Birth Name: Cherie Ann Currie
Place of Birth: Encino, California, United States
Date of Birth: November 30, 1959
Ethnicity: English, German, Scottish, Welsh
Family Background: Cherie Currie is an American singer, songwriter, musician, actress, artist, and producer. She was the lead singer of the rock band The Runaways. Cherie os also known for her solo career and for starring in the movie Foxes.
Cherie is the daughter of Matilda Marie (Harmon), an actress, and Donald Currie. Her identical twin sister is actress and singer Marie Currie.
Cherie’s paternal grandparents were Donald Currie and Leona Watkins (the daughter of Miles Watkins and Margaret Philips). Donald was born in Pennsylvania, to a Scottish father and an English mother. Cherie’s great-grandmother Margaret was born in Pennsylvania, to Welsh parents.
Cherie’s maternal grandfather was Robert Edward Harmon. Robert was born in Texas, as was his parents.
Cherie’s maternal grandmother was Matilda Marie Keller (the daughter of Peter Michael Keller and Mary Scheetz). Cherie’s great-grandfather Peter was born in Wintzenbach, Alsace, France, to Martin Keller and Magdalena Becker. Cherie’s great-grandmother Mary was born in Sandusky, Ohio, to German parents John Baptist Scheetz and Barbara Victoria Riester.
Source: Genealogies of Cherie Currie (focusing on her mother’s side) – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=sheetsdna58&id=I385
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=djlkeller&id=I0845
Marriage record of Cherie’s parents – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8DL-17J
Cherie’s father, Donald Currie, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX9H-9MG
Cherie’s father, Donald Currie, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCZR-3L4
Cherie’s paternal grandmother, Leona Watkins, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M39R-5MZ
Cherie’s paternal grandmother, Leona Watkins, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG36-951
Genealogy of Cherie’s paternal grandmother, Leona Watkins – https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=tree&person=L6LR-PDP§ion=portrait
Cherie’s maternal grandparents on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJWX-SQX
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJWX-SQF
Cherie’s mother, Matilda Harmon, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW4Z-KL7
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