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Mathis in 2007, photo by Prphotos
Birth Name: John Royce Mathis
Place of Birth: Gilmer, Upshur, Texas, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 30, 1935
Ethnicity: African-American
Johnny Mathis is an American singer.
He is the son of Mildred (Boyd) and Clemmie Lorenzo Mathis. His parents were both black. A picture of Johnny with his parents can be seen here .
Johnny’s paternal grandfather was John Mathis (the son of Charles Mathis and Susan Pipkin). John was born in Texas, to parents from Mississippi.
Johnny’s paternal grandmother was Margaret “Maggie”/”Tax” Pierce (the daughter of Bass Pierce and Tempie/Timpie Ellis). Margaret was born in Texas.
Johnny’s maternal grandparents were also born in Texas. One of Johnny’s maternal great-grandmothers was named Melinda Montgomery. She was born, c. 1866, in Texas.
Sources: Johnny Mathis on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Partial genealogy, and obituary, of Johnny’s father – http://www.findagrave.com
Johnny’s father on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org Johnny’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Johnny’s paternal great-grandparents, Charles Mathis and Susan Pipkin, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org Charles Mathis and Susan Pipkin on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Johnny’s mother on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org