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Sixx in 2015, photo by prphotos
Birth Name: Frank Carlton Feranna, Jr.
Place of Birth: San Jose, California, United States
Date of Birth: December 11, 1958
Ethnicity: * father – Sicilian Italian * mother – English, Scotttish
Nikki Sixx is an American musician, songwriter, radio host, and photographer. He is a member of heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, along with Tommy Lee , Vince Neil , and, previously, Mick Mars . He has also led hard rock band Sixx:A.M, with DJ Ashba .
Nikki is married to entrepreneur, producer, and writer Courtney Sixx. He has three children with his former wife, model and actress Brandi Brandt, and a daughter with his former wife, actress and model Donna D’Errico .
Nikki’s paternal grandfather was named Serafino Feranna (the son of a woman surnamed Culianna). Serafino was born in Calascibetta, Sicily.
Nikki’s paternal grandmother was named Frances. Frances was born in Calascibetta.
Nikki’s maternal grandfather was Horton Divett Haight (the son of Horton Edward Haight and Samantha Matilda Ross). Nikki’s grandfather Horton was born in Utah. Nikki’s great-grandfather Horton was the son of Isaac Chauncey Haight and Eliza Ann Price, who was born in Kington, Hereford, England. Samantha was the daughter of Thomas Ross and Margret Maria Meacham. Through his Haight line, Nikki is a fourth cousin, once removed, of politician Jon Huntsman, Jr. Nikki’s maternal great-great-great-grandparents, Caleb Haight and Keturah Horton, were also Jon’s four times maternal great-grandparents.
Nikki’s maternal grandmother was named Emma Ervina “Nona” Poe (the daughter of a father surnamed Poe, and of Mary Ellis). Emma was born in Montana.
Source: Genealogy of Nikki Six – https://www.geni.com