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Birth Name: Suzannah Elizabeth Powell
Place of Birth: Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 16, 1988
Ethnicity: English, Scottish, Irish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, distant French, Dutch, German, Swedish, Belgian, Welsh, Channel Islander [Guernsey], Polish, Italian, and Powhatan and Choctaw Native American
Boyfriend is an American singer, songwriter, producer, rapper, and performance artist. She is known for her song “Re:Future.”
She is the daughter of country singer Monty Powell, and the stepdaughter of jazz musician Anna Wilson. She was raised in the Churches of Christ.
Boyfriend’s paternal grandfather was Richard Belmont Powell (the son of Durward Belmont Powell and Brenda Elizabeth Watson). Richard was born in Clarksville, Tennessee. Durward was born in Tennessee, the son of Joseph Ebon Powell and Ina Orr Harris. Brenda was born in Tennessee, the daughter of Claude Ewing Watson and Emma Lokey. One of Richard’s ancestors was born on Jamaica.
Boyfriend’s paternal grandmother was Joyce Chitwood (the daughter of Thurman Floyd Chitwood and Martha Carmene Nance). Joy was born in Whitfield County, Georgia. Thurman was born in Resaca, Gordon, Georgia, the son of Peter Washington Chitwood and Celia Victoria Sloan. Boyfriend’s great-grandmother Martha was born in Georgia, the daughter of Charles Robert Nance and Bertie Stone Stroud. Joyce had distant Powhatan Native American ancestry.
Boyfriend’s maternal grandfather was Ralph Edward Lollar (the son of George Thurman Lollar and Berlene Elizabeth Cole). Ralph was born in Fayette, Alabama. Berlene was born in Berry, Fayette, Alabama, the daughter of Samuel Lester Cole and Mildred Hall.
Boyfriend’s maternal grandmother was Melba Jean Barrentine (the daughter of Hewitt Asa Barrentine and Ruby May Otts). Melba was born in Flatwoods, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Hewitt was born in Alabama, the son of Jacob Wesley Barrentine and Octavia Elizabeth Miller. Boyfriend’s great-grandmother Ruby was born in Alabama, the daughter of John Franklin Otts and Susan Black.
Sources: Obituary of Boyfriend’s paternal grandfather, Richard Belmont Powell – https://www.legacy.com
Obituary of Boyfriend’s paternal great-aunt (grandmother’s sister) – https://www.legacy.com
Genealogies of Boyfriend’s maternal grandparents, Ralph Edward Lollar and Melba Jean (Barrentine) Lollar – https://www.findagrave.com