Bart Millard

Birth Name: Bart Marshall Millard

Place of Birth: Greenville, Texas, U.S.

Date of Birth: December 1, 1972

Ethnicity: English, small amount of Scottish

Bart Millard is an American gospel singer and songwriter. He is the lead singer of band MercyMe.

Bart’s paternal grandfather was Arthur Wesley Millard (the son of Bryon Lambert Millard and Ruth Angeline Phillips). Bryon was born in Wisconsin, the son of Arthur Burton Millard and Frances Mary Lambert. Ruth was born in Texas, the daughter of Daniel Webster Phillips and Nancy Ellinor Mellon.

Bart’s paternal grandmother was Mary Elona Tyler (the daughter of Monroe Tyler and Lela Holiman). Monroe was born in Alabama, the son of Hickman Tyler and Josephine Josie Henderson. Lela was born in Texas, the daughter of John Stanford Holiman and Martha Bell Cade.

Bart’s maternal grandfather was Marshall Lloyd Lindsey (the son of Marshall George Lindsey and Caroline Carmelia Mann). Marshall was born in Arkansas, the son of Pierce Coleman Lindsey and Elizabeth Jane Rains. Caroline was born in Arkansas, the daughter of John Lafayette Mann and Martha Angeline Tisdale.

Bart’s maternal grandmother was Ruby B. Townsend (the daughter of Silas Burton Townsend and Gracie S. Patton). Silas was born in Mississippi, the son of Andrew Jackson Townsend and Eliza Jane Dozier. Gracie was born in Texas, the daughter of George Willie Patton and Eleciph Rawleigh Neale.