Kris Allen
Allen in 2011, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Kristopher Neil Allen
Place of Birth: Jacksonville, Arkansas, U.S.
Date of Birth: June 21, 1985
Ethnicity: English, some Scottish, Welsh, and Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, distant Dutch
Kris Allen is an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He won the eighth season of the show American Idol (in 2009). See other American Idol winners here.
Kris is the son of Kimberly and Neil Allen. He is married to Katy O’Connell, with whom he has three children.
Kris’s paternal grandfather is Earl Denver Allen (the son of Lewis Leander Allen and Ottie Mae Jackson). Earl was born in Arkansas. Lewis was the son of George Washington Allen and Mary Eliza Thomas. Ottie was the daughter of Nathan Jackson and Margaret Ring.
Kris’s paternal grandmother is the daughter of Homer Wheeler and Mary.
Kris’s maternal grandfather is named Charles Wayne Wood.
Kris’s maternal grandmother was Linda Jean “Jeannie” Soloway Carter (the daughter of Harvey Columbus Solway and Eva Mae Harbin). Linda was born in Alabama. Harvey was the son of George Walter Solway and Laura Emma Mayes. Eva was the daughter of Hugh Douglas Harbin and Georgia Ann Guthrie.
Sources: Genealogies of Kris’s paternal great-grandparents, Lewis Leander Allen and Ottie Mae Jackson – https://www.findagrave.com
Genealogy of Kris’s paternal great-grandfather, Lewis Leander Allen (focusing on his own father’s side) – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogies of Kris’s paternal great-great-grandfather, George Washington Allen (through George’s sister) – http://familythenandnow.org
https://www.geni.com
Genealogies of Kris’s paternal great-great-great-great-great-grandparents, Nicholas Phelps and Mary Elizabeth Biggerstaff – https://www.findagrave.com
Obituary of Kris’s maternal grandmother, Linda Jean “Jeannie” (Soloway Carter) Wood – http://www.mooresjacksonvillefuneralhome.com
>Carter (the daughter of Harvey Columbus Solway and Eva Mae Harbin). Linda was born in Alabama. Harvey was the son of George Walter Solway and Laura Emma Mayes. Eva was the daughter of Hugh Douglas Harbin and Georgia Ann Guthrie.
James Carter was Jennie’s step-father (and only 12 years older than her).
genealogies of his great-grandfather:
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=alvinallen&id=I4541
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=112962972
https://www.geni.com/people/Malinda-Jane-Allen/6000000041138424535?through=6000000041138424561
http://familythenandnow.org/cgi-bin/pedigree.pl?index=AAIO
Genealogy of some of his more distant ancestors: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=81960569
William Phelps, Sr., is described as “mulatto” (mixed-blood).
Other discussions: https://www.ancestry.com/boards/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=2027&p=surnames.phelps
https://sites.google.com/site/archivedydnaphelpsgenealogies/john-phelps-d-1747-goochland-co
Well, findagrave has a picture of what it says are William Phelps’ parents.
If William Phelps was really a “mulatto”, tht would make Kris Allen of about 1/512 African ancestry.
They look white, I know. There’s something confusing.
I think it needs an additional checking.
https://sites.google.com/site/archivedydnaphelpsgenealogies/john-phelps-d-1747-goochland-co
William Phelps’ parents pics on Findagrave are labelled as “invalid” anyway.
More importantly the DNA testing has certified the genetic link of Phelps descendants to African haplogroup E-V38
He is the lighter-depigmented version of Eder, an Italian international footballer born in Brazil.
Kris Allen:
http://www.meganknight.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/kris-allen.jpg
Eder:
http://www.forzaroma.info/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2015/09/15/47/eder-2.jpg
Looks Jewish to me
I’m surprised.