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Birth Name: Felicia Diana Hocker
Place of Birth: Xenia, Ohio, U.S.
Date of Birth: March 6, 1982
Ethnicity: English, German, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Welsh, distant Cornish, remote French
Felicia Barton is an American singer and songwriter. She appeared on the eighth season of American Idol .
Her father is a pastor. Felicia is married to guitarist and tour manager Loren Barton, with whom she has a son, actor and singer Malachi Barton . A picture of Felicia with Loren and Malachi can be seen here .
Felicia’s paternal grandfather was The Rev. Marvin D. Hocker (the son of The Rev. Richard P. Hocker and Matilda Jane “Tilda” Gumm). The Rev. Richard was born in Laurel, Kentucky, the son of Joseph Richard Hocker and Lucy Magdalene Pence. Felicia’s great-grandmother Matilda was born in Kentucky, the daughter of William James Gumm, whose maternal grandfather was from Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Ireland; and of Nancy Ellen McWhorter.
Felicia’s paternal grandmother was Mary F. Smith (the daughter of Marshall Smith and Bertha Ann Hyatt). Mary was born in Laurel, Kentucky. Marshall was born in Clay, Kentucky, the son of Rowland G. Smith and Martha Frances Bruner, whose father was a minister. Felicia’s great-grandmother Bertha was born in Kentucky, the daughter of Davis Hyatt and Mary Belle Bishop.
Felicia’s maternal grandfather was Paul Eugene Davis (the son of Ulysses Simpson Grant Davis and Ida Dean Stoneburner). Paul was born in Richmond Dale, Ross County, Ohio. Ulysses was born in Richmond Dale, the son of Charles McGennis Davis and Sarah Sophia Russell. Felicia’s great-grandmother Ida was the daughter of William E. “Bill” Stoneburner and Nancy Jane Russell.
Felicia’s maternal grandmother was Joyce Eleanor Knapp (the daughter of Gilbert Frank Knapp and Amanda Mae Cordier). Joyce was born in Bourneville, Ohio. Gilbert was born in Suffield, Portage County, Ohio, the son of Lewis N. Knapp, whose parents were from Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany; and Elizabeth Trares, whose parents were from Starkenburg, Hessen. Amanda was born in Springfield, Summit Co., Ohio, the daughter of Frank/Franklin Creighton Cordier, whose paternal grandparents were from Masevaux, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, and Bourogne, Belfort, Franche-Comté, respectively, in France; and of Margaret Carper.
Sources: https://www.pilotonline.com https://www.windbornemusic.com http://voyagela.com
Genealogy of Felicia’s mother – https://www.findagrave.com
Marriage record of Felicia’s maternal grandparents, Paul Eugene Davis and Joyce Eleanor Knapp – https://www.familysearch.org
Felicia’s maternal grandmother, Joyce Eleanor Knapp, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Social Security death record of Felicia’s maternal grandmother, Joyce Eleanor (Knapp) Davis – https://www.familysearch.org