Birth Name: Aja R. Volkman
Place of Birth: Eugene, Oregon, United States
Date of Birth: March 4, 1987
Ethnicity:
*German, possibly other (father)
*Spanish, Italian (mother)
Aja Volkman is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. She is the lead singer of the alternative rock band Nico Vega. Aja is married to musician Dan Reynolds, with whom she has a child.
Aja is the daughter of Rogene C. (Manas), an artist, and James William Volkman. Her mother is of half Spanish and half Italian descent. Her father’s surname suggests German ancestry.
Aja’s maternal grandparents were Pedro “Pete” Garcia Manas (the son of Pedro Garcia Manas and Rosa “Rosie” Garcia) and Bruna Marie Riccomini (the daughter of Giuseppi Riccomini and Annunsiata Maria Ventura). Aja’s great-grandparents Pedro and Rosa were Spanish immigrants; Rosa was born in Sorbas, Spain. Giuseppi and Annunsiata were Italian.
Source: Obituary of Aja’s maternal grandmother, Bruna Marie Riccomini – http://www.thefreelibrary.com/OBITUARIES.-a0119398859
Genealogies of Aja’s maternal grandparents – https://www.geni.com/people/Pedro-Manas/6000000014927172388
https://www.geni.com/people/Bruna-Roccomini/6000000014927171214
Aja’s maternal grandfather, Pedro Garcia Manas, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHW3-FMZ
Aja’s maternal grandmother, Bruna Marie Riccomini, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH45-37R
Bruna on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCJW-9CH
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