Rachele Brooke Smith

July 2024 · 2 minute read

Smith in 2016, photo by Prphotos.com

Place of Birth: Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.

Date of Birth: November 7, 1987

Ethnicity: Lithuanian (maternal grandfather), Finnish, Swedish, English, Irish, Scottish, distant Dutch

Rachele Brooke Smith is an American actress and dancer.

Rachele’s paternal grandfather was Bruce Wayne Smith (the son of Rufus Grant Smith and Laura Gertrude Lockwood). Bruce was born in Washington. Rufus was born in Washington, the son of Victor Reinhold Smith, who was born in Petalax, Finland, as Viktor Reinhold Ribacka; and of Hilda Maria Wennberg, who was from Kvevlax, Finland. Rachele’s great-grandmother Laura was born in Washington, the daughter of Fred Elton Lockwood and Alfreda May Lindgren, whose father was Swedish, from Sävar, Västerbotten County; and whose mother was American, from Kansas.

Rachele’s paternal grandmother is Mary Jane Barnum (the daughter of Bruce Barnum and Lillian Marguerite “Lily” Gentry). Mary Jane was born in California. Bruce was born in Utah, the son of Calvin Dudley Barnum and Lucy Jepson. Lillian was born in Nevada, the daughter of Arthur Henry Gentry, whose father was English and whose mother was the daughter of Irish parents, and of Lydia Evelyn Conaway.

Rachele’s maternal grandfather is Gerald Williams Sandarg (the son of William Sandarg and Beatrice Stephan/Stephon/Steponites). Gerald was born in Illinois, to Lithuanian parents. Rachele’s great-grandfather William was the son of Stanley Sandarg and Barbara Arnules. Beatrice was the daughter of John Steponites and Mary Plecits.

Rachele’s maternal grandmother is Lorena Lee Berry (the daughter of Harry Leo Berry and Audrey Elnora Perkins). Lorena was born in California. Harry was born in Missouri, the son of James Alexander Berry and Sarah Elizabeth Rickman. Audrey was born in Oklahoma, the daughter of William Leland Perkins and Della C. Burton.

Sources: Genealogy of Rachele’s father – http://www.barnum.org

Genealogy of Rachele’s paternal grandfather, Bruce Wayne Smith – https://www.familysearch.org

Death record of Rachele’s paternal grandfather, Bruce Wayne Smith – https://findagrave.com

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