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Birth Name: Jordan Carl Wheeler Davis
Place of Birth: Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Date of Birth: March 3, 1988
Ethnicity: English, as well as smaller amounts of German, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish and Scottish, remote French
Jordan Davis is an American country singer and songwriter. He is the son of Luwanna and Ricky Davis. Jordan is married to Kristen O’Connor, with whom he has a daughter.
Jordan’s paternal grandfather was Joseph Paul Davis (the son of John Parker “Jack” Davis and Mary Emma Little). Joseph was born in Mississippi. John was the son of Orliff “Kidd” Davis and Eula Mae Parker. Mary was the daughter of Joseph Richard “Joe” Little and Annie Lee Gann.
Jordan’s paternal grandmother is Opalene “Opal” Sullivan (the daughter of Burkett Sullivan and Dora Leona Earnest). Opalene was born in Mississippi. Burkett was the son of John Murdock Sullivan and Sarah Jean Orr. Dora was the daughter of Andrew Jack Earnest and Annie Whitt.
Jordan’s maternal grandfather was Carl Lewis Wheeler (the son of William Claud Wheeler and Fannie Lou Fling). Carl was born in Texas. William was the son of Jim Wheeler and Coriah Williams. Fannie was the daughter of Charles Robert Fling and Mary “Sis” Metcalf.
Jordan’s maternal grandmother was Wanda Lee Stribling (the daughter of Roy Karl Stribling and Anna Bell Hawthorne). Wanda was born in Texas. Roy was the son of Benjamin Franklin Stribling and Mary Adline Nicholson. Anna was the daughter of William Yancy Hawthorne and Elizabeth Jane “Molly” Welch.
Sources:Genealogy of Jordan’s paternal grandfather, Joseph Paul Davis – https://www.findagrave.com/memorial
Genealogy of Jordan’s paternal great-grandfather, Burkett Sullivan – https://www.findagrave.com
Jordan’s maternal grandfather, Carl Lewis Wheeler, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
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