Viola Davis learned on 'Finding Your Roots' that her maternal grandfather kept a secret about his paternity from the rest of his family.
With the help of the show's host, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Davis, who grew up in Rhode Island, learns that her maternal grandfather kept a secret about his paternity from the rest of his family.
According to historical records, Henry Logan's mother Corine Ravenell Logan married Gable Logan in 1912. The couple was together when Henry Logan, Davis' grandfather, was born in May of 1920.Another record from 1919 shows that Gable Logan served in the military in World War I. When he returned to America from serving in France, there was"no evidence" that Gable Logan ever returned to South Carolina, where he had previously lived with his wife.
With the help of DNA from Davis’ mother, the “Finding Your Roots” team got to work and discovered that Henry’s father was indeed Young.In short? Davis' grandfather was likely the result of an affair between Corine Logan and Young. Henry Logan and his wife, Mozell Logan, went on to have"at least" 18 children, including Davis' mother, Mae Alice Davis.
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