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He had six wives...

His first wife was to Dorothy Barton who he married on 21 Feb 1952 (Jerry was 17 at the time). It only lasted seven months.

His second wife was to Jane Mitcham, who he married on 15 Sept 1953 (23 days before his divorce from his first wife was final). This marriage produced his first child, his son Jerry Lee Lewis Jr, who was born on 2 Nov 1954, but who was killed in a car accident in 1973.

His third wife was to his 13-year old cousin Myra Gale Brown, who he married on 12 Dec 1957. Brown, Lewis, and his management all insisted she was 15. Lewis was nearly 23 years old at the time of his marriage. Jerry and Myra had one son, Steve Allen Lewis, was was born 27 Feb 1959, but who drowned at age three (in 1962) in a swimming pool accident. They also had a daughter, Phoebe Lewis, born 30 Aug 1963. (Phoebe is a singer and musician, and for the past few years she has also been her father's manager). Myra divorced him in 1970.

His fourth wife was to Jaren Gunn Lewis, who he married in October 1971, but the marriage ended two years later, after producing one child. She drowned in 1982 in a pool under mysterious circumstances shortly before their divorce settlement.

His fifth wife was to Shawn Stephens Lewis, who he married in 1983. She was found dead in their home 77 days after their wedding, of a methadone overdose. Although investigative pieces, including one in Rolling Stone magazine, exposed discrepancies in Lewis' and various law-enforcement officials' accounts of the incident and flaws in the investigation, no charges were ever brought against Lewis.

His sixth wife was to Kerrie McCarver, who he married in 1984. In 1987, they had one son: Jerry Lee Lewis III (his only surviving son). He filed for divorce in July 2003, and it was finalized in June 2005.

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Yes, Jerry Lee Lewis Married His Cousin. According To The 1989 Bio Pic Great Balls Of Fire, Which Starred Denis Quaid As Lewis & Winona Ryder As Cousin/Wife Myra, This Almost Destroyed The Career Of Jerry Lee Lewis, Due To The Scandal Which This Marriage Created.

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Dorothy Barton

Jane Mitcham

Myra Gale Brown

Jaren Pate

Shawn Stephens

Kerrie McCarver

--Murray Silver, Author, Great Balls of Fire

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I heard Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis and Jimmy Swaggert were all cousins from the same church brought up. But I'm not exactly sure if it's true or not.

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His marriage history is quite interesting of 6 wives. Right now he is divorced. His former wife was Kerrie McCarver.

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Myra Gale Brown She was Lewis' first cousin once removed and only 13 years old.

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Myra Gale Brown

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Gail

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