Birth Name: Charles Elliott Wicks
Place of Birth: Smyrna, Delaware
Date of Birth: June 20, 1979
Ethnicity: German, Irish, English, Scottish, 1/8th French
Chuck Wicks is an American country music artist.
His family surname was “Wich” several generations back.
Chuck’s paternal grandparents were George Henry Wicks, Jr. (the son of Georg/George Heinrich/Henry Wicks and Anna Marie Erb) and Madeleine Marie Lent (the daughter of Mortimer Cyrenus Lent and Louise LeDu). Chuck’s paternal grandfather George was of German descent. Louise was born in Brest, France.
Chuck’s maternal grandparents are Charles Elliott (the son of Nathaniel Dodson Elliott and Rozena/Rezina Nichols) and Anna Carlin (the daughter of Earl Joseph Carlin and Florence Hazel Marker).
Sources: Obituaries and genealogies of Chuck’s paternal grandparents, George Henry Wicks, Jr. and Madeleine Marie Lent – http://www.findagrave.com
Genealogy of Chuck’s paternal great-grandfather, George Henry Wicks, Jr. – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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