Place of Birth: Bamenda, Northwest Region, Cameroon
Date of Birth: January 13, 1989
Ethnicity:
*Cameroonian (father)
*German, Irish, Welsh, English (mother)
Andy Allo is a Cameroonian-American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actress.
She was born in Bamenda, Northwest Region, the daughter of Andrew Allo and Sue G. (Adams). She has a sister, Suzanne. They moved to Sacramento, California, when Andy was eleven years old.
Andy’s father is Cameroonian. Andy’s mother is Caucasian, and was born in Lodi, California, U.S.
Andy’s maternal grandfather was Christopher Norman Adams. His parents were Christopher N. Adams (the son of Henry Adams and Susy Peck) and Mary E. Dalton (the daughter of Thomas Dalton and Celia Longhurst).
Henry was originally from Snowhill Townland, County Fermanagh, Ulster, Ireland. Mary hailed from Angle, Pembrokeshire, Wales, and moved to California with her parents at the age of ten.
Andy’s maternal grandmother was named Viola Alma Woelmer. Her parents were Theodore F. Woelmer/Waelmeir (the son of John Woelmer/Wollmer and Anna/Annie Kaper) and Mary Zabel (the daughter of John A. Zabel and Magdalena Wortz/Woertz).
Magdalena was originally from Baden (now Baden-Württemberg), Germany. John was born in Louisville, Kentucky, to parents from Hesse, Germany.
Andy holds dual American and Cameroonian citizenship.
Andy is pictured with her parents here.
Sources: http://www.sactownmag.com/August-September-2012/Foxy-Lady/
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPSR-H2L
Obituary of Andy’s maternal grandfather, Christopher Norman Adams – http://www.recordnet.com/article/19950311/A_NEWS/303119991
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~npmelton/sjbada.htm
Family Tree of Andy’s maternal grandmother, Viola Alma (Woelmer) Adams – http://www.ancestry.ca/genealogy/records/viola-woelmer_140281159
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