Birth Name: Peter Parada
Place of Birth: New York, United States
Date of Birth: July 9, 1974
Ethnicity:
*Slovak (paternal grandfather)
*Irish (mother)
Pete Parada is an American musician and songwriter. He is the drummer of the punk rock band The Offspring. Other members of the band are Dexter Holland, Greg K., and Noodles. Pete was previously the drummer of the bands Steel Prophet, Face to Face, Saves the Day, and Alkaline Trio.
Pete is the son of Maureen Teresa (Ludden) and Robert J. Parada. He has Slovak (from his paternal grandfather) and Irish (from his mother) ancestry.
Pete’s paternal grandparents were Peter Parada (the son of John Parada and Anna) and Anna. Pete’s grandfather Peter was born in Pennsylvania, to Slovak parents.
Pete’s maternal grandfather was Eugene W. “Gene” Ludden (the son of William Andrew Ludden and Margaret W. Walsh). William was the son of Patrick D. Ludden, whose parents were Irish, and of Alice C. Perry, who was born in New York, to a New York-born father and an Irish mother. Margaret was the daughter of William M. Walsh and Johanna M., who were both of Irish ancestry.
Pete’s maternal grandmother was Mary Catherine/Kathryn “Cac” McAndrews (the daughter of Harry Augustine McAndrew and Kathryn L. “Kate” Grumley). Harry was born in Pennsylvania, to James H. McAndrew and Mary G. Mulhesin, who were both born in England, to Irish parents. Pete’s great-grandmother Kathryn Grumley was the daughter of Michael Grumley and Mary A. Birmingham, who were both born in New York, both of them to Irish parents.
Sources: Pete’s father on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Pete’s paternal grandfather, Peter Parada, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Peter Parada on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Pete’s mother – https://www.geni.com
Obituary of Pete’s mother – http://www.genealogybuff.com
Obituary of Pete’s maternal grandfather, Eugene W. “Gene” Ludden – http://www.genealogybuff.com
Pete’s maternal great-grandfather, William Andrew Ludden, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
William Andrew Ludden on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Pete’s maternal great-grandmother, Margaret W. Walsh, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Pete’s maternal grandmother, Mary Catherine/Kathryn “Cac” (McAndrews) Ludden – http://www.eveningtribune.com
Pete’s maternal great-grandfather, Harry Augustine McAndrew, 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Harry Augustine McAndrew on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Pete’s maternal great-grandmother, Kathryn L. Grumley, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Kathryn L. Grumley on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org