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McKee – 2nd Annual International Fashion Film Awards – Arrivals and Inside – Saban Theatre – Beverly Hills, CA, USA, 2015 – Photo Credit: Sheri Determan / PRPhotos.com
Birth Name: Bonnie Leigh McKee
Place of Birth: Vacaville, Solano, California, United States
Date of Birth: January 20, 1984
Ethnicity: English, Scottish, along with some German, Welsh and French
Bonnie McKee is an American singer and songwriter.
Bonnie’s paternal grandfather likely was Col. Edgar Stanton McKee (the son of Edgar Blaine McKee and Marion Gainey). Col. Edgar was born in South Caroline, and had deep American roots. Edgar Blaine was the son of George Henry McKee and Mary Magdaline Kraetzer, whose own parents were German. Marion was the daughter of Angus Thomas Gainey and Oregon A. Sheets.
Bonnie’s parernal grandmother likely was Elizabeth Yeadon (the daughter of William Yates Yeadon and Harriet S. Jones). Elizabeth was born in Sumter, South Carolina, and had deep lines in the U.S. William was the son of William Yeadon and Mary Elizabeth Haynsworth. Harriet was the daughter of William Stinson Jones and Margaret Ruff.
Bonnie’s maternal grandfather was Thomas David McClure, Jr. (the son of Thomas David McClure and Ollie Lee Branton). Bonnie’s grandfather Thomas was born in Rome, Georgia, and had deep American roots. Bonnie’s great-grandfather Thomas was the son of John Wales McClure and Josephine Anne Jarrard. Ollie was the daughter of John Eli Thomas Branton and Laure Emeline Chitwood.
Bonnie’s maternal grandmother was Bonnie Lee Burden (the daughter of Robert Talmadge Burden and Janie Mae Hughes). Bonnie’s grandmother Bonnie was born in Louisiana, and had deep roots in the U.S. Robert was the son of William Alfred Burden and Mary Loela Peek. Janie was the daughter of William Raynford Hughes and Della Henry.
Sources: Genealogy of Bonnie McKee – https://www.familysearch.org
Divorce record of Bonnie’s parents – https://www.familysearch.org