Birth Name: Kiara Saulters
Place of Birth: Wilmington, Illinois, U.S.
Date of Birth: May 24, 1995
Ethnicity: English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, 1/8 German, 1/8 Swedish, remote Nansemond Native American
Kiiara is an American singer and songwriter.
She is the daughter of Jacqueline Ann “Jackie” Tulley and Scott R. Saulters.
Kiiara’s patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to her fifth great-grandfather, John Salter.
Kiiara’s paternal grandfather was Griffin Harrell Saulters (the son of Burford Burl Saulters and Lillie Mae Deen). Burl was the son of Colon Simon “Cele” Saulters and Mary Josephine “Josie” Bullock. Lillie was the daughter of Griffin Luther Deen and Emily Carraway.
Kiiara’s paternal grandmother was Dorothy May Olsen (the daughter of Ernest Raymond Olson, later Olsen, and of Olga A. Dratz). Ernest was the son of Swedish immigrants Johannes “John S.” Olsson, later Olson, and of Carolina Persdotter, later Peterson/Pearson Silfelt. Olga was of German descent, and was the daughter of Johann George Dratz and Emma H. Junge.
Kiiara’s maternal grandfather is Donald “Don” Tulley (the son of Edmund Joseph Tulley and Florence Marie Scott). Edmund was of Irish descent, was the son of Stephen Tulley and Ann Agnes Carey. Florence was also of Irish descent, was the daughter of John Francis Scott and Margaret C. Kennedy.
Kiiara’s maternal grandmother is Joan Therese Haley (the daughter of Francis E. Haley, Sr. and Mary A. Martin). Francis was of Irish descent, and was the son of Cornelius Francis “Frank” Haley and Mary Ann “May” Gallagher. Kiiara’s great-grandmother Mary was also of Irish descent, and was the daughter of Thomas Francis Martin and Rose McPartlin.
Kiiara’s matrilineal ancestry can be traced back to her fifth great-grandmother, Margaret (c. 1792, Ireland – December 21, 1869, Brooklyn, New York).
Sources: Genealogy of Kiiara’s father (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Marriage record of Kiiara’s paternal great-grandparents, Ernest Raymond Olsen and Olga A. Dratz – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of Kiiara’s paternal great-grandmother, Olga A. Dratz – https://familysearch.org
Genealogies of Kiiara’s mother – https://www.geni.com
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com