Grammy-winning Queen of Soul and the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Aretha Louise Franklin was born in Memphis, Tennessee, to Barbara Vernice (Siggers) and C. L. Franklin, a Baptist minister, who preached at the New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit for over thirty years. Born and raised in Shelby, Mississippi, she married Clarence LaVaughn Franklin on June 3, 1936. She dated some interesting men. Aretha died aged 76 at her Detroit home after battling with advanced pancreatic cancer on August 16, 2018. Aretha Massacorale Franklin was born at a two-room house in Memphis located at 406 Lucy St. She was the third of four children born to Barbara (née Siggers) and C.L. Donald and Aretha eventually split up and by 1961, she and Mr. Theodore Ted White were married. The couple had children: Erma (1938–2002), Cecil (1940–1989), Aretha (1942–2018), and Carolyn Franklin (1944–1988). var RevContentSolo = { button_text: 'Find Out More', widget_id: 113704}; Aretha was 12, on January 28, 1955, when she gave birth to her son Clarence, her baby daddy was a boy from her school named Donald Burk. Barbara Vernice Franklin (née Siggers; June 29, 1917 – March 7, 1952) was the mother of American singer–songwriter Aretha Franklin and wife of C. L. Franklin, the African-American Baptist minister of New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan. Although widely misreported, Barbara Franklin did not desert her children. Franklin, Aretha Louise Franklin and her family moved to Buffalo, N.Y., briefly before settling down in Detroit, Mich. Prior to the marriage, Barbara had a son, Vaughn (born December 24, 1934 - died November 7 , 2002) from a previous relationship, whom Rev. Subsequently, on January 22, 1957, Aretha gave birth to her second son, Edward Franklin, the product of her short-lived relationship with Edward Jordan. Aretha Louise Franklin, from Memphis, Tennessee was born on March 25, 1942, to Mississippi born preacher Clarence LaVaughn Franklin and vocalist and pianist momma Barbara Siggers. Barbara Vernice Franklin (née Siggers; June 29, 1917 – March 7, 1952) was the mother of American singer–songwriter Aretha Franklin and wife of C. L. Franklin, the African-American Baptist minister of New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan. Franklin and the fifth of six overall in between past relationships by her parents. https://www.vulture.com/2019/10/aretha-franklin-movie-cast-audra-mcdonald-mary-j-blige.html, https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Audra-McDonald-Tituss-Burgess-More-Join-Cast-of-Aretha-Franklin-Biopic-Starring-Jennifer-Hudson-20191018, //www.google.com/search?&q=%22Barbara+Siggers+Franklin%22+site:news.google.com/newspapers&source=newspapers, //scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%22Barbara+Siggers+Franklin%22, https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=%22Barbara+Siggers+Franklin%22&acc=on&wc=on, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132676764, American screenwriter, producer, playwright, American actor, director, screenwriter, author, and songwriter, American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and composer, , Shelby, Bolivar County, Mississippi, USA, , Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA Barbara and C. L. never officially divorced. Biography. Born in Memphis, Tenn., on March 25, 1942, to Barbara Siggers and Reverend C.L. Franklin married his first wife, Alene Gaines, on October 16, 1934. The marriage ended by 1936, although the exact time and form of dissolution is unknown. Her father, C.L. The amazing Mrs. Aretha Franklin has been married twice, has four incredible and talented sons. Respect is an upcoming American biographical drama film based on the life of American singer Aretha Franklin.Directed by Liesl Tommy from a screenplay by Tracey Scott Wilson, it stars Jennifer Hudson in the leading role, with Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans, Audra McDonald, Marc Maron, Tituss Burgess, Saycon Sengbloh, Hailey Kilgore, Skye Dakota Turner, Tate Donovan, and Mary J. Blige. Franklin, was a preacher and her mother, Barbara Siggers Franklin, was … Aretha Louise Franklin, from Memphis, Tennessee was born on March 25, 1942, to Mississippi born preacher Clarence LaVaughn Franklin and vocalist and pianist momma Barbara Siggers. Ted and Aretha welcomed their son Ted White Jr. in February 1964. The marriage between Mrs. Franklin and White ended up in a nasty divorce after a domestic violence dispute they decided to split up in 1968; eventually divorced a year later. Continue reading to know the rest of this story. She made a life for herself working in a music store, giving private music lessons, and training to be a nurse's aide. A year after her divorce, Aretha started dating her road manager Ken Cunningham; he is the father of her youngest son Kecalf Cunningham, born on March 28, 1970. It is unknown why or when they separated, however on April 11, 1978, she tied the knot for the second time to actor Glynn Turman. According to Salvatore, Barbara Franklin made visits back to Detroit, Michigan, to see her children, and during summer vacations they traveled to Buffalo for stays with their mother. 25, 1942. Aretha Franklin was born in Memphis, Tenn. on Mar. On June 3, 1936, he married Barbara Siggers Franklin, a church pianist, and they had four children: Erma, Cecil, Aretha, and Carolyn. Franklin and mother Barbara Siggers Franklin, the singer had two sisters and one brother, as well as a half-brother from her mother’s previous relationship. C.L. Franklin, a charismatic preacher at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan. Aretha Franklin is remembered as the Queen of Soul, but her legacy also includes being an integral part of the civil rights movement. Though her primary role was that of wife and mother, from the time of her marriage she actively participated in musical affairs of the various churches where C. L. served as pastor. Later on, Aretha started dating Willie Wilkerson; they were together for several years and even became engaged at one point, unfortunately, they never got to walk the aisle and by 2012, they parted ways. Barbara Vernice Franklin (née Siggers; June 29, 1917 – March 7, 1952) was the mother of American singer–songwriter Aretha Franklin and wife of C. L. Franklin, the African-American Baptist minister of New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan.. Barbara was a gifted pianist and, according to Mahalia Jackson, one of the finest gospel singers in the country. (aged 34 years), C. L. Franklin (3 June 1936-7 March 1952). Losing Her Mother Born to father C.L. Ted Jr. who is also a musician became known as Teddy Richards. Glynn and Aretha separated in 1982 and divorced two years later. Barbara Franklin died of a heart attack on March 7, 1952. Mr. Wilkerson a former firefighter met the Queen of Soul while she was signing autographs in Detroit. Audra McDonald will portray Barbara Franklin in the upcoming Aretha Franklin biopic Respect. Born and raised in Shelby, Mississippi, she married Clarence LaVaughn Franklin on June 3, 1936. She was 34 years old. According to Willie, he asked her to sign the cast on his leg; the rest as all of you know is history. Marital trouble stemming from C. L.'s numerous and ongoing infidelities, including fathering a daughter (named Carol Ellan Kelley [née Jennings]) by Mildred Jennings, a 12-year-old congregant in Memphis in 1940, Barbara left C. L. in 1948 and moved to Buffalo, New York where her mother resided and where C. L. had served as pastor of Friendship Baptist Church from May, 1944 to June, 1946. Being one of five children, Aretha Louise Franklin was the daughter of Rev. Aretha Franklin disputed that rumor, and Prof. Nick Salvatore of Cornell University takes pains to discredit it in his biography of C. L. Franklin. Her parents split up when she was very young and lost her mother at the age of 10; two years later not only she was singing and playing the piano, but also became a mother. 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