What was Elvis Presley's ethnic background?

JSBach

According to some, Welsh : LONDON, June 2 (Reuters) - For all Elvis Presley fans who thought the King's musical roots lay in the American Deep South, Cardiff University lecturer Terry Breverton has a big surprise. Ever thought of the valleys of south Wales which are famed for their male voice choirs? Breverton had identified the rock star's ancestors not only as coming from the Presili hills but as having links with a nearby chapel dedicated to St Elvis, 'the only one known in Britain', the Guardian reported on Friday. It said Breverton, who has published an A to Z of Wales, believed there were other facts which pointed to ties with Wales. 'His dead twin, Jesse Garon Presley, had a Welsh second name, and his mother Gladys had a Welsh name too,' Breverton said. 'His grandmother Doll Mansell may have come from the famous family of Mansel from Oxwich on the Gower peninsula.' The Guardian quoted the secretary of the Gower Society, Ruth Ridge, as saying: 'We will be appealing for help to see if there is any truth in the claims. It would be wonderful if there was.' Friday, 2 June 2000 Jun 02 00, 2:02 PM

zbeckabee

Elvis Presley was of German, Scottish, French, Jewish (from his maternal great-great-grandmother) and Cherokee ancestry. http://www.wolflodge.org/visibiliti/metis/theking.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis#Early_Years Feb 11 08, 11:00 AM

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