Birth Name: Rachael Maureen Lampa
Place of Birth: Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Date of Birth: January 8, 1985
Ethnicity:
* Filipino (Pangasinan) (father)
* Hungarian (maternal grandfather)
* Irish (maternal grandmother)
Rachael Lampa is an American singer-songwriter. Her father, Phillip/Teofilo R. Lampa, is a Filipino immigrant, from Binalonan, Pangasinan. Her mother, Marianne (Miko) Harrington, is American, of Hungarian and Irish descent. She is married to singer-songwriter Brendan A. McCarthy.
Rachael’s maternal grandfather was George T. Miko, Jr. (also known as George A. Miko III, the son of György Mikó, later George T. Miko, Sr., and of Ethel Strinz). Rachael’s great-grandfather George was born in Hungary, to György Mikó and Lidia Kozahuba. Ethel was also born in Hungary, to Mihály Strinz and Mária Gomkőtő.
Rachael’s maternal grandmother was Clare Cecelia Walker (the daughter of Charles Joseph Walker and Cecelia Loretta Kirk). Charles was the son of William Walker and Sarah Ann Mooney. Rachael’s great-grandmother Cecelia was the daughter of John Patrick Kirk and Anna Loretta Casey. All of Clare’s great-grandparents were Irish immigrants.
Rachael’s matrilineal ancestry can be traced back to her third great-grandmother, Catherine Cummins (October 23, 1841, Ireland – September 22, 1917, Gary, Indiana).
Sources: http://instagram.com/p/Z2jpxctk8e/
Engagement announcement of Rachael Lampa, to Brendan A. McCarthy – http://www.hngnews.com/
Genealogy of Rachael Lampa (focusing on her mother’s side) – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/
Obituary of Rachael’s maternal uncle, Richard G. Miko – https://familysearch.org/
Marriage record of Rachael’s maternal grandparents, George T. Miko, Jr. and Clare Cecelia Walker – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFWN-4CW
Birth record of Rachael’s maternal grandfather, George T. Miko, Jr. – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7QK-R2G
Marriage record of Rachael’s maternal great-grandparents, George T. Miko, Sr. and Ethel Strinz – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF2X-J23
Obituary record of Rachael’s maternal great-grandfather, Charles Joseph Walker – http://khuish.tripod.com/lakecounty/cwalker.txt