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Mariee Sioux

Author

Robert Spencer

Updated on March 13, 2026

Birth Name: Marie Sioux Sobonya

Place of Birth: Humboldt, California, United States

Date of Birth: February 4, 1985

Ethnicity:
*Hungarian, Polish, Croatian (father)
*Mexican [Spanish, Indigenous], Paiute Native American (mother)

Mariee Sioux is an American folk singer and songwriter.

Mariee’s paternal grandfather likely was Paul Joseph Sobonya (the son of Steve Sobonya and Elizabeth Muska). Paul’s parents were Hungarian.

Mariee’s paternal grandmother is Catherine Dorothy Bistrovich (the daughter of Izidor/John Bistrovich/Bistrović-Pić and Wiktoria/Victoria Money/Pieniadz). Izidor was from Bednja, Yugoslavia, and was of Croatian ancestry; he was the son of Franjo Bistrović-Pić and Jana Češnjaj. Wiktoria was Polish, from Januszkowice, Podkarpackie Voivodeship.

Mariee’s maternal grandparents are Lauro Enrigue “Henry” Holguin and Carolina B. Salazar (the daughter of Tiburcio Salazar and Josephine Leiva). Tiburcio was the son of Pedro Salazar and Elena Marquez. Josephine was the daughter of Robert Roque Leiva and Maria Elena Martinez.

Sources: Mariee’s paternal grandmother, Catherine Dorothy Bistrovich, on the 1930 U.S. Census –

Baptism record of Mariee’s paternal great-grandfather, Izidor/John Bistrovich/Bistrović-Pić –

Birth record of Mariee’s maternal grandfather, Lauro Enrigue “Henry” Holguin –

Birth record of Mariee’s maternal grandmother, Carolina B. Salazar –

Mariee’s maternal great-grandfather, Tiburcio Salazar, on the 1910 U.S. Census –

Death record of Mariee’s maternal great-grandfather, Tiburcio Salazar –

Mariee’s maternal great-grandmother, Josephine Leiva, on the 1920 U.S. Census –

Mariee’s maternal great-great-grandfather, Robert Roque Leiva, on the 1880 U.S. Census –