Raitt in 2014, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Bonnie Lynn Raitt
Place of Birth: Burbank, California, U.S.
Date of Birth: November 8, 1949
Ethnicity: English, Scottish, German, Irish, smaller degrees of Welsh, likely some Dutch
Bonnie Raitt is an American blues singer, guitarist, songwriter, and activist. She is known for incorporating elements of blues, rock, folk, and country in her music.
Bonnie is the daughter of Marjorie Geraldine, a pianist, and John Raitt (John Emmett Raitt), a singer, and actor in musical productions such as Oklahoma! and The Pajama Game. Bonnie has deep roots in the United States.
Bonnie’s paternal grandfather was Alexander John Raitt (the son of James Thomas Raitt and Eva Orilla Brockett). Alexander was born in Santa Ana, California. James was the son of George Patterson Raitt and Janet McFadden, who were born in New York, of entirely Scottish ancestry. Eva was the daughter of Emmett Chauncey Brockett and Mary Elizabeth Biggs, and had mostly English ancestry, with smaller amounts of Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, and likely some Dutch.
Bonnie’s paternal grandmother was Stella Eulalie Walton (the daughter of Charles Ethan Walton and Elizabeth S. Jackson). Stella was born in North Dakota. Charles was the son of Joseph Walton and Cynthia Lapham, who were of mostly English ancestry. Elizabeth’s paternal grandparents were English emigrants from Yorkshire; her mother, Mary McCorkindale, who was an Scottish emigrant, from Lismore, Argyll.
Bonnie’s maternal grandfather was Earl Henry Haydock (the son of Henry Clay Haydock and Mary Ellen Nimock). Earl was born in Kansas. Henry was the son of Nathan Haydock, who was mostly of Irish descent, with smaller degrees of English and Welsh; and of Elizabeth Rebecca Cain, who was of also English, Irish, and Welsh ancestry. Mary Ellen was born in Iowa.
Bonnie’s maternal grandmother was Marguerite Roberta Keiser (the daughter of Alonzo Manville Keiser and Margaret Elizabeth Davis). Marguerite was born in West Virginia. Alonzo was the son of Jeremiah/Jeremy Keiser, who was of German descent, and of Mary E. Spangler, who was of German and British ancestry. Margaret was the daughter of Samuel Davis, who was of English and German descent, and of Maria Swisher, who was of German ancestry.
Source: Genealogy of Bonnie Raitt – https://www.familysearch.org
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