Birth Name: Lois Arlene Humbert
Place of Birth: Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
Date of Birth: November 3, 1930
Ethnicity: German, English, Irish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish
Lois Smith is an American actress. Her film roles include East of Eden, Five Easy Pieces, Fatal Attraction, Falling Down, Twister, Minority Report, The Nice Guys, Marjorie Prime, Lady Birds, and The French Dispatch, among others.
Lois is the daughter of Carrie and William Humbert. She has a daughter with her former husband, Wesley Smith.
Lois’ paternal grandfather was William Lee Humbert (the son of William Humbert and Lydia Ann Reid). Lois’ grandfather William was born in Iowa. Lois’ great-grandfather William was born in Pennsylvania, the son of William Humbert and Lorena Izenhart. Lydia was born in New Jersey, the daughter of James Reed and Elizabeth.
Lois’ paternal grandmother was Jennie Scoville Lacock (the daughter of The Rev. Absolom Lacock and Jane Haney). Jennie was born in Kansas. Absolom was born in Indiana or Wisconsin, the son of Reuben Laycock/Lacock and Miranda Wetherbee. Jane was born in New York.
Lois’ maternal grandfather was The Rev. Dillman Hendricks Gottshalk (the son of Joseph Grater Gottshalk and Mary Swartz Hendricks). The Rev. Dillman was born in Pennsylvania. Joseph was the son of Dillman Hunsberger Gottshalk and Elizabeth Cassel Grater. Mary was the daughter of Jacob Hendricks and Catharine Swartz.
Lois’ paternal grandmother was Mary Alice Davis (the daughter of William H. Davis and Catharine Fry Hallman). Mary was born in Pennsylvania. William was the son of Archibald Davis and Elizabeth Hollis. Catharine was the daughter of Joseph Heilmann/Hallman and Margaret Fry.
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Lois on the 1940 US census
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Lois’ father on the 1900 census
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Birth record of Lois’ mother
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