Birth Name: Troyal Garth Brooks
Place of Birth: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Date of Birth: February 7, 1962
Ethnicity: English, some Irish, German, and French
Garth Brooks is an American country pop singer, songwriter, and actor. He is the son of Colleen Carroll (McElroy) and Troyal Raymond Brooks, Jr.
Garth’s paternal grandparents were Troyal Raymond Brooks (the son of Louis Elmer Brooks and Lela Blanche Morris) and Velma Glee Dickens (the daughter of William Lillard Dickens and Della Adaline/Adelaide Capps).
Garth’s maternal grandparents were William Andrew McElroy (the son of Green Hudson McElroy and Rachel/Rachael Canssanda Rambo) and Nell Elizabeth Hedges (the daughter of Reuben Franklin Hedges and Emma C. Nuss). Rachel was the daughter of John Alexander Rambo and Mary Ellen Jones.
Sources: Garth’s paternal ancestry – http://www.ancestry.com
Garth’s mother’s obituary – http://www.findagrave.com
Genealogy of Garth’s maternal grandfather, William Andrew McElroy – http://www.ancestry.com
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