Billie Joe Armstrong
Armstrong in 2012, photo by Prphotos.com
Place of Birth: Oakland, Alameda, California, United States
Date of Birth: February 17, 1972
Ethnicity: Scottish, English, Irish, Welsh, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, one eighth Italian [including Sicilian], German, 1/16th Spanish-Mexican
Billie Joe Armstrong is an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and actor. He is lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of rock band Green Day. Other members of the band are Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool. He is also known as Fink, Wilhelm Fink, and Reverend Strychnine Twitch.
Billie Joe is the son of Ollie and Andrew Marciano Armstrong. Billie Joe is married to Adrienne Nesser, with whom he has two children. Adrienne is the sister of professional skateboarder Steve Nesser. She is of Arab descent.
Billie Joe’s ancestry includes Scottish, English, Irish, Welsh, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, one eighth Italian [including Sicilian], at least 1/16th German, and 1/16th Spanish-Mexican. Billie Joe has received honorary citizenship in Viggiano, the Italian commune from where his ancestors originated. Also, one of Billie Joe’s maternal great-great-grandmothers, Margaret Ann Willey (the daughter of George Willey and Minerva/Manivery Jane Tilson/Tellesion), was said to be a Cherokee Native American. It is not clear if this has been verified/documented.
Billie Joe’s paternal grandfather was David Banks Armstrong (the son of Edwin Merritt Armstrong and Evaline Edwards). David was born in California. Edwin was born in New York, the son of Bradley Adam Armstrong and Mary Weaver. Evaline was English, and was the daughter of Mary A.
Billie Joe’s paternal grandmother was Frances Myrtle Marsicano (the daughter of Andrew Marsicano and Elaine Lena Mueller/Muller). Frances was born in California. Andrew was born in California, to Italian parents, Peter Marsciano, from Palermo, Provincia di Palermo, Sicily, and Thelma/Theresa Nigro, from Naples, Naples, Campania. Elaine was born in Mexico, to a German father, Joachim Mueller, from Berlin, and to a Spanish mother, Luciana Becerril, from Madrid, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain.
Billie Joe’s maternal grandfather was Jay William Jesse Jackson (the son of Jay Jackson and Mary/Mollie Gable). Jay was born in Texas or Missouri, to a father from Texas and a mother from Missouri.
Billie Joe’s maternal grandmother was Alta May Hastings (the daughter of Thomas Anson Carey Hastings and Eliza Rayl). Alta was born in Oklahoma. Thomas was born in Kansas, the son of James M. Hastings and Margaret Carey. Eliza was born in Illinois, the daughter of William Rayl and Margaret Ann Willey.
Sources: Genealogy of Billie Joe Armstrong – https://www.geni.com
Billie Joe’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Billie Joe’s paternal grandfather, David Banks Armstrong, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Death record of Billie Joe’s paternal grandfather, David Banks Armstrong – https://www.familysearch.org
Billie Joe’s paternal great-grandparents, Edwin Merritt Armstrong and Evaline Edwards, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Billie Joe’s paternal grandmother, Frances Myrtle Marsicano, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Billie Joe’s maternal grandparents, Jay William Jesse Jackson and Alta May Hastings, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Billie Joe’s maternal grandmother, Alta May Hastings, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Billie Joe’s maternal great-grandparents, Thomas Anson Carey Hastings and Eliza Rayl, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
he looks like Goku
In my opinion, if Luciana Becerril was a Spanish immigrant from Madrid, putting simply “Spanish” is more appropriate, instead of “Spanish-Mexican”.
It makes no sense, why not put “German-Mexican” then?
Might be part Middle Eastern. He’s Sicilian
I’m also part Sicilian and the DNA test I took didn’t show anything outside of Europe.
I already had a fair idea of this, since most Sicilians don’t have any Middle Eastern or African admixture.
If they do; it is always very minimal.
Did the test you take identify your paternal and maternal haplogroups? That can sometimes indicate more recent admixture, well, grand scheme “recent” stretching back several centuries.
https://www.geni.com/people/private/6000000110094363831?through=6000000110098250821
Can someone trace Tré Cool’s (GD drummer) genealogy? At least starting from his patrilineal line (they’re all named Frank Edwin Wright). But I am not sure who is the right grandfather.