Jill Scott
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Birth Name: Jill Heather Scott
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of Birth: April 4, 1972
Ethnicity: African-American
Jill Scott is an American singer, songwriter, model, poet, and actress. She has starred in the Why Did I Get Married? films, as well as Steel Magnolias (2012), Get On Up, Flint, Love Beats Rhymes, and Black Lightning.
Jill was raised a Jehovah’s Witness. She has a son with her former fiancé, her drummer Li’l John Roberts.
Jill’s maternal grandfather was named Lenwood/Linwood Norman. Lenwood was born in Skinnersville, North Carolina.
Jill’s maternal grandmother was Blarnnie/Blonnie/Blondie Ford (the daughter of Dallas Ford and Annie/Annis Braswell). Blonnie was born in North Carolina. Dallas was the son of John Ford and Nellie. Annie was the daughter of Warren Braswell and Amy J. Pitt.
Source: Genealogy of Jill’s maternal grandmother, Blarnnie/Blonnie/Blondie Ford (focusing on her own mother’s side) – https://www.wikitree.com
Jill’s maternal grandfather was named Lenwood/Linwood Norman. Lenwood was born in Skinnersville, North Carolina.
Jill’s maternal grandmother was Blarnnie/Blonnie/Blondie Ford (the daughter of Dallas Ford and Annie Braswell). Blonnie was born in North Carolina. Dallas was the son of John Ford and Nellie. Annie was the daughter of Warren Braswell and Amy J. Pitt.
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Ford-17309