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Daisy Kennedy Ellington

Birth: 4 Jan 1879
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Death: 26 May 1935 (aged 56)
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery

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Memorial ID: 107956166 View Source

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Mother of orchestra leader Duke Ellington, Daisy and her husband were both pianists.

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1879–1937 (m. 1898)

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