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Michaels in 2017, photo by kathclick /bigstock.com
Birth Name: Julia Carin Cavazos
Place of Birth: Davenport, Iowa, U.S.
Date of Birth: November 13, 1993
Ethnicity: * father – Mexican [Spanish, some Indigenous] * mother – Dutch, English, French, German, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Scottish
Julia Michaels is an American singer and songwriter.
Her father, Juan Manuel “John” Cavazos, is of Mexican descent. Her mother, Julie, is a native of Davenport, Iowa.
Julia’s paternal grandfather was Rolando Alejandro Cavazos Carmona (the son of Juan Manuel Cavazos Caballero and María del Refugio Carmona Martínez). Rolando from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Juan was the son of Juan Cavazos Rodríguez and Alejandra Caballero Rodríguez. Refugio was the daughter of Gregorio Carmona Dávila and María Josefa Martínez Quiroga.
Julia’s paternal grandmother was named Ofelia García. Ofelia was from Los Herreras, Nuevo León, Mexico.
Julia’s maternal grandfather was Arthur Thomas Scriven, Jr. (the son of Arthur Thomas Scriven and Mildred Alene Hamilton). Julia’s great-grandfather Arthur was the son of Thomas Leslie Scriven and Grace Ellen Slover. Mildred is the daughter of Hollie Oscar Hamilton and Bertha Alice Miller.
Julia’s maternal grandmother was named Juanita Sue (possibly Lewis).
Sources: Marriage records of Julia’s paternal great-grandparents, Juan Manuel Cavazos Caballero and María del Refugio Carmona Martínez – https://familysearch.orgF (Church) https://familysearch.org (Civil)
Birth record of Julia’s paternal great-grandfather, Juan Manuel Cavazos Caballero – https://familysearch.org
Baptismal record of Julia’s paternal great-grandfather, Juan Manuel Cavazos Caballero – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of Julia’s paternal great-grandmother, María del Refugio Carmona Martínez – https://familysearch.org https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Julia’s maternal grandfather, Arthur Thomas Scriven, Jr. (focusing on his father’s side) – http://www.findagrave.com
Julia’s maternal great-grandmother, Mildred Alene Hamilton, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Julia’s likely maternal grandmother, Juanita Sue, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org