Elvis' Great-great Grandfather Deserted
May 28, 2007 | People
Just for fun on this dull Monday: The largest online databank of personal records, ancestry.com, operated by the Mormons in Utah has recently added a large archive of military records. It seems to be that Elvis' great-great-grandfather Dunnan Presley Jr. (grandfather of 'Billy Goat Song' Jessy) deserted the army not once but twice. He got a fine for $300, a fortune at that time. You can look at Elvis' family tree through the link below.
Source:ElvisMatters
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Dixieland Rock wrote on
May 28, 2007
Speaking of the "Billy Goat Song", I wonder if there will be a 2007 Remix of it?....lol Just being silly.
SuziB wrote on
May 28, 2007
This has been known for years - both Goldman and Elaine Dundy mention it in their books
Sylvain wrote on
May 28, 2007
This was news on my website 2 days ago (dull saturday), Source: Elvis Memories Belgium
Sylvain wrote on
May 28, 2007
That's right Turbo. Source: just another Elvis fan who wants to share the latest news.
JustPretend1975 wrote on
May 28, 2007
ElvisMatters has ancestry.com as a source....so they do NOT pretend that they are the source...And i don't get it...because one site mention the news, another site can not make a note of it....if a plane strikes a tower in New York, nobody can mention it, because a guy with a forum with about 50 registered people had already wrote it on his 'site'....????? If a source is mentioned, it means that the one who places the article has used that site as a source....But whatever....
dries wrote on
May 28, 2007
Please keep arguing about Elvis his great great great great grandfather. Not Jessy 'Billy Goat". Oh man I hate that song, I really don't understand why they felt the need to release that song again. Does anyone have a gossip on Andrew Presley....it's the father of Elvis his great great great great grand father. Got my point?? "Just Pretend", When you don't get it. I do and I will try to explain. Elvis Matters always feel very strong about their source being mentioned (it's on every news item they publish). So I can understand Sylvain feels he's being had! And Lex please, websites not worth checking? Do you mean Elvis Memories, cause if you do I don't think that's fair. All Elvis fans are keeping the Legend alive!! Some people might think your site isn't worth checking, never forget that...! I don't think you would like to hear that now do you? Do you really think ancstry.com is worth checking every day? Don't tell me the president of Elvis Matters is reading it, neither will the others at Elvis Matters. They got the news from Sylvain, that's the way it is. But hey, keep on smiling guys, kiss and make up, ah well no, a handshake will do just fine.
Rev. Gerhard wrote on
May 29, 2007
That grandfather had deserted? Is this a bad or a good thing? Had it had some influence onto Elvis' music? Or could it explain why Elvis had been such a good soldier? Or perhaps should it had been exemplary to all those, who'd been in danger losing their lives in senseless wars.
Sean Ryan wrote on
May 29, 2007
So what if Elvis's great grandad whatever deserted?? Im glad cause if he might have got killed then we would might not have had Elvis.
Bill E. Burk wrote on
June 25, 2007
The Dunnan Presley story, and quite a few others coming down the family tree line, were printed in our book, EARLY ELVIS: THE TUPELO YEARS, released in 1994 and still available in 4th printing. The book traces Elvis' roots back to Scotland in 1745. Since, we have gone as far back as the 1500s when the family name was Preslar and they lived in and around Hochstadt, Germany (still do).