Birth Name: Rebecca Rose Lobo
Place of Birth: Hartford, Connecticut
Date of Birth: October 3, 1973
Ethnicity:
*Cuban/Spanish-Cuban, Spanish, Ashkenazi Jewish, Polish (father)
*Irish, German (mother)
Rebecca Lobo is an American basketball player who was a great college player.
Rebecca’s paternal grandfather was of Cuban/Spanish-Cuban and Spanish descent, while Rebecca’s paternal grandmother was of Ashkenazi Jewish and Polish (Catholic) ancestry. Rebecca’s mother had Irish and German ancestry.
Rebecca’s paternal grandfather was Joseph M. Lobo, Jr. (the son of Joseph M. Lobo and Maria Emilia Guitterez). Rebecca’s great-grandfather Joseph was born in Pinar del Río, Cuba, to Jose Maria Lobo and Vincenta Perez. Maria Guitterez was born in Tangier, Morocco, to Spanish parents, Antonio Guitterez and Catalina Roca.
Rebecca’s paternal grandmother was Catherine M. Wade (“Wade” was the surname of her stepfather). Catherine’s mother, Mary Olech, was a Polish (Catholic) immigrant from Galicia. Catherine’s biological father, Rebecca’s great-grandfather, was unknown. On the genealogy series Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2014), DNA testing suggested that Catherine’s biological father was likely of Ashkenazi Jewish background.
Rebecca’s maternal grandparents were Jimmy McLaughlin and Ruth Sauer (the daughter of Peter Sauer and Rose Teresa Klinges).
Sources: Genealogy of Rebecca Lobo – http://www.geni.com
Obituary of Rebecca’s paternal grandmother, Catherine M. (Wade) Lobo – http://www.findagrave.com
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