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Birth Name: Emily Caroline Otnes
Place of Birth: Urbana, Illinois, U.S.
Date of Birth: June 28, 1994
Ethnicity: English, Irish, one quarter Norwegian, Swedish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, German, Dutch, Scottish, distant Swiss-German, Welsh, French, Channel Islander [Guernsey], and Lenape Native American
Emily Blue is an American singer and songwriter. She won the Chicago Reader award for Best Pop Artist in 2019. A solo artist, she is also the lead singer of Champaign-based indie rock band Tara Terra.
Emily’s paternal grandfather was named Pale B. Otnes. Pale was of Norwegian descent.
Emily’s paternal grandmother was Laurel Buck (the daughter of Charles Max Buck and Phyllis Alvera White). Charles was born in Arnolds Park, Iowa, the son of Charles Ephraim Buck and Alfreda Johanna Brandt, whose father was Swedish, and whose mother was Danish. Emily’s great-grandmother Phyllis was born in Pawnee City, Nebraska, the daughter of William Andrew White, whose was English, with roots in Buckinghamshire; and of Edna Grace Brown.
Emily’s maternal grandfather was Cecil Van Meter Crabb, Jr. (the son of Cecil Van Meter/Vanmeter Crabb and Mary Forrest Dupree). Emily’s grandfather Cecil was born in Mississippi. Emily’s great-grandfather Cecil was born in Kentucky, the son of John A. Crabb and Lena Katherine Van Meter. Emily’s great-grandmother Mary was born in Tennessee, the daughter of James Allen Dupree and Susan Forrest Anderson.
Emily’s maternal grandmother was Harriet Clotilda Frierson (the daughter of John Witherspoon Frierson IV and Cornelia Brown). John was born in Columbia, Tennessee. John was the son of John Witherspoon Frierson III and Mary Gentry. Emily’s great-grandmother Cornelia was the daughter of Wallace Caldwell Brown and Ada Frierson.
Sources: Obituary of Emily’s paternal great-uncle (grandmother’s brother) – https://www.dignitymemorial.com
Obituary of Emily’s maternal grandfather, Cecil Van Meter Crabb, Jr. – https://www.legacy.com