Bubba Wallace
Wallace in 2017, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: William Darrell Wallace, Jr.
Place of Birth: Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Date of Birth: October 8, 1993
Ethnicity:
*Scottish, other (father)
*African-American (mother)
Bubba Wallace is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes in NASCAR.
Bubba is the son of Desiree (Gillespie) and William Darrell Wallace. His father is white and his mother is black.
Bubba’s maternal grandfather likely was named Oscar E. Gillispie.
Bubba’s maternal grandmother was Janet D. Beaty (the daughter of Robert Beaty and Betty Lee Brooks). Janet was born in Kentucky. Robert was the son of Pete Beaty and Hattie Kyle. Betty was the daughter of Harrison Brooks and Bertha Cole.
Bubba’s maternal grandmother was Janet D. Beaty (the daughter of Robert Beaty and Betty Lee Brooks). Janet was born in Kentucky. Robert was the son of Pete Beaty and Hattie Kyle. Betty was the daughter of Harrison Brooks and Bertha Cole.
Possibly his maternal grandfather:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184469930/
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I was wondering why I was finding so few records on them, and it’s because it appears that Darrell and his father go by their middle names. It appears their names are “William Darrell Wallace”
Still having difficulty unraveling all of this, though.
The surname Gillespie seems to be connected to his mother, though I’m not 100% sure that’s her surname. She appears to be from Knoxville, TN which would make sense since that’s where she went to college.
Yep, his mother was born Desiree Gillespie in Aug 1964 in Knoxville.
His father, William Darrell Wallace, was born in March 1965. But I can’t find his birthplace. That would make it easier to find his parents.