LOS ANGELES – SEP 16: Jonathan Banks at the TV Academy Performer Nominee Reception at the Pacific Design Center on September 16, 2016 in West Hollywood, CA Jonathan in 2016, photo by Joe Seer/Bigstockphoto.com
Birth Name: Jonathan Ray Banks
Place of Birth: Washington D.C., U.S
Date of Birth: January 31, 1947
Ethnicity: English, as well as German, Swiss-German, Scottish, Irish, Dutch, French, Welsh, and Belgian
Jonathan Banks is an American actor. He is known for playing Mike Ehrmantraut on Breaking Bad and its spinoff series Better Call Saul.
He is the son of Clarence Ray Banks and Emma Elena Adams.
Jonathan was married to Marnie Fausch from 1968 to 1970, with whom he had a daughter. He has been married to Gennera Gonzalez Cebian since 1990, with whom he has two children.
Jonathan’s paternal grandfather was John Barnett Banks, the son of Jonathan B Banks and Frances Janee Blankenship. John was born in Burnsville, North Carolina. Jonathan was the son of Andrew Ezekial Banks and Rachel Ruth Turner. Frances was the daughter of Barnett Blankenship and Ruth Koon.
Jonathan’s paternal grandmother was Docia Mae Young, the daughter of William M Young and Phoebe Mernerva Ledford. Docia was born in Mitchell, North Carolina. William was the son of William Young and Margaret “Peggy” Buchanan.
Jonathan’s maternal grandfather was Henry Sherman Adams, the son of Henry Washington Adams and Amy/Avia Louisa Erie Pruitt. Henry was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. Henry Washington was the son of the Rev. Moses Herman Adams and Mary Amanda Patton. Amy was the daughter of John Thomas Pruitt and Nancy Jane Scott.
Jonathan’s maternal grandmother was Myrtle Mae Butcher, the daughter of Jacob David Butcher and America Dorinda Finley. Myrtle was born in Monroe County, Indiana. Jacob was the son of Solomon Butcher and Catherine Stephens. America was the daughter of David Finley and Jane Dismukes.
Jonathan’s great-great-grandfather Andrew Ezekial Banks is claimed to be the grandson of a Native American woman named Jane Red Wing. However, it is unclear if Jane existed, as there is not enough evidence about her.
Sources:
Genealogy of Jonathan’s father https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/KL6C-CJY
Genealogies of Jonathan’s mother
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/L5CG-YGR
https://pt.findagrave.com/memorial/97823804/emma-elena-banks
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