Birth Name: Cynthia Michele Watros
Place of Birth: Lake Orion, Michigan, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 2, 1968
Ethnicity: Polish (paternal grandmother), Italian (maternal grandfather), English, possibly other
Cynthia Watros is an American actress.
Cynthia is the daughter of Nancy Rose-Marie (Salvador) and Bruce Wayne Watros.
Cynthia’s paternal grandfather was George Alfred Watros/Watrous. His parents were Frederick “Fred” Delray Watros/Watrous (the son of Clinton Delray Watrous and Hattie Ann Nelson) and Mary Alina/Albina Williams (the daughter of John Dow Williams and Laura Adaline/Addaline Thomas).
Cynthia’s paternal grandmother was Florence Clare Kaszubowski. Her parents were Joseph Kaszubowski (the son of Thomas Kaszubowski and Theresa) and Martha Viola Hayka/Heyka (the daughter of Jakub Hejka and Rozalia Gardzilewski). Jakub’s parents were J. Hejka and Jadwiga Kinkrewier.
Cynthia’s great-great-grandparents Thomas, Theresa, Jakub, and Rozalia were all born in either Germany or Poland, and had Polish background.
Cynthia’s maternal grandfather was Henry J. Salvador (the son of Guiseppe/Giuseppe “Joseph” Salvador and Roselina Maria “Rosa” Martinelli). Henry was born in Michigan, to parents from Valfurva, Province of Sondrio, Lombardy, Italy.
Cynthia’s maternal grandmother was Dorothy Margelia/Marzella/Marcella Mullens or Wimbrow (the daughter of Fannie). Fannie was born in Indiana and married Harry W. Wimbrow. Fannie’s daughter, sometimes registered as “Margelia Mullens” or “Marcella Wimbrow”, was likely Harry’s stepdaughter.
Sources: Genealogy and obituary of Cynthia’s father, Bruce Wayne Watros (focusing on his mother’s side) – https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin//fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=101346470
Genealogy of Cynthia’s paternal grandfather, George Alfred Watros/Watrous – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/
Cynthia’s paternal great-grandparents, Frederick “Fred” Delray Watros/Watrous and Mary Alina/Albina Williams, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQT2-WZD
Obituary of Cynthia’s maternal grandfather, Henry J. Salvador – http://www.genealogybuff.com/mi/mi-oakland-obits1.htm
Cynthia’s maternal grandfather, Henry J. Salvador, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZQR-J3Q
Obituary of Cynthia’s maternal grandmother, Dorothy Margelia/Marzella (Wimbrow) Salvador – http://www.mideathnotices.com/view-single.php?id=291874
http://www.filmreference.com/film/32/Cynthia-Watros.html
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