Mussina in 2006, photo by Anthony Correia/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Michael Cole Mussina
Place of Birth: Williamsport, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of Birth: December 8, 1968
Ethnicity: German, English, Scottish, Irish
Mike Mussina is an American baseball player. He is a starting pitcher. He has played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). In 2019, he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Mike is the son of Eleanor and Malcolm Mussina. He is married to Jana McKissick, with whom he has three children.
Mike’s patrilineal line can be traced to Jacob Lyons Mussina, who was born, c. 1769, evidently in Kratierski/Kralershire, Greater Poland.
Mike’s paternal grandfather was Malcolm Vivian Mussina (the son of Vivian Emil Mussina and Margaret MacMillian). Vivian was the son of Henry Benjamin Mussina and Eva Etta Hoover. Margaret was the daughter of Malcolm MacMillian and Sarah Jane Porter.
Mike’s paternal grandmother was Florence Grace Spencer (the daughter of John Carroll Spencer and Jessie Grace Chadwick). John was the son of Harry Edward Spencer and Clara Belle White. Jessie was the daughter of William Perry Chadwick and Lovina Peelle.
Mike’s maternal grandfather was Millard Alvin Cole (the son of Russell Bryon Cole and Nellie Miller). Russell was the son of Ezra L. Cole and Sarah Elizabeth Stiner. Nellie was the daughter of Lewis Miller, Sr. and Maude May Galbraith.
Mike’s maternal grandmother was Wilda Mae Livergood (the daughter of Charles C. Livergood and Ada Mae Condon). Wilda was born in Pennsylvania. Charles was the son of Mordecai/Mordica Livergood and Catharine/Catherine Jury. Ada was the daughter of William C. Condon and Eliza E. Graham.
Sources: Death records of Mike’s paternal grandparents, Malcolm Vivian Mussina and Florence Grace Spencer – https://www.findagrave.com
Obituary of Mike’s maternal grandmother, Wilda Mae (Livergood) Cole – https://www.findagrave.com