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Question #2691. Asked by Chris. Last updated Jun 30 2024.

Related Trivia Topics: Music JSBach Answer has 1 vote JSBach 26 year member 187 replies Answer has 1 vote. 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. https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/jun/02/johnezard Response last updated by gtho4 on Jun 30 2024. Jun 02 2000, 1:02 PM zbeckabee Answer has 7 votes Currently Best Answer zbeckabee Moderator 20 year member 11752 replies Answer has 7 votes. Currently voted the best answer. Elvis Presley was of German, Scottish, French, Jewish (from his maternal great-great-grandmother) and Cherokee ancestry. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis#Early_Years Response last updated by Terry on May 13 2021. Feb 11 2008, 11:00 AM FREE! Get a new mixed Fun Trivia quiz each day in your email. It's a fun way to start your day!

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