Denyse Tontz

Tontz in 2013, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Denyse Annemarie Tontz

Place of Birth: San Diego, California, United States

Date of Birth: September 17, 1994

Ethnicity:
*father – Irish, German, French/French-Canadian, Swiss-German, English, Scottish, distant Dutch
*mother – Salvadoran, with some Nicaraguan, Honduran, and Basque

Denyse Tontz is an American actress, singer, and songwriter.

Her father is American. Her mother is originally from San Salvador, El Salvador. Her parents are pictured here.

Denyse’s paternal grandfather was Russell Clyde Tontz (the son of Russell Clyde Tontz and Marie Elizabeth Sturn). Denyse’s grandfather Russell was born in Maryland. Denyse’s great-grandfather Russell was born in Illinois, the son of John Logan Tontz, whose father was from Igis, Graubünden, Switzerland, and whose mother was the daughter of Swiss parents, from Bern; and of Laura Bell Hewes. Marie Elizabeth was born in Maryland, the daughter of William Anthony Sturn/Sturm, whose parents were from Germany, and of Elizabeth A. Knauss, whose parents were also German.

Denyse’s paternal grandmother is Maureen Anne McGinley (the daughter of Joseph Michael McGinley and Denyse Lucette Mercure). Joseph was born in New York, the son of Hugh F. McGinley, whose parents were Irish, and of Helen Sweeney, whose parents were also Irish. Denyse was born in Montréal, Québec, Canada, the daughter of Louis Philippe Damien Mercure and Marie Eva Eglephire Elisabeth Dupré.

Denyse’s maternal grandfather was named José Miguel Gasteazoro Guerrero.

Denyse’s maternal grandmother was named Flora Mercadal.

Sources: http://www.elsalvador.com

Obituary of Denyse’s paternal grandfather, Russell Clyde Tontz – https://www.dignitymemorial.com

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