Birth Name: Margaret LeAnn Rimes
Place of Birth: Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Date of Birth: August 28, 1982
Ethnicity: English, small amount of German
LeAnn Rimes is an American country and pop singer, as well as an actress. She is the only daughter of Belinda Rose (Butler) and Wilbur Colson Rimes. LeAnn is married to actor Eddie Cibrian.
LeAnn’s paternal grandparents were John Colson Rimes (the son of Wilbur Harlow Rimes and Sarah Virginia Colson) and Margaret Ann Richard (the daughter of Carlisle Freeman Richard, Sr. and Ruby Allyce Redd).
LeAnn’s maternal grandparents were Thad Joseph Butler (the son of Ullie Butler and Rogenia Marie Farmham) and Annie Jewell Hocutt (the daughter of Richard Henry Hocutt and Rosa Ann Hocutt). Richard and Rosa were both born with the same surname.
Sources: Rimes family history – http://chazzcreations.com
Genealogy of LeAnn Rimes (focusing on her father’s side) – http://www.genealogy.com
Obituary of LeAnn’s paternal grandfather, John Colson Rimes – http://www.chazzcreations.com
Find a Grave page of LeAnn’s maternal grandfather, Thad Joseph Butler – http://www.findagrave.com
Genealogy of LeAnn’s maternal grandmother, Annie Jewell Hocutt – http://www.genealogy.com
LeAnn’s maternal grandmother, Annie Jewell Hocutt, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Find a Grave page of LeAnn’s maternal grandmother, Annie Jewell Hocutt – http://www.findagrave.com
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