Birth Name: Richard Colson Baker
Place of Birth: Houston, Texas, United States
Date of Birth: April 22, 1990
Ethnicity:
*English, possibly other (father)
*Norwegian, German, Scottish (mother)
Machine Gun Kelly is an American rapper and actor. He was raised by his father, James Colson Baker, after his mother, Sonia Alane (Kjos) Waring, left them.
Machine Gun Kelly’s maternal grandfather is Raymond Allen Kjos (the son of Theron Norman Kjos and Hilda Amalia Bratberg). Norman was the son of Carl Throndsen Kjos and Minnie Solberg. Hilda was the daughter of Norwegian immigrant, Martinus “Martin” Carlsen Bratberg, of Østre Toten, Oppland, and of Regina Amalia Sundby.
Machine Gun Kelly’s maternal grandmother is Ada Delores Nelson (the daughter of Adolph Nelie Nelson and Doris Esther Rank). Adolph was the son of Norwegian immigrant, Gudmund Nilsen Østebøe, later Gudmund Nelson, of Vikedal, Rogaland, and of Martha Larsdatter Lund. Doris was of German and Scottish descent, and was the daughter of William Rank and Janet Mae “Nettie” Gordon.
Sources: Machine Gun Kelly’s birth record – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of Machine Gun Kelly’s parents – https://familysearch.org
Marriage announcement of Machine Gun Kelly’s maternal grandparents, Raymond Allen Kjos and Ada Delores Nelson – https://www.newspapers.com
Birth record of Machine Gun Kelly’s maternal grandfather, Raymond Allen Kjos – https://familysearch.org
Machine Gun Kelly’s maternal great-grandfather, Theron Norman Kjos, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Machine Gun Kelly’s maternal great-great-grandparents, Carl Throndsen Kjos and Minnie Solberg – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of Machine Gun Kelly’s maternal great-grandmother, Hilda Amalia Bratberg – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of Machine Gun Kelly’s maternal grandmother, Ada Delores Nelson – https://familysearch.org
Machine Gun Kelly’s maternal great-grandfather, Adolph Nelie Nelson, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of Machine Gun Kelly’s maternal great-grandmother, Doris Esther Rank – https://familysearch.org
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