Birth name: Judith Marjorie Collins
Date of birth: 1 May, 1939
Place of birth: Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Ethnicity: English, with smaller degrees of Scottish, Irish, German, Swiss-German, Dutch, Manx, remote French.
Judy Collins is an American singer and songwriter, known for being one of the greatest figures of folk music in the world. She has deep deep lines in the U.S. Most of her ancestry is English, with smaller degrees of Scottish, Irish, German, Swiss-German, Dutch, Manx, and remote French.
Her father was Charles Thomas Collins, a blind singer, pianist and radio show host. Her mother was Marjorie Lorraine Byrd.
Judy’s paternal grandfather was Frank Wilfred Collins (the son of Thomas Oliver Collins and Amelda/Melda Johnson). Thomas was born in Iowa, the son of James H. Collins, from Virginia, and Margaret Ann Long, from Tennessee. Amelda was the daughter of Cornelius E. Johnson and Elizabeth Nancy Laughlin, both from Ohio.
Judy’s paternal grandmother was Ethel Marion Booth (the daughter of Charles William Booth and Laura Ann Peterson). Charles was the son of John Booth, who was English, and Marion Todd, who was born in Canada to Scottish parents. Laura was the daughter of Martin Bowers Peterson and Margaret Ann Bowers, both from Indiana.
Judy’s maternal grandfather was John Oscar Byrd (the son of John Hamilton Byrd and Mary Ann Ballard). John was the son of COL. Joseph Byrd and Anna Pride, both from Tennessee. Mary was the daughter of John Eblen Ballard and Elizabeth E. Robinson, both from Tennessee.
Judy’s maternal grandmother was Agnes May Cope (the daughter of Morris Cope and Mary Ada Brown). Morris was the son of George Cope, from Virginia, and Julie Ann/Guliann Townsend, from Ohio. Mary was the daughter of Hezekiah Brown and Amanda M. Smith, both from Ohio.
Sources:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/LJ4R-LJ9
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L85X-CKK
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