Grannis in 2011, image via Stephane Breton / Shutterstock.com
Birth Name: Kina Kasuya Grannis
Place of Birth: Orange, California, United States
Date of Birth: August 4, 1985
Ethnicity:
*father – French, English, Irish, Scottish, Dutch, Welsh, German, Swiss-German
*mother – Japanese
Kina Grannis is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and YouTuber. Her father is white and her mother is Japanese. Kina is married to musician Jesse Epstein.
Kina won the Doritos Crash the Super Bowl contest, and has since played at major events in the U.S. and internationally.
Kina’s paternal grandfather was Donald Frederick Grannis (the son of Frederick Roscoe Grannis and Laura Ann Ferguson). Donald was born in California. Kina’s great-grandfather Frederick was the son of Frank Remele Grannis and Sophie Roettger, who was of German descent. Laura was the daughter of Phineas Ferguson and Annie M. Bonnell.
Kina’s paternal grandmother was Margaret “Peggy” Harriman (the daughter of Seelye Page Harriman and Margaret Sammis). Kina’s grandmother Peggy was born in Illinois. Seelye was the son of Frank B. Harriman and Lola Maud Randall. Kina’s great-grandmother Margaret was the daughter of James Uriah Sammis and Fannie/Fanny Randell.
Kina’s maternal grandfather was named Raymond Ketsuyoshi Sugano (the son of Isaji Sugano and Matsuyo). Raymond was born in Hawaii. Isaji was from Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
Sources: Marriage record of Kina’s paternal grandparents, Donald Frederick Grannis and Margaret “Peggy” Harriman – https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Kina’s paternal great-grandfather, Frederick Roscoe Grannis – https://www.findagrave.com
Kina’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Sophie Roettgeron, the 1880 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Kina’s paternal great-grandmother, Laura Ann Ferguson, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Kina’s paternal grandmother, Margaret “Peggy” Harriman, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Kina’s paternal great-grandfather, Seelye Page Harriman, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Kina’s paternal great-great-grandparents, Frank B. Harriman and Lola Maud Randall – https://www.familysearch.org
Kina’s paternal great-grandmother, Margaret Sammis, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Kina’s paternal great-great-grandfather, James Uriah Sammis, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Kina’s paternal great-great-great-grandfather, Charles Wheeler Sammis – https://www.findagrave.com
Kina’s maternal grandfather, Raymond Ketsuyoshi Sugano, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
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