The following material
on the immediate ancestry of
Etta James
should not be considered either
exhaustive or authoritative, but
rather as a first draft.
| Ancestry of Etta James | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jamesetta Hawkins ("Etta James"), b. Los Angeles, Cal., 25 Jan. 1938 |
| PARENTS | |
| 2 |
Rudolph Wanderone ("Minnesota Fats"),
b. ... , N. Y., 19 Jan. 1913,
d. Nashville, Tenn., 15 Jan. 1996
[SSDI 322-42-2372]
[non-marital liaison] |
| 3 | Dorothy Hawkins, b. ... 16 Dec. 1922, d. ... 19 May 2002 [SSDI 562-30-9750] |
| GRANDPARENTS | |
| 4 |
Rudolph Wanderone,
b. ... , Switzerland, ... [ca. 1883],
d. ...
m. |
| 5 | Rosa ... , b. ... , Switzerland, ... [ca. 1882], d. ... |
| 6 |
... Hawkins,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 7 | ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
1930 New York, New York Co., Manhattan, ED 1018, sheet 14A, line 15
Wanderon Rosa H F W 48 M 22 S S S 1899 Na
Rosalie D F W 23 S S S S 1910 Na Stenographer
Mills Julia D F W 21 M 19 S S S 1910 Na Telephone operator Telephone Co
John SiL M W 21 M 19 NY NY NY Packer ...
Wanderon Bertha D F W 12 S NY S S
(seven lodgers)
S = Switzerland
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1920 New York, New York Co., New York, ED 1510, sheet 8B, line 100, continued on sheet 9A
Wanderon Rudolph H M W 37 M 1900 Al S S S Superintendant Apartment House
Rose W F W 38 M 1907 Al S S S
Rose D F W 15 S 1907 Al S S S
Julia D F W 13 S 1907 Al S S S
Rudolph Jr S M W 7 S NY S S
Bertha D F W 1 8/12 S NY S S
S = Switzerland
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