Birth Name: Amanda Joy Michalka
Place of Birth: Torrance, California, U.S.
Date of Birth: April 10, 1991
Ethnicity:
*German (father)
*German, English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh (mother)
AJ Michalka is an American actress, singer, songwriter, and musician. She is the sister of actress and singer Aly Michalka (Alyson Renae Michalka). The two comprise a band called 78violet (previously Aly & AJ).
AJ’s paternal grandfather was James J. Michalka (the son of Gustave August Michalka and Edna Caroline Loll). James was born in Michigan. Gustave was born in Michigan, to German parents, Frank August Michalka and Mary Venefky. Edna was also born in Michigan, also to German parents, Warner Loll and Henrietta Etta Krahn.
AJ’s paternal grandmother was Betty Anne Martin (the daughter of David Martin and Amelia Yurk). Betty was also born in Michigan. David and Amelia were both immigrants from what is listed as “Russia”. It is likely that they were both of ethnic German descent.
AJ’s maternal grandparents were Charles Malcolm Begley (the son of Newton Phillips Begley and Lula Maude Palmer) and Carmen Louise Wetzel (the daughter of August Wetzel and Harriet Louise McCausland). AJ’s mother’s ancestry includes German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh.
Sources: Genealogy of AJ Michalka – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
AJ’s paternal grandfather, James J. Michalka, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
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