Birth Name: Kacey Lee Musgraves
Place of Birth: Alba, Texas, United States
Date of Birth: August 21, 1988
Ethnicity: English, German, Scottish, some Irish, some Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), remote Dutch, remote French, remote Welsh, 65/16384 Native American (1/256 Cherokee and 1/16384 Montaukett)
Kacey Musgraves is an American singer. She is the daughter of Craig Clark Musgraves and Karen Lee Abrams.
Kacey’s paternal grandfather is Darrell Gene Musgraves (the son of Amos Musgraves and Helen Mary Tropf). Amos was the son of Samuel Hayes Musgraves and Emma Jane Browning. Helen was the daughter of Jacob David Tropf and Laura Elizabeth “Loar/Lora” Jenkins. Jacob was the son of German immigrants Martin David Tropf and Fredericke Dorothea Magdalena Juliane “Julia” Gross.
Kacey’s paternal grandmother is Barbara Dean Clark (the daughter of Guy D. Clark and Stella Belle Duncan). Guy was the son of William Sherman Clark and Lucy M. Davis. Stella was the daughter of William Dilliard Duncan and Artie Mae Rievley.
Kacey’s maternal grandfather is James Alvin Abrams (the son of Roy Lee Abrams and Mildred Marjorie Godfrey). Roy was the son of James Edward Abrams and Johnie Wesley Cooper. Kacey’s great-great-grandfather James’s 8th great-grandmother, Catoneras, was a Native Ameircan (Montaukett), who married a Dutch man named Cornelius Jansen van Texel, from Texel, North Holland. Mildred was the daughter of Monte Alvin Godfrey and Hattie Enola Alford.
Kacey’s maternal grandmother was Barbara Ann Benthul (the daughter of Herman Forrest Benthul and Dorothy Irene Bellomy). Herman was the son of Bedford Forest Benthul and Miranda Evelyn “Lana/Lina” Stanfield. Dorothy was the daughter of John Jackson Bellomy and Isabelle Gibson. John’s great-great-grandmother, Mary Ann Blackfox, was a Native American (Cherokee). Mary’s father, Black Fox, was a Cherokee chief.
Sources: Kacey’s birth record – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Kacey’s parents – https://familysearch.org
Engagement announcement of Kacey’s paternal grandparents, Darrell Gene Musgraves and Barbara Dean Clark – https://news.google.com
Kacey’s paternal grandfather, Darrell Gene Musgraves, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Kacey’s paternal great-grandmother, Helen Mary Tropf – http://www.semissourian.com
Obituary of Kacey’s paternal great-grandmother, Stella Belle Duncan – http://www.semissourian.com
Kacey’s maternal grandparents, James Alvin Abrams and Barbara Ann Benthul, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Divorce record of Kacey’s maternal grandparents, James Alvin Abrams and Barbara Ann Benthul – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of Kacey’s maternal grandfather, James Alvin Abrams – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of Kacey’s maternal great-grandfather, Roy Lee Abrams – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of Kacey’s maternal great-grandmother, Mildred Marjorie Godfrey – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of Kacey’s maternal grandmother, Barbara Ann Benthul – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Kacey’s maternal grandmother, Barbara Ann Benthul – http://www.beatyfuneralhome.com
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