The following material
on the immediate ancestry of
Merle Haggard
should not be considered either
exhaustive or authoritative, but
rather as a first draft.
| Ancestry of Merle Haggard | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Merle Ronald Haggard, singer, b. Bakersfield, Cal., 6 April 1937 |
| PARENTS | |
| 2 |
James Francis Haggard,
b. Checotah, McIntosh Co., Indian Territory [now Oklahoma], 3 March 1899,
d. Los Angeles, Cal., 19 June 1946
m. |
| 3 | Flossie Mae Harp, b. Harrison, Boone Co., Ark., 11 Nov. 1902, d. ... |
| GRANDPARENTS | |
| 4 |
John Alford Haggard,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 5 | Rosetta Hunter, b. ... , d. ... |
| 6 |
John Bohannon Harp,
b. Harrison, Boone Co., Ark., 27 May 1879,
d. Bakersfield, Cal., 17 Oct. 1973
m. |
| 7 | Martha Frances Arizona Belle ("Zona") Villines, b. Beechwood, Newton, Ark., ... [ca. 1876], d. Bakersfield, Cal., 17 Dec. 1969 |
| GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 8 |
James Smith Haggard,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 9 | Sarah Emily Smith, b. ... , d. ... |
| 12 |
William Thomas Harp,
b. ... 18 Feb. 1855,
d. Modesto, Cal., 12 Jan. 1945
m. ... 24 Aug. 1871 |
| 13 | Martha Emeline Chaffin, b. ... , Ark., 22 Aug. 1855, d. ... , Ok., 10 Sept. 1932 |
| 14 |
Hosea Villines,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. Newton Co., Ark., 14 Sept. 1873 |
| 15 | Harriet Brunethy Patty, b. ... , d. ... |
| GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 16 |
Alfred S ... Haggard,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 17 | Anna Smith, b. ... , d. ... |
| 24 |
Elijah Bohannan Harp,
b. ... , Tenn., 26 Oct. 1826,
d. Newton Co., Ark., 23 Feb. 1864
m. ... 9 March 1843 |
| 25 | Martha Jane Tate, b. ... , Tenn., 21 Feb. 1828, d. ... |
| 28 |
James Copelin Villines,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 29 | Jency Reeves, b. ... , d. ... |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 32 |
James Haggard,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 33 | Elizabeth Thurmond, b. ... , d. ... |
| 48 |
Solomon Harp,
b. ... ,
d. Newton Co., Ark., 26 July 1863
m. |
| 49 | Sarah ... , b. ... , d. ... 19 Aug. 1846 |
| 56 |
Abraham Villines,
b. Nansemond Co., Va., ... [ca. 1777],
d. Newton Co., Ark., ... Dec. 1859
m. Person Co., N. C., 15 Feb. 1800 |
| 57 | Nancy McKissack, b. Person Co., N. C., ... [ca. 1782], d. Caswell Co., N. C., ... [ca. 1825] |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 7/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
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