Dierks Bentley
Bentley in 2016, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Frederick Dierks Bentley
Place of Birth: Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Date of Birth: November 20, 1975
Ethnicity: English, German, Welsh, remote French and Belgian Walloon
Dierks Bentley is an American singer and songwriter.
Dierks is the son of Catherine and Leon Fife Bentley. He is married to Cassidy Black, with whom he has three children.
Dierks’ paternal grandfather was Richard Thomas Bentley (the daughter of Thomas Marshall Bentley and Mary Ella Hickerson). Dierks’ great-grandfather Thomas was the son of Jordan Pike Bentley and Susan Martha Fristoe. Mary was the daughter of John Marshall Hickerson and Susan Elizabeth Cropp.
Dierks’ paternal grandmother was Mary Cecile Fife (the daughter of Leon Forest Fife and Cecile Morgan Denny). Dierks’ great-grandmother Cecile was the daughter of Clifton Denny and Mary Belle Enyart.
Dierks’ maternal grandfather was Frederick Newell Childs (the son of Charles Fredrick Childs and Edith Harris Newell). Dierks’ grandfather Frederick was born in Illinois. Charles was the son of Walter Henry Childs and Clara Maria Davis.
Dierks’ maternal grandmother was Jean Joers (the daughter of William Harvey Joers and Catherine Dierks). Catherine was the daughter of Peter Dierks, whose parents were German, and of Ladesha Mathews.
Sources: Genealogy of Dierks Bentley (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Obituary of Dierks’ father – http://www.legacy.com
I believe Dierks Bentley’s maternal grandparents were Frederick Newell Childs (1913-1991) and Jean Joers (1917-1973). Childs was the son of Charles Fredrick Childs (1875-1955) and Edith Harris Newell (1874-1952). Jean was the daughter of William Harvey Joers (1882) and Catherine Dierks (1895). Catherine was the daughter of Peter Dierks and Ladesha Mathews. Peter’s parents were both German.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92404481 (Dierks maternal grandfathers obituary)
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92404526 (Dierks maternal grandmothers obituary)
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http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/azcentral/obituary.aspx?pid=157946810 I was wrong he “is/was” the son of Catherine and Leon Bentley. Also Dierks paternal grandfather was Richard Thomas Bentley (as mentioned) but geni.com doesn’t note that he was the son of Thomas Marshall Bentley (1857) and Mary Ella Hickerson (1860). Thomas Marshall Bentley’s parents were Jordan Pike Bentley and Susan Martha Fristoe. Mary Ella Hickerson was the daughter of John Marshall Hickerson and Susan Elizabeth Cropp. Source: ancestry.com records… hope this helps
I didn’t put French and Belgian in randomly he does have remote ancestry from these regions. Nicholas Lazalere 1666-1699 was born in France. His spouse Francoise Lazalere was born in the Netherlands to French parents. Maria Grancon was Belgian along with her spouse Jacob la Resiliere.