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Madelyn Lee Payne Dunham was the American maternal grandmother of Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States of America. She and her husband Stanley Armour Dunham raised Obama from age ten in their Honolulu, Hawaii apartment, where on November 2, 2008, she died two days before her grandson was elected President.

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When did Madelyn Dunham die?

Madelyn Dunham died on 2008-11-02.


Was Madelyn Dunham Jewish?

Madelyn Lee Payne Dunham, the American maternal grandmother of Barack Obama, was a Methodist.


Where was madelyn dunham born?

Peru, Kansas


Who is madelyn dunhams husband?

a man named Stevens Dunham


Was madelyn dunham in Africa for Obama's birth?

Madelyn Dunham is the maternal grandmother of Obama and she lived in Hawaii when Obama was born at the hospital in Honolulu. It would be odd if she went to Africa while her daughter was giving birth in Hawaii.


What year did Barack's maternal grand parents die in?

Barack's maternal grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, died November 2, 2008. Barack's maternal grandfather, Stanley Dunham, died February 8, 1992.


What was Barack Obama's grandmother's name on his mother's side?

Madelyn Lee Payne Dunham was his mother's mother (deceased). His maternal grandfather, was Stanley Armour Dunham. His grandmother on his father's side is named: Akumu, she is living in Kenya.


What is Obama maternal and paternal grandparents name?

Barack Obama's maternal grandmother was Madelelyn Payne (she married Stanley Dunham and became Madelyn Payne Dunham). As for his paternal grandmother, that was Habiba Akumu, second wife of Hussein Onyango Obama. She gave birth to the future president's father, Barack Hussein Obama (Senior).


What are the grandparents' names that Barack Obama went to live with in Hawaii?

Grandfather - Stanley Armour Dunham Grandmother - Madelyn Lee Payne He lived with them from 1971-1979.


Was Barack Obama's mother an only child?

Yes. According to all reliable reports, Ann Dunham's father Stanley and her mother Madelyn had no other children.


Who raised Obama when his mom died?

His Grandparents and his mother


When is the funeral for Madelyn Dunham?

The Wall Street Journal quotes a campaign aide as saying the funeral will likely be a private memorial service, taking place later in the year.