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Fogerty in 2010, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: John Cameron Fogerty
Place of Birth: Berkeley, Alameda, California, United States
Date of Birth: May 28, 1945
Ethnicity: Irish, English, German, Swiss-German, Scottish, 1/32 Spanish-Cuban, 1/32 French-Martiniquais, 1/512th Polish, likely Dutch
John Fogerty is an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He founded, and was lead vocalist and guitarist of, and primary songwriter for, swamp rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival/The Blue Velvets/the Golliwogs. His brother, musician Tom Fogerty, was also a member of the band.
He is the son of Edith Lucille and Galen Robert Fogerty. John is married to Julie Kramer. He has three children with his former wife Martha Paiz; and three children with Julie.
John’s paternal grandfather was named James Fogerty. James was born in England, to an Irish father and a Scottish mother.
John’s paternal grandmother was Lillian Royer (the daughter of John Grove/Groff Royer and Elizabeth Reiff). Lillian was born in Indiana. John’s great-grandfather John was the son of Jacob Royer and Susanna Myers. Elizabeth was the daughter of Christian Reiff and Elizabeth Titlow.
John’s maternal grandfather was Everett Earl Lytle (the son of Thomas S. Lytle and Catherine M. Taylor). Everett was born in Iowa. Thomas was born in Pennsylvania, of Scottish and Irish descent. Catherine was the daughter of John C. Taylor and Fannie Tipton.
John’s maternal grandmother was Edith Howland Gooch (the daughter of James Adolphus Gooch and Nannie C./V. Van Arsdale). Edith was born in Missouri. James was the son of James Monroe Gooch and Louisa Josephine Floreate-Wood. Louisa was born in St. Jago, Cuba, the daughter of Antoine Floreate, who was born in Cuba, and of Anna Caroline Clunette, who was born in Martinique, to French parents. Louisa and her brother Charles were adopted by their stepfather, Adolphus Edward Wood, who married their mother after their father died at sea a year after Louisa’s birth.
The surname Van Arsdale likely indicates Dutch ancestry.
Sources: John’s father on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of John’s maternal grandparents, Everett Earl Lytle and Edith Howland Gooch – https://familysearch.org
John’s maternal grandfather, Everett Earl Lytle, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org Everett Earl Lytle on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogies of John’s maternal grandmother, Edith Howland Gooch (focusing on her father’s side) – http://findagrave.com
John’s maternal great-grandfather, James Adolphus Gooch, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
John’s maternal step-great-great-great-grandfather, Adolphus Edward Wood, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of John’s fourth great-grandmother, Catherine Sadowski/Sandusky (focusing on her father’s side) – https://www.geni.com