Birth Name: Christie Lee Hudson
Place of Birth: Monroe, Michigan
Date of Birth: February 2, 1954
Ethnicity: German, Irish, English, Scottish
Christie Brinkley is an American model and actress. She has German, Irish, English, and Scottish ancestry. Christie is the daughter of Marjorie Marie (Bowling) and Herbert Hudson. Her stepfather, who adopted her, was television writer, director, and producer Don Brinkley (Donald Alan Brinkley); Don was Jewish (his family’s original surname was “Brinkman”).
Christie’s daughter with her ex-husband, singer Billy Joel, is singer Alexa Ray Joel.
Christie’s paternal grandparents were Herbert A. Hudson (the son of Harrison C. Hudson and Anna Elizabeth McFernon/McLernon) and Isabelle E. Gessner (the daughter of Joseph Michael Gessner and Elizabeth Wesenbeck/Weisbeck). Anna was Irish. Joseph was born in Michigan, to German parents. Christie’s great-grandmother Elizabeth Wesenbeck was also born in Michigan, also to German parents.
Christie’s maternal grandparents were William Harrison Bowling (the son of Anderson R. Bowling and Armilda Jane Hacker) and Ida “Mamie” Henson (the daughter of James Henry Henson and Lucy Catherine Abner).
Sources: Genealogy of Christie Brinkley (listing her stepfather) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Christie’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Christie’s paternal grandfather, Herbert A. Hudson, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Christie’s paternal grandmother, Isabelle E. Gessner, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Christie’s maternal grandparents, William Harrison Bowling and Ida “Mamie” Henson, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Christie’s maternal grandfather, William Harrison Bowling – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Christie’s maternal grandmother, Ida “Mamie” Henson (through Ida’s brother, Lyler Henson) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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