Kenny Rogers
04/12/2014 – Kenny Rogers – Muhammad Ali’s Celebrity Fight Night XX – Arrivals – JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge – Phoenix, AZ, USA – Photo Credit: Willie Pena / PRPhotos.com
Birth Name: Kenneth Ray Rogers
Date of Birth: August 21, 1938
Place of Birth: Houston, Harris, Texas, U.S.
Date of Death: March 20, 2020
Place of Death: Sandy Springs, Georgia, U.S.
Ethnicity: English, small/distant amounts of Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Welsh, and German, possibly other
Kenny Rogers was an American singer, songwriter, actor, record producer, and entrepreneur.
He was the son of Lucille Lois (Hester), a nurse’s assistant, and Edward Floyd Rogers, a carpenter. He was married to Wanda Miller, until his death. He had a daughter with his former wife Janice Gordon; a son with his former wife Margo Anderson; a son with his former wife Marianne Gordon; and two children with Wanda.
Kenny is sometimes said to have had Irish and/or Native American ancestry. It is not clear if this Irish or Native American has been verified/documented.
Kenny’s paternal grandfather was William Byrd Rogers (the son of Allen Grier/Greer Rogers and Phebe Gallion). William was born in Trinity County, Texas. Phebe was the daughter of John C. Gallion and Sarah Rhoads.
Kenny’s paternal grandmother was Della Armo/Armodella/Armadella Kendrick (the daughter of Jasper Taylor Kendrick and Susan Jane Lester). Della was born in Trinity County, Texas. Jasper was the son of Abel Kendrick and Elizabeth Logan. Susan was the daughter of Charles Madison Lester and Ann/Annie Eliza Moore.
Kenny’s maternal grandfather was Wiley Daniel Hester (the son of William Daniel “Zeke” Hester and Alice A. Nelson). Wiley was born in Wood County, Texas. William was the son of William Jackson Hester. Alice was the daughter of Wiley B. Nelson and Narcessa/Narcissa N. Scarbrough/Scarborough/Scarsborough.
Kenny’s maternal grandmother was Cora B. “Sis” Willoughby (the daughter of Morrison Columbus Willoughby and Roba/Robe Blen Smith). Cora was born in Texas. Morrison was the son of Daniel Richard Willoughby and Mary. Roba was the daughter of Benjamin Littleton J. Smith and Judith Elizabeth Pinkard.
Sources: https://www.irishexaminer.com
Genealogies of Kenny Rogers – https://www.geni.com
https://www.findagrave.com
https://famouskin.com
https://www.wikitree.com
Birth Date: August 21, 1938
Kenny’s paternal grandfather was William Byrd Rogers (the son of Allen Greer Rogers and Phebe H. Gallion).
Kenny’s paternal grandmother was Della Armo Kendrick (the daughter of Jasper Taylor Kendrick and Susan Jane Lester). Jasper was the son of Abel Kendrick and Elizabeth. Susan was the daughter of Charles Madison Lester and Ann Eliza Moore.
Kenny’s maternal grandfather was Wiley Daniel Hester (the son of William Daniel Hester and Alice Arrena Nelson). Alice was the daughter of Wiley Nelson and Nancy Narcessa Scarsborough.
Kenny’s maternal grandmother was Cora Belle Willoughby (the daughter of Morrison Columbus Willoughby and Robe Blen Smith).
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208268834/kenny-rogers
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/GQTK-66D
He had also some German, Scottish, distant Manx, Irish and Dutch.
The only Native American ancestor he had was this one: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MP13-87V
isn’t valid this tree?
I don’t know, but I’m not adding an ancestry from 200 or 300 years ago just because a familysearch tree said it. Geni is bad enough. Presumed false until proven otherwise. Didn’t familysearch claim Johnny Depp is descended from Squire Boone?
Have they issued an apology for that yet?
I did not find the Boone-Depp thing anymore on his FS tree, but I presume you have edited it: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/LR18-C7X