Birth Name: Melissa Marie Ricks
Place of Birth: San Bernardino County, California, United States
Date of Birth: January 9, 1990
Ethnicity:
*Cornish, English, French, German, Irish, Norwegian, Scottish (father)
*Filipino (Tagalog) (mother)
Melissa Ricks is a Filipina-American actress. Her father, Kelly Eugene Ricks, Jr., is American. Her mother, Josefina Cruz Ramos, is Filipina.
Melissa’s paternal grandfather was Kelly Eugene Ricks, Sr. (the son of Jesse Lee Ricks and Leila Ola Dodd). Jesse was the son of Zachary Taylor Ricks and Sara Jane Crume. Leila was the daughter of William Dodd and Josephine Pearse.
Melissa’s paternal grandmother was Hattie Viola Griffin (later Harriett Viola Griffin, the daughter of William Arthur Griffin and Minnie Rosette Jacobson). William was the son of Canadian immigrants John Griffin, of Sarnia, Ontario, and Harriet Elizabeth Mann, of Strathroy, Ontario. Minnie was the daughter of John Gustav Jacobson, whose parents were Norwegian immigrants, and Norwegian immigrant Josephine Hansdatter Næs, of Hakadal, Akershus.
Melissa’s maternal grandparents were Graciano Ramos and Maxima Cruz. Graciano and Maxima were natives of Baliuag, Bulacan.
Melissa’s patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to her 5th great-grandfather Christopher Ricks.
Sources: Melissa’s birth record – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Melissa Ricks (focusing on her mother’s side) – http://www.geni.com
Birth record of Melissa’s father – https://familysearch.org
Melissa’s paternal grandfather, Kelly Eugene Ricks, Sr., on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Melissa’s paternal grandmother, Harriett Viola Griffin, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage records of Melissa’s maternal grandparents, Graciano Ramos and Maxima Cruz – https://familysearch.org
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Melissa’s paternal great-grandfather, William Arthur Griffin, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Melissa’s paternal great-grandmother, Minnie Rosette Jacobson, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org