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Mayes – Ubisoft’s “Rainbow Six Siege” Launch Party – Arrivals – Exchange LA – Los Angeles, CA, USA, 2015 – Photo Credit: Guillermo Proano / PR Photos
Place of Birth: Pepper Pike, Ohio, U.S.
Date of Birth: November 17, 1984
Ethnicity: * father – Polish, Slovenian * mother – Lithuanian
Rob Mayes is an American actor, musician, and model. His roles include the films Ice Castles (2010), John Dies at the End , Burning Blue , Different Flowers , Deep Blue Sea 2 , A Soldier’s Revenge , Desperate Riders , and The Neon Highway , the made-for-tv movies The American Mall , Acceptance , Sorority Wars , Killer Nurses , and A Christmas Murder Mystery ; and the series Jane by Design , 90210 , The Client List , Mistresses , and Frequency .
He attended the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
Rob’s paternal grandfather was Harry Ageelsier Mayes (the son of Edward D. “Eddie” Mayes/Mase and Theresa Nowak/Nowakowski). Harry was born in Michigan. Edward was born in Michigan, to parents from Posen, Prussia/Germany, August Mase and Anna “Annie” Szafranski. Theresa was also born in Prussia/Germany, the daughter of Stanley Nowak/Nowakowski.
Rob’s paternal grandmother was Elise R. Kapel (the daughter of Frank Kapel and Mary/Marie Delost/Delosi). Elise was born in Ohio. Frank was born in Kal, Pivka, Austria-Hungary, now Slovenia, the son of Joseph Kapel. Mary was born in Fontana del Conte, Italy, now Knezak, Slovenia, the daughter of Joe Delost/Delosi and Josephine Fatore/Fatur. Rob’s great-grandparents Frank and Mary were listed as Slovenian speakers on the 1930 U.S. Census.
Rob’s maternal grandfather was Anicetas “Tony” Strimaitis (the son of Leonas Strimaitis and Magdalena Mikulitis). Anicetas was born in Lithuania.
Rob’s maternal grandmother was Stase Andrusaitis (the daughter of Joseph Andrusaitis/Andrusaityte and Ursala Linetas). Stase was born in Lithuania.
Sources: Rob’s paternal grandfather, Harry Ageelsier Mayes, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Rob’s paternal grandfather, Harry Ageelsier Mayes – http://www.legacy.com
Obituary of Rob’s paternal great-grandmother, Mary/Marie (Delost/Delosi) Kapel – https://www.newspapers.com
U.S. Naturalization record of Rob’s paternal great-grandfather, Frank Kapel – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Rob’s paternal great-grandfather, Frank Kapel (in Slovenian) – https://www.newspapers.com
U.S. Naturalization record of Rob’s paternal great-great-aunt (great-grandmother’s sister), Franciska “Frances” (Delost/Delosi) Zele – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Rob’s maternal grandparents, Anicetas “Tony” Strimaitis and Stase Andrusaitis – http://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Rob’s maternal grandfather, Anicetas “Tony” Strimaitis – http://www.jakubs.com
Obituary of Rob’s maternal grandmother, Stase (Andrusaitis) Strimaitis – http://www.legacy.com