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Osborne in 2009, photo by Prphotos
Birth Name: Joan Elizabeth Osborne
Place of Birth: Anchorage, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
Date of Birth: July 8, 1962
Ethnicity: * father – English, Irish, Welsh, Scottish * mother – three quarters German, one quarter Italian
Joan Osborne is an American singer, songwriter, and interpreter of music. She is known for her recording of the Eric Bazilian song “One of Us.”
Joan is the daughter of Ruth and Jerry Osborn/Osborne. She has a daughter.
Joan’s paternal grandfather was Thomas Walter Osborne (the son of Richard Matthew “Dick” Osbourn and Anna Alice “Allie/Annie” Blandford). Thomas was born in Kentucky. Richard was the son of Henry Parkes Ozbourn and Julia Ann Shircliff. Joan’s great-grandmother Anna was the daughter of Edward Chasell Blandford and Mary Magdalene Harriet Hamilton.
Joan’s paternal grandmother was Clevie Marie Clements (the daughter of Robert Lee Clements and Mary Regina Simms). Clevie was born in Kentucky. Robert was the son of Leonard Franklin “Frank” Clements and Mary Ellen Gittings. Joan’s great-grandmother Mary was the daughter of Thomas Lucket Simms.
Joan’s maternal grandfather was Carl Annuociation Yunker (the son of Arthur Yunker and Carolyn/Caroline “Carrie” Gazzollo). Carl was born in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky. Arthur was born in Louisville, to German emigrants, Johann/John Yunker, from Bavaria; and Elisabeth/Elizabeth Wolf, from Saxony. Joan’s great-grandmother Carrie was also born in Louisville, to Italian emigrants, Giacomo/Jacko/Jacob Gazzollo/Gazzolo, from Genoa, Liguria; and Angeline/Angelina “Angela” Gatto.
Joan’s maternal grandmother was Helen Marie Schimpeler/Schempeler (the daughter of Charles Henry Schimpeler and Helen/Helene Marie Bohné. Joan’s grandmother Helen was born in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky. Charles was born in Kentucky, the son of German parents, Francis Xavier Schimpeler, who was from Prussia; and Katharina Krieger, who was from Neustadt an der Hardt. John’s great-grandmother Helen was born in Louisville, the daughter of Johann Ernst Christian Bohné, who was from Kassel, Hesse, Germany; and of Marie Amelia German, whose parents were also German.
Sources: Genealogy of Joan Osborne – https://www.geni.com
Obituary of Joan’s father – http://www.newcomerkentuckiana.com
Joan’s mother on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Death records of Joan’s maternal great-great-grandparents, Giacomo/Jacko (later Jacob) Gazzollo/Gazzolo and Angeline/Angelina “Angela” Gatto – https://www.findagrave.com