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Birth Name: Jessica Moskaluke
Place of Birth: Langenburg, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date of Birth: June 4, 1990
Ethnicity: * father – Ukrainian, possibly other * mother – German, one quarter Belgian Flemish
Jess Moskaluke is a Canadian country pop singer and songwriter.
Jess’ paternal grandfather was William “Bill” Moskaluke (the son of Michael “Mike” Moskaluke and Dora Franco/Franko). Bill was born Watson, Saskatchewan, Canada, to parents of Ukrainian origin. Michael was born in Buchanan, Saskatchewan, the son of Tom Moskaluke and Vaselena. Dora was born in Buchanan, Saskatchewan, the daughter of Gregory Franco and Zanchera Lopaschuk, who were from the village Vaselovets, Powit, Chernivtsi, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary, now Ukraine.
Jess’ paternal grandmother is named Elizabeth.
Jess’ maternal grandfather was Earl Walz (the son of Alfred Walz and Elizabeth de Pape). Alfred was the son of Joseph Walz and Anna Buchberger, who were ethnic Germans, born in Galicia, Austria, now Ukraine; and Bavaria, Germany. Elizabeth was the daughter of Frank de Pape, who was born in Illinois, U.S., to parents from Belgium, and of Emelie Marie Lucie Van Hee, who was originally from Merkem, West Flanders, Belgium.
Jess’ maternal grandmother was Rosemarie Silbernagel (the daughter of John Silbernagel and Roseanne Beck). John was the son of Ignatz Silbernagel and Magdalena Sander. Roseanne was the daughter of Kasper Beck and Katherine Litzingen. Jess’ great-great-grandparents Ignatz, Madgalena, Kasper, and Katherine all hailed from Kutschurgan, Ukraine (now Kuchurhan, Rozdilna Raio, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine), a village that was established by Roman Catholic German and Alsatian French immigrants in 1808. The family were ethnic Germans.
Sources: https://issuu.com
Death record of Jess’ father – https://de.findagrave.com
Death record of Jess’ paternal grandfather, William “Bill” Moskaluke – https://de.findagrave.com
Obituary of Jess’ paternal great-grandfather, Michael “Mike” Moskaluke – https://www.newspapers.com
History of the Franco family in Canada – https://diasporiana.org.ua
Jess’ maternal great-grandfather, Alfred Walz, on the 1911 Canada Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Jess’ maternal grandmother, Rosemarie Silbernagel – http://www.gigacorp.net
Obituary of Jess’ maternal great-grandmother, Rosanne (Beck) Silbernagel – http://www.legacy.com