She had 3-- one son from her first marriage (Gary), and a son and daughter (Michael and Whitney) from her second. Sadly, only two of her children are still alive, now that Whitney is deceased.
Her father was John Russell Houston Jr., and her mother was Emily ("Cissy") Drinkard Houston.
Cissy Houston had one son by her first marriage to musician Freddie Garland (Gary), and a son and daughter (Whitney and Michael) by her second marriage.
John Russell Houston Jr. seems to have been married three times. His marriage to Emily (Cissy) Drinkard Houston was his second. After they divorced, he did remarry, to a woman named Peggy, with whom he had a daughter.
Whitney Houston was not adopted, her parents are Cissy and the late John 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.
Emily "Cissy" Houston and John Russell Houston Jr.
Her father was John Russell Houston Jr., and her mother was Emily ("Cissy") Drinkard Houston.
Her parents are Cissy Houston and John Russell Houston.
No. Alana Houston who was Whitney Houston's stepsister, was born to John and Peggy Houston.
Cissy Houston had one son by her first marriage to musician Freddie Garland (Gary), and a son and daughter (Whitney and Michael) by her second marriage.
John Russell Houston Jr. seems to have been married three times. His marriage to Emily (Cissy) Drinkard Houston was his second. After they divorced, he did remarry, to a woman named Peggy, with whom he had a daughter.
After he married and subsequently divorced Emily (Cissy) Houston (Whitney's mom), he got married again, to a woman named Peggy, with whom he had a daughter Alana.
Whitney Houston was not adopted, her parents are Cissy and the late John Houston.
Yes, John Russell Houston was black.
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.
Both of her parents were American. Her mom, Cissy Houston was born in Newark NJ (her birth name was Emily Drinkard). Her dad, John Russell Houston Jr., was born in Trenton NJ.
yes