Birth Name: Ava Elizabeth Sambora
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: October 4, 1997
Ethnicity:
*Polish (father)
*English, Scottish, German (mother)
Ava Sambora is an American model and actress. She is the daughter of musician Richie Sambora and actress Heather Locklear.
Ava’s mother has stated “I am part Lumbee – way, way back on my father’s side”. The Lumbee are a Native American tribe. It is not clear if Ava’s Lumbee ancestry has been verified/documented. Ava’s most recent ancestors are all listed as “White” on U.S. Censuses. Through her maternal grandfather, Ava is the great-great-great-great-great-granddaughter of Duncan Locklear and Nancy Quick, of South Carolina. These ancestors were, at least publicly, Caucasian. It appears that the line has not been traced further than Duncan Locklear.
Ava’s paternal grandparents were Adam Sambora (the son of John Sambora and Anna Klucek) and Joan Sienila (the daughter of Alexander Sienila and Stella). John and Anna were both Polish immigrants. Alexander was a Polish immigrant. Stella was born in New Jersey, and was almost certainly also of Polish ancestry.
Ava’s maternal grandfather was William Robert Locklear (the son of Harper Hamilton Locklear and Esther Mary Mae Wolsifer). Harper was the son of William Jesse Locklear and Mattie Walena Hatfield. Esther was the daughter of William George Wolsiffer and Mollie H. Wilson.
Ava’s maternal grandmother was Diane Tinsley (the daughter of Kenneth L. D. Tinsley and Ruth B. Roberts). Kenneth was the son of Jesse William Tinsley and Hattie Belle Black. Ruth was the daughter of ? Roberts and Mary.
Sources: Ava’s paternal grandfather, Adam Sambora, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Ava’s paternal great-grandfather, John Sambora, on the 1930 U.S. Census –https://familysearch.org
Ava’s paternal grandmother, Joan Sienila, on the 1940 U.S. census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogies of Ava Sambora (focusing on her mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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Genealogy of Ava’s maternal grandfather (focusing on his own mother’s side) –http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Ava’s maternal great-great-great-great-grandparents, Jesse Locklear and Mary Polly Turner, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
PBS Frontline statement that Heather Locklear likely has some Lumbee ancestry, citing no particular source – http://www.pbs.org
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