Birth Name: Randall William Rhoads
Place of Birth: Santa Monica, California, United States
Date of Birth: December 6, 1956
Place of Death: Leesburg, Florida, United States
Date of Death: March 19, 1982
Ethnicity: English, German, Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), Scottish, remote French
Randy Rhoads was an American musician, songwriter, and producer. He was the son of Delores Violet (Kell) and William Arthur Rhoads.
Randy’s paternal grandfather was William Arthur Rhoads (the son of ? Rhoads and ? Bell).
Randy’s paternal grandmother was Leslie Fern Maurer (the daughter of Andrew Maurer and Susan Whitson). Andrew was German. Susan was the daughter of Charles Whitson and Sarah Davis.
Randy’s maternal grandfather was Frederick B. Kell (the son of Charles Delos Kell and Sarah E. Faust). Charles was the son of James Kell and Margaret Baldridge. Sarah was the daughter of Foladen Reuben Faust and Permelia King McElheney.
Randy’s maternal grandmother was Lelia Erma Johnson (the daughter of James Albert Johnson and Daisy Belle Niesel). James was the son of John W. Johnson and Catherine Highland. Daisy was the daughter of Henry Niesel, who was German, and Sarah M. Palmer.
Sources: Genealogy of Randy Rhoads – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/
Genealogy of Randy Rhoads (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://www.findagrave.com/
Genealogies of Randy’s maternal grandfather, Frederick B. Kell (focusing on his own mother’s side) – http://www.ancestry.com/
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/
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Genealogy of Randy’s great-grandmother, Susan Whitson – http://www.ancestry.com/
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