Birth Name: Jeffrey Dean Isbell
Place of Birth: Lafayette, Indiana, US
Date of Birth: April 8, 1962
Ethnicity: German, English, Irish, French, Scottish
Izzy Stradlin is an American musician and songwriter. He is known as the co-founder and former rhythm guitarist of the rock band Guns N’ Roses.
Izzy is the son of Sonja LaVern “Sonny” (Reagan) and Richard Clyde “Dick” Isbell.
Izzy’s patrilineal line traces back to Edmund Isbell, Sr., who was born, c. 1547, in East Newlyn, Cornwall, England, U.K. One of Edmund’s descendants was Captain Godfrey Isbell (the son of Henry Pendleton Isbell Jr./II and Hannah), born c. 1750, in Lunenburg County, Virginia, U.S.
Izzy’s paternal grandparents were Ralph Thomas Isbell (the son of Thomas William Isbell and Wilhelmina Elizabeth Zipp) and Elizabeth Adeline Barton (the daughter of Otto Barton and Lottie).
Izzy’s maternal grandfather was James Reagan.
Sources: Genealogy of Izzy’s father – http://www.genealogy.com
Izzy’s paternal grandfather, Ralph Thomas Isbell, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Izzy’s paternal fourth great-grandfather, Thomas Isbell – http://www.findagrave.com
Izzy’s relative, Captain Godfrey Isbell, on Geni – http://www.geni.com
Izzy’s paternal grandmother, Elizabeth Adeline Barton, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
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