Jason Boyd – 25th Annual ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Awards – Arrivals – Beverly Hilton Hotel – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Keywords: Poo Bear, Pooh Bear, 1/2 Length Shot Orientation: Portrait Face Count: 1 – False – Photo Credit: Aaron J. Thornton / PR Photos
Birth Name: Jason Paul Douglas Boyd
Place of Birth: Connecticut, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 4, 1979
Ethnicity: African-American, about 1/32 Muscogee Native American
Poo Bear is an American is an American songwriter, record producer, and vocal producer.
Poo Bear is the son of Dolores O. (Funderburg) and John Boyd.
Poo Bear is married to Ashley Joi Sadler, with whom he has a son.
Poo Bear’s maternal grandfather was Frederick Douglas “Fred” Funderburg (the son of Robert Lee Funderburg and Leela Johnson). Robert was the son of George Washington Funderburg and Ophelia Blassingame Hugley, who was of half Muscogee Native American descent.
Poo Bear’s maternal grandmother was Annie Laura Ball (the daughter of Eli Whitney Ball and Cora Curry). Eli was the son of George Ball and Lela Richie. Cora was the daughter of Richard Curry and Idella “Ida” Westbrook.
Poo Bear’s matrilineal ancestry can be traced back to his third great-grandmother, Recie, of Alabama.
Sources: Marriage record of Poo Bear’s parents – https://www.familysearch.org
Divorce record of Poo Bear’s parents – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Poo Bear’s maternal uncle, Ronald Ilon Funderburg – http://www.legacy.com
Marriage record of Poo Bear’s maternal grandparents, Frederick Douglas Funderburg and Annie Laura Ball – https://www.familysearch.org
Poo Bear’s maternal great-grandfather, Robert Lee Funderburg, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Biography of Poo Bear’s maternal great-granduncle, Frederick Douglas Funderburg – Pig Candy: Taking My Father South, Taking My Father Home–A Memoir (2008), by Lise Funderburg
Poo Bear’s maternal great-grandfather, Eli Whitney Ball, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Poo Bear’s maternal great-great-grandparents, George Ball and Lela Richie – https://www.familysearch.org
Poo Bear’s maternal great-grandmother, Cora Curry, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Poo Bear’s maternal great-great-grandparents, Richard Curry and Idella Westbrook – https://www.familysearch.org