Bill Medley

Bill Medley – 21st Annual Ella Awards & Benefit Gala Honoring Mike Love – Arrivals – International Ballroom, Beverly Hilton Hotel – Beverly Hills, CA, USA – Photo Credit: Andrew Evans / PR Photos

Birth Name: William Thomas Medley

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Birth: September 19, 1940

Ethnicity: English, Dutch, distant Northern Irish

Bill Medley is an American singer and songwriter, known as a member of The Righteous Brothers.

Bill’s paternal grandfather was William Tony Medley, son of George W. Medley and Emily M. Hawkins. George was the son of Mark Anthony Medley and Elizabeth E. Dunn. Bill’s great-great-grandfather was born in North Carolina to English parents.

Bill’s paternal grandmother was Sallye Allyson Yarbro, daughter of Thomas Henry Yarbro and Mary Kate Russell. Thomas was the son of John Henry Yarbro/Yarbrough and Catherine Woodson. Mary Kate was the daugther of William Henderson Russell and Sarah Allen Holt.

Bill’s maternal grandfather was Leo Fenton Velzy, son of Nelson Peter Velzy and Harriet Louise Vandyke. Nelson was the son of John Velzy and Lucinda Reynolds. Bill’s grandfather Leo was of English, Dutch and Northern Irish descent.

Bill’s maternal grandmother was Erma Isabel Chadsey, daughter of Benjamin Chadsey and Alice Marietta Close. Benjamin was born in St. Armand, Quebec, Canada to Richard Chadsey and Amy Reynolds. Alice was born in Gloucestershire, England to Edward Close and Susana Ullens.

Source: Genealogy of Bill’s paternal grandparents, William Tony Medley and Sallye Allyson Yarbro – https://www.findagrave.com