Birth Name: Linda Maria Ronstadt
Place of Birth: Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Date of Birth: July 15, 1946
Ethnicity:
*Mexican, 1/4 German, 1/8 English (father)
*English, German, Dutch (mother)
Linda Ronstadt is an American singer and actress.
Linda is the daughter of Ruth Mary (Copeman) and Gilbert Ronstadt. Her father was of five eighths Mexican, two eighths German, and one eighth English, descent. Her mother had English, German, and Dutch ancestry.
Linda’s paternal grandfather was Frederick Augustus Ronstadt (the son of Friedrich August Ronstadt and Margarita Redondo Y Vasquez). Linda’s grandfather Frederick was born in Las Delicias, Sonora, Mexico. Linda’s great-grandfather Friedrich was German, born in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany, the son of Gottfried Heinrich Ronstadt and Trienke Gerdes. Margarita was Mexican, the daughter of José María Redondo and Antonia Jesusita Vasquez.
Linda’s paternal grandmother was Guadalupe Dalton (the daughter of Winnall Augustin Dalton and Maria Jesus Francisca “Jesusita” Vasquez). Winnall was the son of Henry Francis Dalton, who was English, from Middlesex, England, and of Maria Guadalupe Zamerano, who was of Mexican origin. Linda’s great-grandmother Maria was also of Mexican origin, the daughter of Francisco Vasquez and Maria Concepcion “Chona” Suastegui.
Linda’s maternal grandfather was Lloyd Groff Copeman (the son of John Wesley Copeman and Caroline Estelle Groff). Lloyd was a well-known inventor in his day. His parents were Canadian. John was the son of Baldwin C. Copeman and Elizabeth Smith. Caroline was the daughter of Henry Groff and Helen M. Henderson.
Linda’s maternal grandmother was Hazel Dawn Berger (the daughter of Charles Henry Berger and Adelaide M. Bowman). Adelaide was the daughter of Jonas Bowman and Mary Elizabeth Leffingwell.
Sources: Genealogy of Linda Ronstadt – http://www.geni.com