Birth Name: George Virden Watsky
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, United States
Date of Birth: September 15, 1986
Ethnicity:
*Ashkenazi Jewish (father)
*English, distant Irish (mother)
George Watsky is an American hip hop artist, poet, and author. He was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Paul Norman Watsky and Clare E. (Miller). He has a twin brother, Simon.
George’s paternal grandparents were Seymour A. Watsky (the son of Abraham Watsky and Ethel Frank) and Sydelle “Syde” Siegel. Seymour was both born in New York, to parents from Russia.
George’s maternal grandfather was Clement Woodnutt Miller, a U.S. Representative from California (the son of Clement Woodnutt Miller and Katherina Hulda Dunham). George’s great-grandfather Charles was the son of Charles R. Miller, who had Irish and English ancestry, and of Abigail “Abbie” Morgan.
George’s maternal grandmother was Katherine Southerland (the daughter of Clarence A. Southerland and Katherine Virden). Clarence was the son of Clarence Southerland/Sutherland and Amy F.
Sources: https://www.youtube.com
Obituary of George’s paternal grandmother, Sydelle “Syde” (Siegel) Watsky – http://query.nytimes.com
Genealogy of George’s maternal grandfather, Clement Woodnutt Miller – https://www.geni.com
Family Tree of George’s (maternal) great-great-greatgrandfather, Robert H. Miller – http://www.ancestry.com
Obituary of George’s maternal grandmother, Katharine (Southerland) Miller Johnson – https://www.washingtonpost.com
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