Birth Name: Kenneth Arnold Chesney
Place of Birth: Knoxville, Tennessee
Date of Birth: March 26, 1968
Ethnicity: English, some Scots-Irish (Northern Irish)
Kenny Chesney is an American country music singer and songwriter.
Kenny’s paternal grandfather was Arnold Edgar Chesney (the son of John Burton Chesney and Hallie R. Hubbs).
Kenny’s maternal grandparents were John Beacher Grigsby, Jr. (the son of John Beacher Grigsby and Bettie J. Davis) and Lucy Young (the daughter of Millard L. Young and Martha Jane Anderson). During their childhood, Kenny’s mother and her sister were singers known as “The Grigsby Twins”.
Sources: Genealogy of Kenny Chesney (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://www.ancestry.com
Kenny’s parents’ marriage record – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Kenny’s mother (focusing on her own mother’s side) – http://sweetblueroses.tripod.com
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