Christopher Gorham
Gorham in 2016, photo by kathclick/www.bigstockphoto.com
Birth Name: Christopher David Gorham
Place of Birth: Fresno, California, United States
Date of Birth: August 14, 1974
Ethnicity: English, along with German, Irish, French, some Scottish, distant Welsh
Christopher Gorham is an American actor. His roles include The Other Side of Heaven and its sequel, and the series Ugly Betty. He is married to Anel Lopez Gorham, with whom he has three children.
Christopher’s paternal grandfather was Emory Lee Gorham (the son of Wheeler Thomas Gorham and Dorothy Leona Lewis). Emory was born in Olustee, Oklahoma, and had deep roots in the U.S. Wheeler was the son of George Dempsey Gorham and Julia Ann Keef. Dorothy was the daughter of Ira Martin Lewis and Sarah Evaline Garland.
Christopher’s paternal grandmother was Beulah Mae Edwards (the daughter of King Solomon Edwards and Hattie Odessa Wheeler). Beulah was born in Paris, Texas, and had deep American roots. King was the son of Hiram Bell Edwards and Sarah Louvenia Perryman. Hattie was the daughter of John “Joe” Wheeler and Lillie M. Schrimpshere/Schrimsbere. Hattie was previously King Solomon’s step-daughter.
Christopher’s maternal grandfather was Elmer Adolph Hof (the son of Paul Benjamin Hof and Lillie Ethel Coleman). Elmer was born in Orrick, Missouri. Paul was born in Wisconsin, to German parents, Philip Jacques “Jacob “Hof, from Bavaria, and Marie Elisabethe Mayer, from Gollenberg, Rheinland-Pfalz. Lillie was the daughter of John Miles “Jack” Coleman and Barbara Ellen Wickliffe, and had deep American roots.
Christopher’s maternal grandmother was Mary Elizabeth Kiene (the daughter of Albert L. Kiene and Mary Lydia “Mamie” Barnes). Christopher’s grandmother Mary Elizabeth was born in Kansas. Albert was born in Ohio, the son of Frank Kiene and Rose Doriot, who were from Alsace, France, and were likely of German and French descent, respectively. Christopher’s great-grandmother Mary was the daughter of George W. Barnes and Elizabeth J. Kirkpatrick, who was born in Ohio, to parents from Ireland.
Sources: Genealogy of Christopher Gorham – https://www.familysearch.org
Birth record of Christopher’s paternal grandfather, Emory Lee Gorham – http://www.familysearch.org
Christopher’s paternal grandfather, Emory Lee Gorham, on the 1930 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Christopher’s maternal grandfather, Elmer Adolph Hof – http://www.findagrave.com
Birth record of Christopher’s, maternal great-grandmother, Mary Lydia “Mamie” Barnes – http://www.familysearch.org
Christopher’s maternal great-grandmother, Mary Lydia “Mamie” Barnes, on the 1880 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Lolol why the Americans of Northern and Central European descent look Iberians?
Christopher’s paternal grandfather was Emory Lee Gorham (the son of Wheeler Thomas Gorham and Dorothy Leona Lewis). Emory was born in Olustee, Oklahoma, and had deep lines in America. Wheeler was the son of George Dempsey Gorham and Julia Ann Keef. Dorothy was the daughter of Ira Martin Lewis and Sarah Evaline Garland.
Christopher’s paternal grandmother was Beulah Mae Edwards (the daughter of King Solomon Edwards and Hattie Odessa Wheeler). Beulah was born in Paris, Texas, and had deep lines in America. King was the son of Hiram Bell Edwards and Sarah Louvenia Perryman. Hattie was the daughter of John “Joe” Wheeler and Lillie M. Schrimpshere/Schrimsbere. Hattie was previously King Solomon’s step-daughter.
Christopher’s maternal grandfather was named Elmer Adolph Hof (the son of Paul Benjamin Hof and Lillie Ethel Coleman). Elmer was born in Orrick, Missouri. Paul was born in Wisconsin, to German parents, Philip Jacques “Jacob” Hof, from Bavaria, and Marie Elisabethe Mayer, from Gollenberg, Rheinland-Pfalz.
Lillie was the daughter of John Miles “Jack” Coleman and Barbara Ellen Wickliffe, and had deep lines in America.
https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/pedigree/landscape/P736-NKH
Christopher’s ethnicity: English, along with German, Irish, French, some Scottish, distant Welsh
I didn’t find much records of Hattie Odessa Wheeler’s parents, John “Joe” Wheeler and Lillie M. Schrimpshere/Schrimsbere; so her family tree ends there. It’s rare not to find nothing on Lillie, as her surname is not common…