Ancestry of Frank Zappa

compiled by William Addams Reitwiesner


The following material on the immediate ancestry of Frank Zappa should not be considered either exhaustive or authoritative, but rather as a first draft.





William Addams Reitwiesner

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Ancestry of Frank Zappa
1 Frank Vincent Zappa, b. Baltimore, Md., 21 Dec. 1940, d. Los Angeles, Cal., 4 Dec. 1993 [SSDI 546-56-0064]
PARENTS
2 Francis Vincent Zappa, b. Partinico, Sicily, 7 May 1905, d. Los Angeles, Cal., 7 April 1973 [SSDI 212-16-0475]
m. ... 1939
3 Rose Marie Colimore, b. Baltimore, Md., 7 June 1912, d. ... , Cal., 30 Jan. 2004 [SSDI 212-07-9161]
GRANDPARENTS
4 Vincent Zappa, b. ... , Italy, ... [ca. 1876], d. ... [living 1930]
m. ... [ca. 1900]
5 Rosa ... , b. ... , Italy, ... [ca. 1875], d. ... [living 1930]
6 Charlie Colimore, b. ... , Italy, ... [ca. 1869], d. ... [living 1930]
m. ... [ca. 1893]
7 Theresa ... , b. ... , Italy, ... [ca. 1876], d. ... [living 1930]
GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
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EXTRACTS from the U.S. FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS







1930 Maryland, Baltimore City, ED 432, sheet 9B, line 85

Zappa Vincent    H   M W 54 M 24    Italy Italy Italy    1907 Na    Barber    Barbershop
      Rosa       W   F W 55 M 25    Italy Italy Italy    1907 Na
      Frank      S   M W 24 S       Italy Italy Italy    1907 Na
      Sedio      S   M W 17 S       DC    Italy Italy

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1930 Maryland, Baltimore City, ED 240, sheet 6A, line 1

Colimore Charlie      H   M W 61 M 24    Italy Italy Italy     1894 Pa
         Thresea      W   F W 54 M 16    Italy Italy Italy     1894 Pa
         Fifi         D   F W 24 S       Italy Italy Italy     1906 Na    Secretary              Italian Consul
         Dominick     S   M W 23 S       MD    Italy Italy                Circulation Manager    Newspaper
         Jim          S   M W 19 S       MD    Italy Italy                Circulation Manager    Newspaper
         Rose Marie   D   F W 17 S       MD    Italy Italy
         Vince        S   M W 16 S       MD    Italy Italy

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