Studi in 2014, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Wesley Studie
Place of Birth: Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma
Date of Birth: c. 1946/1947
Ethnicity: Cherokee
Wes Studi is a Native American actor and film producer. His roles include the films Dances with Wolves, The Last of the Mohicans (1992), Geronimo: An American Legend, Street Fighter, Heat (1995), Mystery Men, The New World, Avatar, A Million Ways to Die in the West, and Hostiles, and the series Penny Dreadful.
He is the son of Cherokee parents, Maggie (Nofire) and Andy Studie. He was born in Nofire Hollow, named for his mother’s family and located in Cherokee County in Oklahoma. Wes is married to Maura Dhu Studi, who is the daughter of actor and entertainer Jack Albertson. Wes has three children, including one with Maura.
Wes fought in the Vietnam War, for eighteen months, and has participated in Native American activism, including the Wounded Knee Incident at Pine Ridge Reservation, in 1973.
Wes’s paternal grandfather was Lee Chunestudy (the son of Joe Caywood/Chunestudy and Mollie Constitution). Lee was born in Oklahoma. Joe was the son of Joe Caywood and Lydia Swallow. Mollie was the daughter of Dave Leaf/Constitution and Dakie Sam, whose father was from Alabama.
Wes’s paternal grandmother was Fannie Glory (the daughter of Charley Glory and Sally/Sallie Bolyn). Charley was the son of Richard “Di-Kee” Glory and Martha “Cut-ti-la-kah” Chambers. Sally was the daughter of Charley Bolyn/Bolen and Sarah/Sarrah J. Frizlie.
Wes’s maternal grandfather was Anter Otter Nofire (the son of Jesse/Jess Nofire and Jane Che-Cor-Na-La Ussery). Otter was born in Oklahoma. Jesse was the son of Wo-Ta-Nah Nofire and Nah Cut-Ty-You-Cah (Gar-Dor-Yorahe). Jane was the daughter of Phillip Ussary and Lizzie Catcher.
Wes’s maternal grandmother was named Elsie Scott. Elsie was born in Oklahoma.
Sources: Genealogy of Wes Studi – https://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Wes Studi (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.wikitree.com
Wes’s father on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Wes’s paternal grandmother, Fannie Glory, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Fannie Glory on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Wes’s mother on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Wes’s maternal grandfather, Anter Otter Nofire – https://www.findagrave.com
Wes’s maternal grandfather, Anter Otter Nofire, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
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