Birth Name: Mary Frances Reynolds
Date of Birth: April 1, 1932
Place of Birth: El Paso, Texas, U.S.
Date of Death: December 28, 2016
Place of Death: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Ethnicity: English, small amounts of Scottish, Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), and German, distant French
Debbie Reynolds was an American singer, actress, businessperson, film historian, and humanitarian.
Debbie was the daughter of Maxine/Maxene N. (Harman/Harmon) and Raymond Francis Reynolds. With her former husband, singer Eddie Fisher, she was the mother of actress and writer Carrie Fisher and filmmaker Todd Fisher, and the grandmother of actress Billie Lourd.
Debbie was raised a Nazarene. She was of English, small amounts of Scottish, Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), and German, and distant French, ancestry.
Debbie’s paternal grandfather was William Granville Reynolds (the son of James Jefferson Francis Reynolds and Darilla Ann Lair). James was the son of William Granville Reynolds and Sarah R. Williams. Darilla was the daughter of Benjamin Franklin “Frank” Lair and Frances “Fannie” Duval/Duvall.
Debbie’s paternal grandmother was Pearl Ruby Prigmore (the daughter of Joseph Martin/Monroe Prigmore and Nancy Elizabeth Vestal/Vestel or Mary Elizabeth Nicholson). Joseph was the son of Thomas Prigmore and Rachel Jennings. Nancy was the daughter of John Thomas Vestal and Miriam Catherine Tate, and Mary Elizabeth was the daughter of Malachi Howell Nicholson and Elizabeth Maria Jamison.
Debbie’s maternal grandfather was Owen Harmon (the son of Solomon E. Harmon/Harman, Jr. and Sarah Catherine/Katherine Harper). Solomon was the son of Solomon E. Harman and Elizabeth Harman. Sarah was the daughter of Simeon Harper and Mary Ann Robison/Robinson.
Debbie’s maternal grandmother was Maxie Boone Dykeman (the daughter of William Tennessee Dykeman and Mary Adeline Rollins). William was the son of Samuel Henry Dykeman and Phebe Ann Wren. Mary Adeline was the daughter of Nester Boone Rollins and Julia Ann Elliott.
Sources: Genealogies of Debbie Reynolds – https://www.geni.com
http://gw.geneanet.org
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Debbie Reynolds (focusing on her father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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