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Phoenix in 2013, photo: kathclick<\/a>\/bigstock.com<\/p><\/div>\n

Birth Name: Summer Joy Bottom<\/p>\n

Place of Birth: Winter Park, Florida, U.S.<\/p>\n

Date of Birth: December 10, 1978<\/p>\n

Ethnicity:
\n*father<\/em> – English, with some Scottish, Scots-Irish\/Northern Irish, German, Irish, Welsh, and French Huguenot
\n*mother<\/em> – Ashkenazi Jewish<\/strong><\/p>\n

Summer Phoenix is an American actress, model, and designer.<\/p>\n

Summer is the daughter of John Phoenix (born Johnny Lee Bottom), from California, and Arlyn Phoenix (born Arlyn Dunetz), a social activist, from New York. Summer’s father is of English, along with Scottish, Scots-Irish\/Northern Irish, German, Irish, Welsh, and French Huguenot, ancestry. Summer’s mother is Jewish; half of her family are Russian Jews and the other half are Hungarian Jews. She is the the sister of actors River Phoenix<\/a>, Rain Phoenix, Joaqu\u00edn Phoenix<\/a>, and Liberty Phoenix.<\/p>\n

In the early 1970s, her parents joined the religious group Children of God, and lived with the group in Caracas, Venezuela, Mexico, and Puerto Rico; they left the Children of God by the late 1970s, settling back with Summer’s maternal grandparents in Florida, before moving to Los Angeles, California.<\/p>\n

Summer has two children with her former husband, actor and filmmaker Casey Affleck<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Summer’s patrilineal line can be traced to John Bottom, who was born, c. 1598, in Archers Hoop, Malmsbury, England, and to his wife Elizabeth.<\/p>\n

Summer’s paternal grandfather was Ehlia\/Robert Merrill Bottom (the son of William Dell Bottom and Cordelia Pearl Matherly). Robert was born in Kentucky, as were all of his grandparents. William was the son of Fidellar\/Phidellar Sharp “Dee” Bottom and Rachel Ann Bolling\/Bowling. Cordelia was the daughter of David Houston Matherly and Sarah Frances “Sally” Purdom.<\/p>\n

Summer’s paternal grandmother was Beulah Ernestine Ingram (the daughter of Robert Lee Ingram and Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Leidy\/Lydie). Beulah was born in Missouri. Robert was the son of Robert T. Ingram and Ellen L. Curry. Mary Elizabeth was the daughter of William John Leidy and Sarah Clarissa Dyer.<\/p>\n

Summer’s maternal grandfather was Meyer Dunetz (the son of Samuel\/Sam Dunetz and Libbe\/Libby “Sallie” Grodenzik). Meyer was born in New York. Samuel and Libbe were Russian Jewish immigrants. Samuel was the son of Moses\/Moshe Idel Dunetz and Shifra. Libbe was the daughter of Simon Gordon and Menucha.<\/p>\n

Summer’s maternal grandmother was Margaret “Margie” Lefkowitz (the daughter of Ignatz\/Jenat Lefkowitz and Marija\/Mary Beck). Margaret was born in New York, the daughter of Hungarian Jewish immigrants. Ignatz was born in Imre, Zempl\u00e9n, Hungary (now Mal\u010dice, Slovakia), the son of Herman Lefkowitz and Rose Greenwald. Mary was the daughter of Ignatz Beck and Maly\/Amalia\/Mali Frankel.<\/p>\n

Sources:<\/strong> Genealogies of Summer Phoenix – http:\/\/www.geni.com<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/www.wikitree.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Summer’s uncle (father’s brother) on the 1940 U.S. Census – https:\/\/familysearch.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Summer’s paternal grandmother, Beulah Ernestine Ingram, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https:\/\/familysearch.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Summer’s great-uncle (maternal grandfather’s brother) on the 1940 U.S. Census – https:\/\/familysearch.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Summer’s maternal grandfather, Meyer Dunetz, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https:\/\/www.familysearch.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Summer’s maternal grandmother, Margaret “Margie” Lefkowitz, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https:\/\/familysearch.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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