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This page describes the family of Elias Disney (son of Kepple Disney and Mary Richardson Disney), the father of Walter Elias "Walt" Disney.
The family name, originally d'Isigny ("from Isigny"), is of Norman French derivation, coming from the canton of Isigny-sur-Mer. The Disneys, among others, descended from Normans who settled in Normandy around the 11th century.[citation needed]
First generation
- Elias Disney (February 6, 1859 – September 13, 1941)
- Flora Call Disney (April 22, 1868 – November 6, 1938)
- Elias married Flora Call on January 1, 1888, in Acron, Florida, and had 4 sons and 1 daughter.
Second generation (children of Elias and Flora Call Disney)
- Herbert Arthur Disney (December 8, 1888 – January 29, 1961)
- Raymond Arnold Disney (December 30, 1890 – May 24, 1989)
- Roy Oliver Disney (June 24, 1893 – December 20, 1971)
- Roy O. married Edna Francis in April 1925. They had one son.
- Walter Elias Disney (Walt Disney) (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966)
- Walt married Lillian Marie Bounds on July 13, 1925, and they had 1 daughter and adopted one more.
- Ruth Flora Disney (December 6, 1903 – April 7, 1995)
Third generation (children of Roy O. Disney)
- Roy Edward Disney (January 10, 1930 – December 16, 2009)
- Roy E. married Patricia Ann Dailey in 1955 and divorced in 2007; they had 2 sons, 2 daughters
- Roy E. married Leslie DeMeuse Disney in 2008
Third generation (children of Walt Disney)
- Diane Marie Disney was born on December 18, 1933.
- Diane married Ronald William Miller and has 4 sons and 3 daughters.
- Sharon Mae Disney (adopted) (December 31, 1936 – February 16, 1993)
- Sharon married Robert Brown on May 10, 1959, and has one daughter, Victoria Brown. Robert died September 14, 1967.
- Sharon married William S. Lund and has two children: Brad Lund and Michelle Lund.
Fourth generation (children of Roy Edward Disney)
- Timothy Disney
- Roy Patrick Disney
- Abigail Edna Disney (b.1960)
- Susan Disney Lord
Fourth generation (children of Diane Marie Disney)
- Christopher Disney Miller (b.1954)
- Joanna Sharon Miller (b.1956)
- Tamara D. Miller Scheer (b.1957)
- Jennifer Miller Goff (b.1960)
- Walter Elias Disney Miller (b.1961)
- Ronald William Miller, Jr. (b.1963)
- Patrick D. Miller (b.1967)
Fourth generation (children of Sharon Mae Disney)
- Victoria Brown (b.1966)
- Brad Lund (b.1970)
- Michelle Lund (b.1970)
Other Disney family members
Distant relatives active in entertainment or media include singer/voice actress Melissa Disney, TV Guide executive Anthea Disney, musician Colin Thomas and surfer Derrick Disney.
External links
Categories:- American families of Irish ancestry
- Walt Disney
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