Birth Name: Ariane Elise Rinehart
Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Date of Birth: April 13, 1994
Ethnicity:
*German, Irish, English, Scottish, some Dutch (father)
*Ashkenazi Jewish (mother)
Ariane Rinehart is an American actress and singer.
Ariane is the daughter of Nadine B. (Sokol/Skol) and Gregory Currier Rinehart. Ariane has a brother, Ian. Ariane’s father has English, German, Irish, Scottish, and some Dutch, ancestry. Ariane’s mother is Jewish.
Ariane is a first cousin of actress Anna Baryshnikov (Ariane’s father and Anna’s mother are siblings).
Ariane’s paternal grandfather was Virgil Willard Rinehart (the son of Virgil F. Rinehart and Ruby Belle Kellough). Virgil was the son of William Rinehart and Sarah Prudumn/Purdum. Ruby was the daughter of Henry Allen Kellough and Bessie Irene Shoemaker.
Ariane’s paternal grandmother was Katherine M. Briggs (the daughter of Hugh Alexander Briggs and Fern Estelle Currier). Hugh was born in Canada, the son of Matthew Wesley Briggs and Margaret Darling Briggs. Fern was also born in Canada, the daughter of Lemuel Bradford Currier and Catherine Lillian Mullin.
Ariane’s maternal grandparents were Jacob Sokol (likely the son of Benjamin Sokol and Rose) and Gertrude Minna “Gert” Cohen. Benjamin and Rose were from Poland.
Sources: Genealogy of Ariane’s father (focusing on his own father’s side) – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Marriage record of Ariane’s paternal grandparents – http://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Ariane’s paternal grandfather – http://www.legacy.com
Obitury of Ariane’s paternal great-aunt (grandfather’s sister), Joan A. “Jody” (Rinehart) Myers – http://www.legacy.com
Marriage record of Ariane’s maternal grandparents – http://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Ariane’s maternal grandmother, Gertrude Sokol – http://www.legacy.com
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