For more information on sources and notes on the families, check SOURCES below the table.
| Ancestry of LL Cool J | |
|---|---|
| 1 | James Todd Smith aka LL Cool J, b. South Side Hospital, Bayshore, Long Island, Richmond, Queens, New York, 14 January 1968 |
| 2ND GENERATION (PARENTS) | |
| 2 |
James Smith
md. Wyandanch, New York, 1967 (div. abt. 1971) (as her first husband) |
| 3 | Ondrea Griffith, b. Queens County, New York, about 1947. She md. (2) Roscoe |
| 3RD GENERATION (GRANDPARENTS) | |
| 4 |
md. |
| 5 | |
| 6 | Eugene Griffith (parents from Barbados) |
| 7 | Ellen (check newspapers for August 1972) |
SOURCES CONSULTED
This is a listing of any materials other than census, vital records, etc., that were consulted during the research of this tree.
LL Cool J with Karen Hunter. I Make My Own Rules. St. Martin's, 1998.
CENSUS RECORDS
1930 Memphis (Ward 14), Shelby County, Tennessee, ED 79-51, sheet 24A
899 Fisher
Marital Age at Father's Mother's
Rel Age Status 1st Mar Bplace Bplace Bplace
Alexander John Head 36 M 27 Miss Miss Miss
Leslie Allen Wife 27 M 19 Arkansas N Carolina N Carolina
Myrtle Dau 5 S Tenn Miss N Carolina
Edward Otis Son 4 S Tenn Miss N Carolina
Mamie Leslie Dau 3 S Tenn Miss N Carolina
Norma Dau 2 S Tenn Miss N Carolina
John M Jr Son 10/12 S Tenn Miss N Carolina
Newsome Maggie Mother 60 M 22 N Carolina N Carolina N Carolina
John was a Baptist minister and a veteran of the World War.
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