Jerry Garcia

Birth Name: Jerome John Garcia

Date of Birth: August 1, 1942

Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, United States

Date of Death: August 9, 1995

Place of Death: Forest Knolls, California, U.S.

Ethnicity:
*50% Galician Spanish
*37.5% Irish
*12.5% Swedish

Jerry Garcia was an American musician. He was the lead guitarist, and a singer and songwriter, for the band Grateful Dead. The band’s members also included Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, and Bob Weir.

His father, José, later Joseph “Joe”, Ramón García López, was a Spanish immigrant from La Coruña. His mother, Ruth Marie (Clifford), was an American of three quarters Irish and one quarter Swedish descent.

Jerry was married to Deborah Koons, until his death. He had a daughter with his former wife Sara Ruppenthal; two children with his former wife Carolyn Adams; and a daughter with his former partner Manasha Matherson.

Jerry’s paternal grandfather was Manuel García Santos (the son of M. García and a woman surnamed Santos). Jerry’s grandfather Manuel was born in La Coruña, Spain.

Jerry’s paternal grandmother was Aquilina Couceiro López (the daughter of José López).

Jerry’s maternal grandfather was William Henry Clifford (the son of Edward Clifford and Bridget Callahan). William was born in California, to Irish parents.

Jerry’s maternal grandmother was Tillie May Olson (the daughter of Manfred Peter Olson and Sarah Cogley). Tillie was born in California, to a Swedish father and an Irish mother.

Source: Genealogy of Jerry Garcia – http://www.wargs.com

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