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Bones in 2014, photo by kathclick /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Bobby W. Estell
Place of Birth: Mountain Pine, Arkansas, U.S.
Date of Birth: April 2, 1980
Ethnicity: English, smaller amounts of German and French Huguenot, other
Bobby Bones is an American radio and television personality. He is the host of The Bobby Bones Show . He won Dancing with the Stars season 27, with Sharna Burgess; and has written best-selling books.
His parents were teenagers when he was born. His father left the family when Bobby was five. He was raised by his mother, Pamela, and maternal grandmother. He has considerable Colonial American (English) ancestry. Bobby is married to Caitlin Parker.
Bobby’s paternal grandfather likely was Robert Glenn “Bobby” Estell (the son of Glenn D. Estell and Ola Irene Lester). Robert was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Glenn was born in Illinois. Ola was born in Arkansas.
Bobby’s paternal grandmother was Wanda Sue Huff (the daughter of Leonard Huff and Maggie Neal). Wanda was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Bobby’s maternal grandfather was Lloyd E. Hurt (the son of Benjamin Harrison Hurt and Mary M. Renner). Lloyd was born in Springfield, Greene County, Missouri. Benjamin was born in Hartville, Wright County, Missouri, the son of Henry Hurt and Millie Gann. Mary was born in Missouri, the daughter of John Renner and E. Chastain.
Bobby’s maternal grandmother was named Hazel C. Rhodes.
Sources: Marriage record of Bobby’s paternal great-grandparents, Glenn D. Estell and Ola Irene Lester – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Bobby’s paternal grandmother, Wanda Sue (Huff) Estell Priddy – https://www.tributearchive.com
Obituary of Bobby’s maternal uncle – https://www.findagrave.com
Marriage record of Bobby’s maternal grandparents, Lloyd E. Hurt and Hazel C. Rhodes – https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Bobby’s maternal grandfather, Lloyd E. Hurt – https://www.findagrave.com