Presidents, politicians, patriots, and pioneers adorn my family tree. And so does a porn star. Jennifer Massoli, a.k.a. Jenna Jameson, is my 6th cousin. She has been described as the “most famous adult entertainment performer in the world”. If you don’t know who she is and decide to look her up on Google, be careful because you may get results that are a tad salacious to say the least. Jennifer is the mother of three children including a set of twins. She’s also an entrepeneur who runs her own film production company, ClubJenna. She married two of her costars which is why three porn stars have now made their way onto my family tree. The father of her twins is the retired mixed martial artist and UFC star, Tito Ortiz. Jennifer and Tito never married. (Oy, my mother would be so proud of how I’ve expanded on the genealogy she started.)

Jennifer is a descendant of John and Sarah Holliday. I can’t help but wonder if she was aware of her ancestry when she performed under the name “Daisy Holiday”. (Yes, I did my homework on Jennife’s career. It’s a dirty job but someone has to uncover all of our family’s secrets!) Sarah Holliday was born Sarah Trantham. Her brother, Jesse Trantham, is my 4th great grandfather who married John Holliday’s sister, Sarah. If you’re not already in a state of confusion, this makes Jennifer my double 6th cousin as we share two sets of 5th great grandparents. Incidentally, we are both 4th cousins, 6x removed from one of the aforementioned presidents in my family tree, Martin Van Buren.

Who knew genealogy could be so informative? Jennifer makes educational films and I write an educational blog.

Kenfolk: Tranthams
Relationship: 6th cousin
Common ancestors: Our 5th great grandparents are Henry and Sarah (Quackenbush) Holliday AND Martin Trantham and his wife, “Massey”.