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Elvis Presley's family tree: a twin who died at birth.

Elvis Presley was born on 8 January 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi, the son of Vernon Elvis Presley and Gladys Love Smith, and died on 16 August 1977 in Memphis, Tennessee, at 42. One child is in the tree. His wife and his living grandchildren are not shown here. The FamilySearch Family Tree has him as Elvis Aaron Presley.

Elvis Aaron Presley, born in Tupelo, MississippiElvis Aaron Presley1935–1977Vernon Elvis Presley, born in Fulton, MississippiVernon Elvis Presley1916–1979Gladys Love Smith, born in Pontotoc, MississippiGladys Love Smith1912–1958Jesse Dunning McClowell Presley, born in Fulton, MississippiJesse Dunning McClowell…1896–1973Minnie Mae Hood, born in Fulton, MississippiMinnie Mae Hood1890–1980Robert Lee Smith, born in Saltillo, MississippiRobert Lee Smith1878–1931Octavia Luvenia Mansell, born in Itawamba, MississippiOctavia Luvenia Mansell1876–1935John Henry Wallace, born in Tilden, MississippiJohn Henry Wallace1853–1935Rosella Elizabeth Presley, born in Fulton, MississippiRosella Elizabeth Presl…1863–1924William Harrison Hood, born in Alabama, United StatesWilliam Harrison Hood1852–1935Mary Louisa Warren, born in Fulton, MississippiMary Louisa Warren1853–1945Mileage Obediah Smith, born in Edgefield, South CarolinaMileage Obediah Smith1837–1909Ann Elizabeth Lillian Mansell, born in Hamilton, AlabamaAnn Elizabeth Lillian M…1849–1935Abner White Mansell, born in Hamilton, AlabamaAbner White Mansell1849–1925Martha Sue Tackett, born in Alabama, United StatesMartha Sue Tackett1851–1896Hugh Berry Wallace, born in Lincoln, TennesseeHugh Berry Wallace1830–1909Lydia Gideon, born in Itawamba, MississippiLydia Gideon1833–1860Dunning John Presley, born in Madisonville, TennesseeDunning John Presley1827–1900Martha Jane Wesson, born in North Carolina, United StatesMartha Jane Wesson1840–1868Joshua Harrison Hood, born in Alabama, United StatesJoshua Harrison Hood1831–1885Margaret Johnson, born in St. Clair, AlabamaMargaret Johnson1830–1910William David Warren, born in Limestone, AlabamaWilliam David Warren1826–1903Minerva Jane Davis, born in Tennessee, United StatesMinerva Jane Davis1828–1867John J Smith, born in Wigston, EnglandJohn J Smith1809–1857Mary Frances Heard, born in Greensboro, GeorgiaMary Frances Heard1824–1865Edward G. Manspile, born in WalesEdward G. ManspileMary MordentMary MordentJohn Bailey Mansell, born in Hamilton, AlabamaJohn Bailey Mansell1828–1895Elizabeth Gilmore, born in Hamilton, AlabamaElizabeth Gilmore1832–1885Abner Hampton Tackett, born in Knox, KentuckyAbner Hampton Tackett1803–1889Celia Ann Butler, born in South Carolina, United StatesCelia Ann Butler1809–1873
Five generations, as the FamilySearch Family Tree has them: 30 of the 30 places filled. Each name opens that person's page on FamilySearch.
Elvis Aaron Presley, born in Tupelo, MississippiElvis Aaron P…1935–1977Vernon Elvis Presley, born in Fulton, MississippiVernon Elvis …1916–1979Gladys Love Smith, born in Pontotoc, MississippiGladys Love S…1912–1958Jesse Dunning McClowell Presley, born in Fulton, MississippiJesse Dunning…1896–1973Minnie Mae Hood, born in Fulton, MississippiMinnie Mae Ho…1890–1980Robert Lee Smith, born in Saltillo, MississippiRobert Lee Sm…1878–1931Octavia Luvenia Mansell, born in Itawamba, MississippiOctavia Luven…1876–1935
Three generations, as the FamilySearch Family Tree has them: 6 of the 6 places filled. Each name opens that person's page on FamilySearch.

Elvis Presley's family, year by year.

  1. 1935Tupelo, MississippiOn 8 January 1935, Elvis Presley is born to Vernon Elvis Presley and Gladys Love Smith, with his twin brother, Jesse Garon Presley, who is stillborn.
  2. 1958Memphis, TennesseeOn 14 August 1958, his mother, Gladys Love Smith, dies. He is 23.
  3. 1968Memphis, TennesseeOn 1 February 1968, his daughter Lisa Marie Presley is born.
  4. 1977Memphis, TennesseeOn 16 August 1977, Elvis Presley dies at 42.

His children.

His descendants.

Below his children, the FamilySearch Family Tree holds one grandchild who has died. The most recent death among his descendants in the tree is his daughter Lisa Marie Presley, on 12 January 2023, at 54.

Where the lines came from.

Up his father's line: Vernon Elvis Presley, his father, born 1916 in Fulton, Mississippi; Jesse Dunning McClowell Presley, his grandfather, born 1896 in Fulton, Mississippi; John Henry Wallace, his great-grandfather, born 1853 in Tilden, Mississippi; Hugh Berry Wallace, his 2nd great-grandfather, born 1830 in Lincoln, Tennessee; David A. Wallace, his 3rd great-grandfather, born 1790 in Greenbrier, Virginia; John Wallace, his 4th great-grandfather, born 1748 in Augusta, Virginia; Peter Wallace, his 5th great-grandfather, born 1719 in County Meath, Ireland; Peter Wallace, his 6th great-grandfather, born 1680 in Holmstone, Sterlingshire.

Up his mother's line: Gladys Love Smith, his mother, born 1912 in Pontotoc, Mississippi; Robert Lee Smith, his grandfather, born 1878 in Saltillo, Mississippi; Mileage Obediah Smith, his great-grandfather, born 1837 in Edgefield, South Carolina; John J Smith, his 2nd great-grandfather, born 1809 in Wigston, England; John Smith, his 3rd great-grandfather, born 1776; John Smith, his 4th great-grandfather, born 1744 in Thurcaston, Leicestershire; John Smith, his 5th great-grandfather, born 1725 in Bedford, Bedfordshire; John Smith, his 6th great-grandfather, born 1695 in England.

The family as the FamilySearch Family Tree holds it: 270 people, 266 of them his ancestors. The earliest on his direct line is William Bradburn, born 1675.

What history says.

Elvis Aaron Presley was born to Vernon and Gladys Presley in a two-room house in Tupelo, Mississippi, on January 8, 1935. His twin brother, Jessie Garon, was stillborn, leaving Elvis to grow up as an only child.Graceland

Gaps in the record.

The FamilySearch Family Tree is built by the people who use it, and Elvis Presley's has places nobody has filled yet. Eight generations back, 169 of the 254 places are filled. Most of the open ones are in England in the 18th century, and in Wales in the date not recorded: if that's where you research, they're your question. If you know who they were, add them on FamilySearch, with a source, and the next person to look will find them.

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From the FamilySearch Family Tree, read on 7 November 2026: 270 people around Elvis Presley, up to eight generations back and two down. Thanks to everyone who has added to it. The tree is its contributors' work; where it and history differ, this page says so and names the source. Everyone named on this page has died.