Birth Names: Tariano Adaryll Jackson II, Taryll Adren Jackson and Tito Joe Jackson
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California
Ethnicity:
*African-American (father)
*Mexican (mother)
The brothers Tariano, Taryll, and TJ Jackson are American singers and songwriters. They are known as the group 3T. They are the sons of Delores Vilma (Martes), and singer, guitarist, and original The Jackson 5 member Tito Jackson (Tariano Adaryll Jackson). Their father is African-American. Their mother, who passed away in 1994, was of Mexican heritage (see here). 3T are the nephews of musicians Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson, among others. One of their cousins is Paris Jackson.
3T’s paternal grandparents are Joseph Walter Jackson (the son of Samuel Joseph Jackson and Crystal Lee King) and Kattie B. Scruse (the daughter of Prince Albert Screws/Scruse and Martha “Mattie” Upshaw).
3T’s maternal grandmother is named Irma.
Sources: Genealogy of 3T – http://www.geni.com
Genealogy of 3T’s father – http://www.wargs.com
Information (some potentially unverified) on 3T’s family history – http://www.truemichaeljackson.com
3T’s paternal great-great-grandparents, Israel Nero Jackson and Emeline Williams, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Israel Nero Jackson and Emeline Williams on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Israel Nero Jackson and Emeline Williams on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Israel Nero Jackson and Emeline Williams on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of 3T’s father (focusing on his own mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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