Boyd in 2010, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Brandon Charles Boyd
Place of Birth: Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: February 15, 1976
Ethnicity:
*father – English, Irish, Scottish
*mother – Mexican
Brandon Boyd is an American singer, songwriter, musician, author, executive producer, and visual artist. He is the lead vocalist for, and a co-founder of, alternative rock band Incubus. Mike Einziger, José Pasillas, and, previously, Alex Katunich, have also been members of the band. He has also been billed as The Invisible Floating Torso Man, Happy Knappy, Brandon of the Jungle, and Cornelius.
Brandon is the son of writer Priscilla Wiseman and actor Chuck Boyd (Charles A. Boyd), who was a Marlboro Man. His paternal first cousin is musician Berto Boyd.
Brandon’s paternal grandfather was Jesse/Jessie C. Boyd (the son of John Elias Boyd and Ida Elizabeth Pack). Jesse was born in Alabama. John was born in Tennessee, the son of Andrew Jackson Boyd and Sarah C. M. Daniel. Ida was born in Alabama, the daughter of Charles Allen Pack and Amanda Parlee Fish.
Brandon’s paternal grandmother was Martha Florence Stroud/Stoud (the daughter of Wesley Columbus Stroud and Martha Ann Pressnell). Martha was born in Tennessee. Wesley was born in Alabama, the son of John Wesley Stroud and Dorothy Caroline Riggan. Martha was born in Tennessee, the daughter of John Allen Pressnell and Martha Jane Knowles.
Brandon’s maternal grandfather was Isaac H./Molina Calderon (the son of Isaac Calderon and Susana “Susanita” Molina). Brandon’s grandfather Isaac was born in California. Brandon’s great-grandfather Isaac was born in Mexico, the son of Juan Calderon Ontiberos and Petra Hernandez. Susana was born in Texas, to Mexican parents, Crespin Molina Moreno and Juana Rubio Hernandez.
Brandon’s maternal grandmother was Priscilla Morales (the daughter of Justo C. Morales and Mercedes Murguia). Priscilla was born in California, to Mexican parents. Mercedes was the daughter of José Pedro Murguia and Anastasia Gonzalez.
Sources: Genealogy of Brandon’s parents – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Brandon’s paternal grandmother, Martha Florence (Stroud/Stoud) Boyd – https://www.genealogybuff.com
Information on Brandon’s maternal grandmother, Priscilla (Morales) Yanez Calderon – https://sandiegofreepress.org
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