www.findagrave.com
Fay Bainter on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Fay’s family on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org