Birth Name: Joelle Joanie Siwa
Place of Birth: Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Date of Birth: May 19, 2003
Ethnicity: Polish, German, Luxembourgish, 1/16th Italian, possibly other
JoJo Siwa is an American dancer, singer, actress, and YouTube personality. She is the daughter of Jessalynn (Lombardi), a professional dance instructor, and Thomas A. “Tom” Siwa, a chiropractor.
JoJo’s paternal grandfather is Ronald J. Siwa (the son of Andrew Siwa and Emily Bielanski).
JoJo’s paternal grandmother is named Joan G.
JoJo’s maternal grandfather was Kim N. Lombardi (the son of Vernon Henry Lombardi and Kathleen Barbara Elizabeth “Kay” Heinen). Vernon was the son of Nicholas Philipo “Nick” Lombardi, who was Italian, from Puglia, Italy, and of Cecelia/Celia Viola Mannemann, whose grandparents were all German. Kathleen was the daughter of Joseph Thomas Heinen, who was born in Wisconsin, to an English-born father and a French-born mother, and of Elizabeth Solie/Sauley/Sahle, who was an ethnic German, from France.
JoJo’s maternal grandmother was Kathy Ann Junk (the daughter of Dwain Allen Joseph Junk and Rosmary Marcella “Babe” Lampe). Dwain was the son of Mathias/Matthew Junk, who was of German descent, and of Anna P. Portz, whose parents were from Luxembourg. Marcella was the daughter of William Floyd Lampe, whose paternal grandparents were German and whose maternal grandparents were Luxembourgish, and of Anna Haxmeier, who was of three quarters Luxembourgish and one quarter German descent.
Sources: Obituary of JoJo’s great-uncle, Nelson A. Siwa – https://www.meaningfulfunerals.net/obituary/2492799?fh_id=14140
Obituary of JoJo’s maternal grandfather, Kim N. Lombardi – https://www.leonardfuneralhome.com/notices/Kim-Lombardi
Genealogy of JoJo’s maternal grandfather, Kim N. Lombardi (through his own sister, Patricia Ann Lombardi) – https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186711638/patricia-ann-barfels
JoJo’s great-grandfather, Vernon Henry Lombardi, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFJT-4TP
Vernon on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMJ3-Q7F
JoJo’s great-great-grandmother, Cecelia/Celia Viola Mannemann, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMJ1-GY5
Cecelia on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPVZ-Q3T
JoJo’s great-grandmother, Kathleen Barbara Elizabeth “Kay” Heinen, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMJ3-TNP
Obituary of JoJo’s maternal grandmother, Kathy Ann Junk – https://obittree.com/obituary/us/iowa/bellevue/hachmann-funeral-home/kathy-lombardi/2541709/
Genealogy of JoJo’s great-grandfather, Dwain Allen Joseph Junk – https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11341713
JoJo’s great-great-grandfather, William Floyd Lampe, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9K1-MTL
JoJo’s great-great-grandmother, Anna Haxmeier, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M92M-WPV
Anna on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGM4-PC6
JoJo’s great-great-great-grandfather, John Hoxmeier, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M81W-PSH
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