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Followill in 2011, photo by s_bukley /Bugstock.com
Birth Name: Anthony Caleb Followill
Place of Birth: Mount Juliet, Tennessee, U.S.
Date of Birth: January 14, 1982
Ethnicity: English, Irish, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, German, distant Welsh, remote French and Portuguese
Caleb Followil is American musician. He is the singer and rhythm guitarist for rock band Kings of Leon . The band’s other members include Caleb’s brothers, Nathan Followill and Jared Followill, and Caleb’s cousin, Matthew Followill.
Caleb is the son of Betty-Ann and Ivan Leon Followill. He is married to model Lily Aldridge , with whom he has two children.
Caleb’s brother Jared has said :
Finally found out where Followills came from. It was originally Followell and we came to Virginia from Wales in the 1700s. I’m Welsh. Cool… Welsh and Native American on my dad’s side – Followill. English and Native American on my mom’s. Washington.
Finally found out where Followills came from. It was originally Followell and we came to Virginia from Wales in the 1700s. I’m Welsh. Cool… Welsh and Native American on my dad’s side – Followill. English and Native American on my mom’s. Washington.
It does not appear that Caleb’s Native American ancestry has been verified/documented.
He descends from Domingo Madeiras/Madeiros, who came to Virginia through the Netherlands in the 1600s, and who was either Portuguese or Spanish.
Caleb’s paternal grandfather was Mitchell Leon Followill (the son of Moses/Mose Aaron/Arron Followill and Elsie Jane Kunkel/Conkle). Mitchell was born in Oklahoma. Moses was born in Missouri, the son of Francis Meredith Followill and Sarah Elizabeth Boatman. Elsie was born in Arkansas, the daughter of Samuel Isaac Kunkel and Martha Dodd.
Caleb’s paternal grandmother was Mildred Ladell Brown (the daughter of Cleo Kenneth Brown and Ruby Ladell Smith). Mildred was born in Oklahoma. Cleo was born in Texas, the son of Elmo Brown and Grace Willis Lay. Ruby was born in Oklahoma, the daughter of John James Arlis Smith and Myrtle Kiser.
Caleb’s maternal grandfather was George Travis Washington (the son of George Mitchell Washington and Jettie I. White). Caleb’s grandfather George was born in Mississippi. Caleb’s great-grandfather George was born in Mississippi, the son of John Ivy Washington and Betty Jane Haney. Caleb’s great-grandmother Jettie was born in Mississippi, the daughter of James Lawrence White and Annie Lamtrip.
Caleb’s maternal grandmother was Mary Louise Warren (the daughter of Hugh Rex Warren and Ethel Estelle Strevel). Hugh was born in Tennessee. Hugh was born in Alabama, the son of Thomas Washington Warren, Jr. and Mary Brown Kilgo. Ethel was born in Tennessee, the daughter of Charles S. Strevel and Maude Estelle Youngblood.
Sources: Genealogy of Caleb Followill (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Obituary of Caleb’s paternal grandfather, Mitchell Leon Followill – https://www.findagrave.com
Information about Caleb’s ancestor, Domingo Madeiras/Madeiros – http://www.mindspring.com