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LOS ANGELES - NOV 23:  Bob Weir at the 2014 American Music Award

Birth Name: Robert Hall Parber

Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, United States

Date of Birth: October 16, 1947

Ethnicity:
*Italian, German (father)
*English, some German, remote Welsh and Irish (mother)

Bob Weir is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He was a member of the rock band Grateful Dead, in which he sung and played the rhythm guitar. The band’s members also included Jerry Garcia, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, and Ron “Pigpen” McKernan.

Bob is the biological son of Phyllis (Inskeep) Critchfield and John Louis “Jack” Parber. He was adopted by Frederic Utter and Eleanor Cramer Weir. Bob’s mother’s ancestry was English, with some German, and remote Welsh and Irish roots. His father was of half Italian and half German descent.

Bob’s biological paternal grandparents were James Victor Benvenuto (the son of Canio Benvenuto and Filiemina Mecca) and Evelyn Charlotte Heinzman/Heinzmann (the daughter of Joseph Heinzman/Heinzmann and Charlotte Niemann/Newman). James was born in Italy. Evelyn was born in New Jersey, to German parents.

Bob’s biological maternal grandparents were Harry Burt Inskeep (the son of Frank E. Inskeep and Emily A. Hoffmann) and Roxanna B. Curtis (the daughter of Henry Clifford Curtis and Mary Luella Pinney).

Sources: Genealogy of Bob Weir (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com

Genealogy of Bob’s paternal grandmother, Evelyn Charlotte Heinzman/Heinzmann (focusing on her own father’s side) – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Genealogy of Bob’s mother (through her sister, Jane Inskeep) – https://familysearch.org

Bob’s mother, Phyllis Inkeep, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Bob’s mother on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Genealogy of Bob’s maternal great-grandfather, Frank E. Inskeep (focusing on his own father’s side) – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Genealogy of Bob’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Ann Gephart (focusing on her own mother’s side) – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Genealogy of Bob’s maternal great-great-great-grandmother, Lucy/Lucia Hinkle (focusing on her own father’s side) – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Genealogy of Bob’s maternal great-grandfather, Henry Clifford Curtis (focusing on his own father’s side) – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com

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