Lloyd
Lloyd in 2016, photo by Prphotos
Birth Name: Lloyd Polite, Jr.
Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Date of Birth: January 3, 1986
Ethnicity: African-American, Louisiana Creole [African, French, Spanish], distant French-Haitian
Lloyd is an American R&B singer, songwriter, rapper, dancer, and actor.
He has said:
Yeah, I got good hair. I got the curls. They never know what I am. Is he Indian? Is he West Indian? Is Guyanese?… From what I know, I’m Black. African-American. My grandpa had some Scottish blood. My grandma had Creole blood. My father was Black.
It is not clear if this Scottish ancestry has been verified/documented.
Lloyd has two children with his partner.
A picture of Lloyd’s parents can be seen here.
Lloyd’s paternal grandfather was Lloyd “Lois” Polite (the son of Eddie Alfred Polite and Genevieve Henderson). Eddie was born in Louisiana, the son of Baptiste/Batist Polite and Lilly/Lillie. Genevieve was born in Louisiana, the daughter of Ivory Henderson and Octavia Woods.
Lloyd’s paternal grandmother was Sylvia Fay Myles (the daughter of William Myles and Fannie Oneida Crowley). Sylvia was born in Louisiana. William was born in Louisiana, the son of Edward Myles and Sara Wilson. Fannie was born in Louisiana, the daughter of Leon Crowley and Thelma Williams.
Lloyd’s maternal grandfather was Rudolph Warner Lewis (the son of William F. Lewis and Ann B. Worthy). Rudolph was born in Louisiana.
Lloyd’s maternal grandmother was Rosemary Margaret Gardette (the daughter of Clarence Gardette/Gardetter and Lillian Charbonnet). Rosemary was born in Louisiana. Clarence was born in Louisiana, the son of Antoine Gardette/Gardetter and Cecila/Cecile/Cecilia Molina. Lillian was born in Louisiana, the daughter of Louis Charbonnet and Victoria Morales/Moralez. The Charbonnet family were free people of color. Louis’ paternal grandfather, Amable Barthélémy Charbonnet, was white, and was born on St. Domingue, now Haiti. Louis’ paternal grandmother, Marie Louise Mélite, was born in to slavery and freed along with her mother Mary by her own father, Jean Louis Beaulieu, a free man of color who owned them.
Lloyd is a third cousin of actress and filmmaker Issa Rae. Lloyd’s maternal great-grandmother Lillian Charbonnet was a sister of Issa’s maternal great-grandfather Joseph Louis Charbonnet.
Sources: Obituary of Lloyd’s paternal grandfather, Lloyd “Lois” Polite – https://www.legacy.com
Obituary of Lloyd’s paternal grandmother, Sylvia Fay (Myles) Polite – https://www.legacy.com
Marriage record of Lloyd’s paternal great-grandparents, William Myles and Fannie Oneida Crowley – https://www.familysearch.org
Information about Lloyd’s maternal grandparents, Rudolph Warner Lewis and Rosemary Margaret Gardette – http://www.safero.org
Why are Americans so afraid to say mixed race?
It’s slowly being accepted with a lot of people having mixed kids. It’s still going to take a long time.
People still identify with what they’ve been told unless they take an DNA test to track their ancestry
that depends on the person
it will never be widespread because everyone is already admixed . People have admixed kids will not make a difference because that admixture only last one generation then depending on whom they marry their ancestors will become that race.
Because most African Americans are of mixed heritage. The average African American has about 20% European ancestry so “mixed” usually only refers to someone that has a white/non-African American parent.
@multiethnicchick because all black Americans and black carribeans are technically mixed race its redundant. Everyone was admixed from slavery.
https://www.gertrudegeddeswillis.com/obituary/genevieve-henderson
His maternal grandmother seems to have not only French and African, but also Spanish ancestry.
Lloyd’s paternal grandfather is Lois Polite (the son of Eddie Alfred Polite and Genevieve Henderson). Eddie was born in Louisiana, the son of Baptiste/Batist Polite and Lilly/Lillie. Genevieve was born in Louisiana, the daughter of Ivory Henderson and Octavia Woods.
Lloyd’s paternal grandmother is Sylvia Fay Myles (the daughter of William Myles and Fannie Oneida Crowley). Sylvia was born in Louisiana. William was born in Louisiana, the son of Edward Myles and Sara Wilson. Fannie was born in Louisiana, the daughter of Leon Crowley and Thelma Williams.
Lloyd’s maternal grandfather is Rudolph Warner Lewis (the son of William F. Lewis and Ann B. Worthy). Rudolph was born in Louisiana. William and Ann were born in Louisiana.
Lloyd’s maternal grandmother is Rosemary Margaret Gardette (the daughter of Clarence Gardette/Gardetter and Lillian Charbonnet). Rosemary was born in Louisiana. Clarence was born in Louisiana, the son of Antoine Gardette/Gardetter and Cecila/Cecile/Cecilia Molina. Lillian was born in Louisiana, the daughter of Louis Charbonnet and Victoria Morales/Moralez.
Obituary of Lloyd’s paternal grandfather, Lois Polite – https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/lois-polite-obituary?pid=2264111
Obituary of Lloyd’s paternal grandmother, Sylvia Fay (Myles) Polite – https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theneworleansadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=sylvia-fay-polite&pid=181751494&fhid=4442
Marriage record of Lloyd’s paternal great-grandparents, William Myles and Fannie Oneida Crowley – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJZ-4R85
Information about Lloyd’s maternal grandparents, Rudolph Warner Lewis and Rosemary Margaret Gardette – http://www.safero.org/family/charbonnetfamilytree/rudolphsr&rosemary&children.html
Lloyd’s parents – https://shesolloydpolite.tumblr.com/post/88998128620/acajunpeach-and-lloyd-polite-sr-never-dies
He looks like he is from one of the former French colonies like Reunion.
That is possible. Btw I know a woman from the island who looks mostly French with some South Asian admixture. She speaks French with me but she can speak Réunion Creole too.
He is, Louisiana
correction his father was African-American and his mother is Louisiana Creole