Kiana Ledé
Ledé in 2013, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Kiana Ledé Brown
Place of Birth: Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Date of Birth: April 3, 1997
Ethnicity:
*father – African-American, possibly other
*maternal grandfather – Mexican
*maternal grandmother – Irish, along with Scottish, Swedish, Norwegian, more distant English, French, and Dutch
Kiana Ledé is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and pianist. She is also known as Kiana Brown. She has appeared on the series Scream and All About the Washingtons, and, in voice role, in the film Next Gen.
Kiana is the daughter of Shakira and Michael Brown. Her mother is pictured here.
Kiana is said to have part Native American ancestry. It is not clear if this is accurate.
Kiana’s paternal grandfather was Michael E. Brown, Sr. (the son of Semerian B. Brown, Jr. and Estella Valentine). Michael was born in Reading, Pennsylvania. Semerian was the son of The Rev. Semerian Billion Brown, Sr. and Docia Mae/May Jones. Estella was the daughter of Louis Valentine and Ida B. Robinson.
Kiana’s paternal grandmother is named Cheryl M. Johnson.
Kiana’s maternal grandfather was Mexican. She has said, “…my grandfather was deported back to Mexico before my mom was born. Growing up in Phoenix, I was surrounded by my culture and could understand just enough but was never taught the language fluently because I never got the chance to know my family.”
Kiana’s maternal grandmother was Nancy Dale Norman (the daughter of Robert Norman and Norma Berg). Nancy was born in New Jersey. Robert was the son of Harry/Henry R. Norman, whose paternal grandparents were Irish, and whose mother was Scottish, likely with Irish ancestry; and of Estelle Weaver, who was of English, French, Irish, and Dutch descent. Norma was the daughter of Theodore Berg, who was Swedish, and of Olga Olsen, who was Norwegian.
Sources: http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com
http://www.raisingarizonakids.com
https://www.theheavy.group
Obituary of Kiana’s paternal grandfather, Michael E. Brown, Sr. – https://www.legacy.com
Obituary of Kiana’s maternal grandmother, Nancy D. Green – http://www.legacy.com
I think her paternal grandmother was named Cheryl M.
She has her name on Kiana’s grandfather’s gravestone.
https://billiongraves.com/grave/Cheryl-M-Brown/9213487
This is likely Cheryl’s mother:
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/inquirer/name/donna-riddick-rosser-obituary?id=10702377
https://www.inquirer.com/philly/obituaries/20071002_Donna_Riddick-Rosser__67__devoted_to_children.html
It would mean Cheryl was the daughter of William Riddick and Donna Logan. Donna was the daughter of Raymond Nathaniel Logan and Dolores Lydia Castro.
Raymond was black. Dolores appears to have been the daughter of a Filipino father and a black mother, from Virginia.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXMX-DT8
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH72-DPY
Okay, her paternal grandmother is named Cheryl M. Johnson. So I guess those aren’t her parents.
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/readingeagle/name/michael-brown-obituary?id=14351925
Docia Mae –> Docia Mae/May Jones.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XBK-L4MG
Estelle Valentine –> Estella Valentine
Estella was the daughter of Louis Valentine and Ida B. Robinson.
Nancy Dale –> Nancy Dale Norman
Robert was the son of Harry R. Norman, whose paternal grandparents were Irish and whose mother was Scottish, and of Estelle Weaver, who was of English, French, Irish, and Dutch descent.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9NM-3L8
https://sv.findagrave.com/memorial/100780847/harry-r-norman
Theodore Berg and Olga Olsen, who were of Swedish and Norwegian descent.
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Theodore Berg, who was Swedish, and Olga Olsen, who was Norwegian.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4RF-DSF
“Not many people know this but my grandfather was deported back to Mexico before my mom was born. Growing up in Phoenix, I was surrounded by my culture and could understand just enough but was never taught the language fluently because I never got the chance to know my family. […]”
https://www.instagram.com/p/CT2embsDhEa/
*Kiana’s maternal grandmother was named Nancy Dale Green (the daughter of Robert Norman and Norma Berg). Nancy was born in New Jersey.
Norma might be the daughter of Theodore Berg and Olga Olsen, who were of Swedish and Norwegian descent, and that’s in line with Kiana saying she’s of Swedish descent. Also, Theodore and Olga had a daughter Edna whose married name was O’Shea, and according to Nancy’s obituary, her uncle (presumably Edna’s husband) was William O’Shea.
Kiana’s maternal grandfather might have the last name Rodriguez, since Nancy also went by that last name.
Was Nancy’s surname Norman? If not, where did Green come from?
I guess a second husband.
According to this she went by Norman, Rodriguez and Green:
https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=3061&mtch=1&cat=all&tf=F&q=norma+berg+norman&bc=&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=380138