Birth Name: John Andrew Smoltz
Place of Birth: Warren, Michigan
Date of Birth: May 15, 1967
Ethnicity:
*German (father)
*Italian (mother)
John Smoltz is an American former baseball pitcher. He is the son of Mary (Tersigni) and John Adam Smoltz.
John’s paternal grandparents were John Frank Smoltz and Theresa M. Gehringer (the daughter of Adam John Gehringer and Rosa Fronrath). John worked as an usher and grounds keeper for the Detroit Tigers. Adam was born in Michigan, the son of German parents, Sebastian Gehringer, from Baden-Württemberg, and Anna Maria Miltner.
John’s maternal grandparents were Andrew Tersigni and Benedetta “Bertha” D’Annunzio.
Sources: http://sabr.org
Genealogy of John’s paternal grandmother, Theresa M. (Gehringer) Smoltz (focusing on her own father’s side) – http://www.findagrave.com
Obituary of John’s maternal grandmother, Benedetta “Bertha” (D’Annunzio) Tersigni – http://deathnotices.michigan.com
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