Birth name: Joan Agnes Theresa Sadie Brodel
Date of birth: January 26, 1925
Place of birth: Highland Park, Michigan, U.S.
Date of death: October 12, 2015
Place of death: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Ethnicity:
*50% German
*37.5% Irish
*12.5% Manx
Joan Leslie was an American actress and vaudevillian. Her parents were John Charles Frederick Brodel and Agnes O’Hearn.
Joan’s paternal grandfather was Johann Brodel (the son of Mathias Brodel and Magdalena Schmitz). Johann was a German emigrant. Magdalena was born in Strickscheid.
Joan’s paternal grandmother was Mary Vieson (the daughter of Frederick Vieson and Margaret Lurke). Mary wa born in Hardy, Virginia. Frederick and Margaret were immigrants from Germany.
Joan’s maternal grandfather was Edward O’Hearn, who was born in Ontario, Canada, probably of entierly Irish descent.
Joan’s maternal grandmother was Elizabeth Carroll (the daughter of Peter Carroll and Bridget Davis). Elizabeth was born in Speaker, Michigan. Peter was an immigrant from the Isle of Man, and Bridget was an Irish emigrant.
Sources: Family tree of Joan Leslie — https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/G91C-Q26
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