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Birth Name: Faye Connell Webster<\/p>\n

Place of Birth: Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.<\/p>\n

Date of Birth: June 25, 1997<\/p>\n

Ethnicity: English, Irish, distant French Huguenot, Palatine German, and Scottish, likely remote Welsh<\/strong><\/p>\n

Faye Webster is an American singer and songwriter. She has released five studio albums, with the songs “Kingston” and “I Know You” having amassed hundreds of millions of streams.<\/p>\n

Faye’s paternal grandfather was Larry Edwards Webster (the son of John Edwin Webster and Myrtice Edwards). Larry was born in Alabama. John was born in Alabama, the son of Robert Lee Webster, Sr., and Margarette Francis. Myrtice was born in Alabama, the daughter of William Benjamin Edwards and Rose Ella Hammond.<\/p>\n

Faye’s paternal grandmother is the daughter of Parker McDonald Hughes and Ruth Malissa Connell. She was born in Georgia. Parker was born in North Carolina, the son of Miles Alexander Hughes and Annie Lee McDonald. Ruth was born in Alabama, the daughter of John Hewlette Connell and Ocia Lee Darnell.<\/p>\n

Faye’s maternal grandfather is the son of George McIntosh Hilliard II and Irby Olene McKenzie. He was born in Texas. George was born in Texas, the son of George McIntosh Hilliard and Ella Ann Thompson. Irby was born in Texas, the daughter of James Robert McKenzie and Ollie Belle Tunnell.<\/p>\n

Faye’s maternal grandmother was Carmen Rochelle Huggins (the daughter of Paul Glenn Huggins and Jewell Lillian Bennett). Carmen was born in Arkansas. Paul was born in Tennessee, the son of Leo Glen Huggins and Kathleen Carman. Jewell was born in Arkansas, the daughter of William Marshall Bennett and Clara Belva Evans.<\/p>\n

Multiple of Faye’s ancestors are stated online to be of Cherokee Native American ancestry, both on her paternal and maternal side. The accuracy of these claims has not been verified.<\/p>\n

Sources:<\/strong> Genealogy of Faye’s paternal grandfather, Larry Edwards Webster – https:\/\/www.familysearch.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Obituary of Faye’s paternal grandfather, Larry Edwards Webster – https:\/\/www.lordandstephens.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Genealogy of Faye’s paternal grandmother – https:\/\/www.familysearch.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Genealogy of Faye’s maternal grandfather – https:\/\/www.familysearch.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Genealogy of Faye’s maternal grandmother, Carmen Rochelle Huggins – https:\/\/www.familysearch.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Obituary of Faye’s maternal grandmother, Carmen Rochelle (Huggins) Hilliard – https:\/\/www.hilliardfuneralhome.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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