Birth Name: Kenneth Brian Edmonds
Place of Birth: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Date of Birth: April 10, 1959
Ethnicity: African-American
Babyface is an American musician. He is the son of Barbara Jean (O’Bannon) and Marvin Dallas Edmonds, Sr. He is married to Nicole “Nikki” Pantenburg. He was previously married to producer Tracey Elaine McQuarn.
Babyface’s paternal grandparents were Ben Douglas Edwards and Getsy Lee Vance (the daughter of Thomas Vance and Niecie).
Babyface’s maternal grandparents were Herbert O’Bannon (the son of Nelson O’Bannon and Emma Lena Bradshaw) and Lucille Hackley (the daughter of Joseph Lewis Hackley and Mary McCady).
Sources: Obituary of Babyface’s older brother, Marvin Dallas Edmonds, Jr. – http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/
Marriage record of Babyface’s parents – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXPV-N7L
Babyface’s father on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHLR-D2X
Obituary of Babyface’s mother – http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/indystar/obituary.aspx?pid=160175897
Babyface’s paternal grandmother, Getsy Lee Vance, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M94N-5LG
Marriage record of Babyface’s maternal grandparents, Herbert O’Bannon and Lucille Hackley – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXLQ-3NT
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