1. Who was Aretha Franklin mother?
2. Who is Donald Burk?
3. Who’s the father of Aretha Franklin’s first child?

Who was Aretha Franklin mother?

Barbara Siggers FranklinAretha Franklin/MothersAretha’s mother, Barbara Siggers Franklin, who is portrayed in the film by Tony Award winning actress Audra McDonald, is buried in Forest Lawn (in section 10). Here’s a link to help you find her grave: Barbara Franklin Burial Location. Born in Shelby, Mississippi, Barbara married Clarence LaVaughn Franklin in 1936.

Who is Donald Burk?

Clarence Franklin’s father has been reported to have been a man named Donald Burk, who was a schoolmate of the singer’s. — who’s also the acknowledged father of another of the singer’s sons, Edward, who was born when she was 14.

Who’s the father of Aretha Franklin’s first child?

She first became pregnant at the age of 12 and gave birth to her first child, named Clarence after her father, on January 28, 1955. In one of her handwritten wills, discovered in 2019, Franklin revealed that the father was Edward Jordan.