Frankenreiter in 2008, photo by Prphotos
Birth Name: Donavon M. Frankenreiter
Place of Birth: Downey, Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: December 10, 1972
Ethnicity: German, Irish, one quarter Italian
Donavon Frankenreiter is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and surfer.
Donavon is married to Petra.
Donavon’s paternal grandfather was Anthony Merle/Merrill L. Frankenreiter (the son of Ambrose Martin Frankenreiter and Ella Ludwig). Ambrose was the son of Martin Frankenreiter and Christina Bauer. Ella was the daughter of Herman Heinrich Ludwig, whose parents, Caspar Ludwig and Catherine Schreiner, were from Hesse, Germany, and of Clara Louisa Gerhardt, who was also born in Missouri, the daughter of Julius Gehardt and Mollie Heine, who hailed from Bavaria and Saxony, Germany, respectively.
Donavon’s paternal grandmother was named Mary Yanni/Yanne/Youna (the daughter of Anthony “Tony” Yanne/Youna and Theresa). Mary was born in Missouri, to Italian parents.
Donavon’s maternal grandfather was Donald Russell Traut (the son of Milton Samuel Traut and Clara Bertha Block). Donald was born in Ohio. Milton was born in Ohio, the son of Nicholas Traut and Anna Maria Eckhardt, who were ethnic Volga Germans from Norka, Saratov, Russia. Clara was born in Michigan, to parents from Germany, Edward Block and Henrietta Davie.
Donavon’s maternal grandmother was Jacqueline (Nestor) Traut-Kendall (the daughter of Joseph/Jerome Nestor and Margaret M. Comiskey). Joseph was the son of Patrick Francis Nestor, whose parents were from Wales, and were of Irish descent, and of Mary M. Cayne/Coyne, whose parents were Irish. Margaret was the daughter of James Francis Comiskey, whose own parents were Irish, and of Helen/Nellie Hynes, whose parents were also Irish.
Sources: Obituary of Donavon’s father – http://obits.ocregister.com
Genealogies of Donavon’s paternal great-grandmother, Ella (Ludwig) Frankenreiter – http://www.geocities.ws
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Donavon’s paternal grandmother, Mary Yanni/Yanne/Youna, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Mary Yanni/Yanne/Youna on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Donavon’s paternal grandmother, Mary (Yanni/Yanne/Youna) Frankenreiter – http://www.legacy.com
Obituary of Donavon’s maternal grandmother, Jacqueline (Nestor) Traut-Kendall – http://www.tributes.com
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