Birth Name: Anthony Raymond Borowiak
Place of Birth: California City, California, United States
Date of Birth: October 12, 1972
Ethnicity: Polish (paternal grandfather), German, possibly other
Tony Borowiak is an American singer and songwriter. He is a member of the group All-4-One, along with Jamie Jones, Delious Kennedy, and Alfred Nevarez.
Tony is the son of Sandra Lynne “Sandi” (Hartman) and Raymond John “Ray” Borowiak. His father is of Polish and German descent.
Tony’s paternal grandfather was Sylvester Joseph Borowiak (the son of Anton Walter Borowiak and Hedwig C. Pytleski). Anton was born in Lamont, Illinois, to Polish parents, Frank Borowiak and Anna Lijewska. Hedwig was born in Minnesota, also to Polish parents.
Tony’s paternal grandmother was Pearl Frances Wegner (the daughter of Frank Fredrick William Wegner and Emma Sophie Werling). Frank was born in Cylinder, Iowa, to German parents, Albert Ferdinand Wegner and Friederieke Ernestine Wilhelmine “Rika” Maron. Emma was born in LuVerne, Iowa, to George Werling and Emma Hinz, and all of her grandparents were German.
Source: Genealogy of Tony Borowiak (focusing on his father’s side)
Genealogy of Tony’s paternal grandmother, Pearl Frances Wegner
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