Her father's full name is John Russel Houston.
John Russell Houston, Jr. was of Black heritage. However, Whitney Houston was of mixed-heritage as her g-great grandmother on John Houston's, Jr.'s wife's side, Sarah Elizabeth Collins, was a White woman. Her name was Sarah Burke and she was married to a Black man named David Sanderson, who fought for Black rights in the early 1800's.
Whitney's mother, Cissy Houston, had a sister named Lee. Both of them were from the Drinkard family. Lee's last name was Warwick when she was married. She had two girls, Dionne, and Dee Dee Warwick, who are both famous singers as well. Dionne is Whitney Houston's cousin.
No, they were not related. Whitney Houston did not have any sisters; she had a step-sister named Alana, two step-brothers, and a biological brother. Thelma Houston's real name is Thelma Jackson.
She did not have a biological sister, but she did have a step-sister, Alana, from her father John's third marriage. Some sources say she also had another step-sister, Alexis.
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John Russell Houston Jr.
Yes his name was John Houston, and he died in 2003.
The name of Whitney's mother is Cissy Houston.
Whitney Elizabeth Houston
Her real name is (was) Whitney Elizabeth Houston.
The name of Whitney Houston's daughters was Bobbi Kristina
Whitney Houston's daughter spells her name Bobbi Kristina.
Whitney Houston's daughter is named Bobbi Kristina Houston Brown.
Alana Houston
Emily "Cissy" Houston.
Emily "Cissy" Houston.
Whitney Houston's father, John Russell Houston Jr., was of African-American descent. He was born in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, and was a former Army serviceman and entertainment executive. Whitney Houston herself was an American singer and actress known for her powerful voice and successful music career.