Loretta Webb Lynn was born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky. Lynn was the second child and oldest daughter of Melvin Theodore “Ted” Webb and Clara Marie.
Loretta Lynn grew up to be a singer-songwriter. Lynn had a career in country music for six decades and has several gold albums. She had singles including “Don’t Come Home A-Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ on Your Mind),” “One’s on the Way,” “Fist City,” and “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” among others. Based on her life, the 1980 movie Coal Miner’s Daughter was created.
Loretta Lynn Parents: Clara Marie Ramey Webb, Melvin Webb
Clara Marie Ramey Webb
Mother of Loretta Lynn is known as Clara Marie Ramey Webb. Clara Marie’s ancestors were both Irish and Cherokee. Clara’s mother died when she was a little child, thus she had to raise alone. She lived with several different families, looking after other people’s kids when her mother passed away. Clara relocated to Indiana and began working in a facility for kids with disabilities.
Melvin Webb
The father of Loretta Lynn is Melvin Theodore Webb. Most people around Melvin Theodore frequently referred to him as Ted. He was a used to work as a farmer and coal miner in Kentucky. Sadly, as a result of the nature of his work his lungs were destroyed, leading to his sudden death. Ted became diagnosed with black lung. When a worker is exposed to coal dust for an extended period of time, black lung disease develops. In addition, this passing happened after the Webb family had relocated to Indiana.
