Profile Text
Birth Name: Nathaniel Austin Brown
Place of Birth: Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: November 22, 1985
Ethnicity: African-American
Austin Brown is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer.
He is the son of singer Rebbie Jackson and Nathaniel Brown. Austin is the nephew of musicians La Toya Jackson , Michael Jackson , and Janet Jackson , among others. Among his cousins are musicians 3T (Tariano Jackson, Taryll Jackson, and Tito Jackson), actor and musician Jermaine Jackson II , singer, dancer, and actor Jaafar Jackson , and actress and singer Paris Jackson .
Austin’s maternal grandfather was Joseph Walter Jackson (the son of Samuel Joseph Jackson and Crystal Lee King). Joseph was born in Arkansas. Samuel was born in Mississippi, the son of Israel “Nero” Jackson and Emeline/Emmaline Williams. Crystal was born in Arkansas, the daughter of Samuel King and Gertrude Daniel. Austin’s great-great-grandfather Israel was born in Amite, Mississippi, the son of Jack/July Gayle/Milam and Gina. He eventually took on the surname Jackson, after his father. Jack was owned by a family of French Huguenot origin, the Richbourgs; he may have also been descended from them. He was said to be of partial Choctaw Native American descent. It is not clear if this has been verified. Israel and Emeline are listed only as “Black” on U.S. Censuses.
Austin’s maternal grandmother was Katherine/Kattie Esther/B. Scruse (the daughter of Prince Albert Screws/Scruse and Martha “Mattie” Upshaw). Katherine was born in Alabama, to parents who were also born in the state. Prince was the son of Prince Scruse/Screws and Julia Belle/Bell Jordan. Martha was the daughter of Daniel Upshaw and Jeanette/Jennetta Brown.
Sources: Genealogy of Austin Brown (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://www.geni.com
Genealogies of Austin’s mother – http://www.wargs.com https://www.wikitree.com
Information (some potentially unverified) on Austin’s family history – http://www.truemichaeljackson.com http://i845.photobucket.com https://blog.familytreedna.com
Austin’s maternal great-great-grandparents, Israel “Nero” Jackson and Emeline/Emmaline Williams, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org Israel “Nero” Jackson and Emeline/Emmaline Williams on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org Israel “Nero” Jackson and Emeline/Emmaline Williams on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org Israel “Nero” Jackson and Emeline/Emmaline Williams on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Likely Austin’s maternal great-great-grandfather, Israel “Nero” Jackson, on the 1870 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Austin’s maternal great-grandparents, Prince Albert Screws/Scruse and Martha “Mattie” Upshaw, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org