Birth Name: John Joseph Theodore Rzeznik
Place of Birth: Buffalo, New York, US
Date of Birth: December 5, 1965
Ethnicity:
*Polish (father)
*English, German (mother)
John Rzeznik is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and producer. He is known as the guitarist and frontman of the rock band the Goo Goo Dolls.
He was born to Edith (née Pomeroy) and Joseph Rzeznik. His last name means “butcher” in Polish.
John’s paternal grandmother was named Agnes. John’s paternal grandparents were both Polish.
John’s maternal grandparents were Earl Pomeroy (the son of Katherine/Catherine Mueller) and Mildred E. Roote (the daughter of Henry Miles Root and Anna Elizabeth Young). Katherine was born in New York, to German parents.
Sources: John’s father on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
John’s mother on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
John’s maternal grandfather, Earl Pomeroy, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of John’s maternal grandfather, Earl Pomeroy – http://fultonhistory.com
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