McClendon in 2012, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Eric Reiley McClendon, II
Place of Birth: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Date of Birth: March 11, 1990
Ethnicity: Irish, English, German, French, 1/8th Swedish
Reiley McClendon is an American actor.
Some family trees state (here and here) that Reiley has a Choctaw Native American female ancestor born, c. 1763, in North Carolina. It is not clear whether this ancestry has been verified/documented.
Reiley’s paternal grandfather is Robert Spec McClendon (the son of Jesse Harrell McClendon and Elizabeth Reiley). Robert was born in Louisiana. Jesse was born in Louisiana, the son of William Hutchinson McClendon and Allenette Irene Castle. Elizabeth was born in Louisiana, the daughter of George J. Reiley and Mary Amanda Dunn.
Reiley’s paternal grandmother is Agnes Amanda Anderson (the daughter of Eric H. Anderson and Fannie Lyle). Agnes was born in Louisiana. Eric was born in Sweden. Fannie was from Ireland.
Reiley’s maternal grandfather is Dorman Fleet Varnado (the son of Herbert Layton Varnado/Vanardo and Angie May Holton). Dorman was born in Louisiana. Herbert was born in Louisiana, the son of Moses Penn Varnado/Vanardo and Iva Mabel Breeden. Angie was born in Louisiana, the daughter of Henry Irvin Holton and Emma Baham.
Reiley’s maternal grandmother is Ivel Eloise Fisher (the daughter of Mike Leroy Fisher and Althea/Altha Cordelia Walters). Ivel was born in Louisiana. Mike was born in Louisiana, the son of John Morris Fisher and Frances Adrene Brooks. Althea was born in Louisiana, the daughter of Warren Washington Walters and Eldora Creel.
Sources: Obituary of Reiley’s paternal grandmother, Agnes Amanda (Anderson) McClendon – http://obits.theadvocate.com
Obituary of Reiley’s maternal grandfather, Dorman Fleet Varnado – http://www.mckneelys.com
Obituary of Reiley’s maternal grandmother, Eloise (Fisher) Varnado – http://files.usgwarchives.net