Birth name: Charton Christopher Frantz
Date of birth: May 8, 1951
Place of birth: Fort Campbell, Kentucky, U.S.
Ethnicity: English, some German (including Alsatian and Swiss-German), more distant Dutch, French, Irish and Scottish, possibly other
Chria Frantz is an American musician and record producer, known for beign the drummer for both “Talking Heads” and “Tom Tom Club”, both of which he co-founded with wife and Talking Heads bassist Tina Weymouth. His parents were Robert Lewis Frantz and Suzanne Allen.
Chris’ paternal grandfather was Charton Christopher Frantz (the son of Robert Calvin Frantz and Mary/Mollie Spor/Spore). Charton was born in Pennsylvania. Robert was the son of Abraham Frantz, who was of German descent, and Catherine Manners. Mary was born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania.
Chris’ paternal grandmother was Glady Lewis (the daughter of John Charles Lewis and Elizabeth Jane Benson). Gladys was born in Pennsylvania, the daughter of Canadian parents from Newfoundland. John was the son of John C. Lewis and Julia Ann Evans. Elizabeth was the daughter of Reuben and Virtue Benson. Reuben was, at least mostly, of English descent.
Chris’ maternal grandfather was James Smoot Allen (the son of George Marshall Allen and Margaret Perrine Smoot). James was born in Washington, Kentucky, and had some deep lines in America. Margaret was the daughter of Hamilton Wall Smoot and Sarah Elizabeth Bacon.
Chris’ maternal grandmother was Ruth Rodgers (the daughter of John Andrew Rodgers and Beaulah Redden). Ruth was bonr in Kentucky, and had some deep lines in America. John was the son of Silas Newton Rodgers and Susan Mary Farmer. Beaulah was the daughter of Lewis Costin Redden and Laura Neale.
Sources: Family tree of Chris Frantz — https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/L2HG-5RP
Robert Lewis Frantz obituary — https://www.west-point.org/users/usma1946/15456/
Suzanne Allen Frantz obituary — https://obituaries.post-gazette.com/obituary/suzanne-allen-frantz-1079037674
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