Celeste Yarnall

Yarnall in 2016, photo by Joe Seer/bigstock.com

Birth Name: Celeste Jeanne Yarnall

Date of Birth: July 26, 1944

Place of Birth: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Death: October 7, 2018

Place of Death: Westlake Village, California, U.S.

Ethnicity: German, French, English, smaller amounts of Irish, Scottish, and Welsh

Celeste Yarnall was an American actress.

Celeste was married to British artist Nazim Nazim, until her death. She had a daughter with her former husband Sheldon Silverstein.

Celeste’s paternal grandfather was Elwood Forest Yarnall (the son of Alfred Yarnell/Yarnall and Sarah Green). Elwood was born in Darby Township, Pennsylvania, and had deep roots in the state. Alfred was born in Willistown, Pennsylvania, the son of Eli Yarnall and Mary West. Sarah was born in Delaware, Pennsylvania, the daughter of George Green and Sidney Reese.

Celeste’s paternal grandmother was Katie Stewart McClees (the daughter of Joseph Hunter McClees and Mary Ann Ramsey Ahn). Katie was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and had deep roots in the state. Joseph was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the son of Manassa McClees and Jane Andrews, whose father was Irish. Mary Ann was born in Philadelphia, the daughter of David A. Ahn and Elizabeth Weaver.

Celeste’s maternal grandfather was George Colombel (the son of Charles Constant Colombel and Julie Virginie Thierry). George was a French emigrant, from Le Havre, Normandy.

Celeste’s maternal grandmother was Marguerite Bertha Harder (the daughter of Frederick C. Harder and Katherine Scholl). Marguerite was born in Chicago, Illinois. Frederick was born in Illinois, to German parents. Katherine was also German.

Source: Genealogy of Celeste Yarnall – https://www.familysearch.org