Chris Carmack

Carmack in 2011, kathclick/bigstock.com

Birth Name: James Christopher Carmack

Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., U.S.

Date of Birth: December 22, 1980

Ethnicity: Irish, German, English, Scottish, 1/16th Italian, distant Welsh, Cornish, and Swiss-German

Chris Carmack is an American fashion model, actor, and singer. He is known for his roles on the shows The O.C., Related, Nashville, and Grey’s Anatomy, in the films Bring It On Again, Love Wrecked, Just My Luck (2006), Suburban Girl, The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations, Into the Blue 2: The Reef, Alpha and Omega, and its sequel, both in voice performance; and Shark Night 3D, in the made-for-tv movies The Last Ride and Beauty & the Briefcase, and in the mini-series Beach Girls.

He was raised in Derwood, Maryland. He is married to Erin Slaver, with whom he has two children. Erin is of paternal Irish and maternal Ashkenazi Jewish descent.

Chris’ patrilineal line can be traced to Christopher Carmack, who was born, c. 1653, likely in Scotland. Christopher emigrated to Maryland.

Chris’ paternal grandfather was James Kerr Carmack (the son of Mark M. Carmack and Helen Magdalene Kirby). James was born in Atlantic City, Atlantic, New Jersey. Chris’ great-grandfather Mark was born in New Jersey, the son of James K. Carmack and Carrie/Carolyn/Caroline M. Malatesta, who herself was born in Pennsylvania, to Italian parents, with her father having been born in Cicagna, Genoa, Liguria. Chris’ great-grandmother Helen was born in Pennsylvania, the daughter of John Albert Kirby and Flora Celesta/Celeste Lieberman, whose own parents, Joseph Lieberman and Walburga/Walberger Doneggar/Donegger/Dannegger, were from Immendingen, Tuttlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, and were Catholic.

Chris’ paternal grandmother was Catherine/Kathryn Agnes “Kitty” Egan (the daughter of Thomas Francis Egan and Elizabeth Agnes Byrne). Catherine was born in Atlantic City, Atlantic, New Jersey, to Irish parents. Thomas was born in Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, the son of John Rockett Egan and Catherine Wells. Chris’ great-grandmother Elizabeth was born in Middleton, County Cork, the daughter of Michael Byrne and Catherine Donnelly.

Chris’ maternal grandfather was Charles Walter McDougall/MacDougall (the son of Walter Burroughs McDougall/MacDougall and Edith Hodgson). Charles was born in Hammonton, New Jersey. Chris’ great-grandfather Walter was Brooklyn, New York City, New York, the son of Charles McDougall and Anna Florence Burroughs. Chris’ great-grandmother Edith was born in Pennsylvania, the daughter of Joseph Hodgson and Anne/Ann Richardson, who were English, from Cumberland. Joseph’s mother was Scottish.

Chris’ maternal grandmother was Eleanor Ruth Snoke (the daughter of Raymond Snoke and Helen C./K. Musser). Eleanor was born in Pennsylvania, and had deep roots in the state, including significant or predominate German ancestry. Raymond was born in Centre, Pennsylvania, the son of Charles Henry Snoke and Eva Peters Turner. Chris’ great-grandmother Helen was born in Centre, the daughter of Luther Willis Musser and Frances May “Fannie” Shaffer/Schaeffer.

Chris’ matrilineal line can be traced to Magdalene (Smith) Grimm, who was born, c. 1795, in Snyder County, Pennsylvania.

Sources: Chris’ paternal grandfather, James Kerr Carmack, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Chris’ paternal grandmother, Catherine/Kathryn Agnes “Kitty” Egan, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Chris’ maternal grandfather, Charles Walter McDougall/MacDougall, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Chris’ maternal grandmother, Eleanor Ruth Snoke, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org