Birth Name: Richard Porter Dillon, Jr.
Place of Birth: Pitt County, North Carolina, U.S.
Date of Birth: April 4, 1992
Ethnicity: English, some Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), possibly other
Ricky Dillon is an American Youtube personality, comedian, singer, and songwriter.
Ricky was born in Pitt County, North Carolina, the son of Janice Ann (Newgent) and Richard Porter Dillon, Sr. He has a sister, Tara. Ricky was raised in Tuscumbia, Alabama, from the age of one.
Ricky’s paternal grandfather was Porter Bryant Dillon (the son of Boyd Esco Dillon and Alta Magee). Boyd’s parents were Lucius T. Dillon and Emma Magee. Alta’s parents were Fred Alton Magee and Ida Miller.
Ricky’s grandfather Porter had English and Northern Irish ancestry. His ancestor James Theopholis/Theophilus Dillon was likely born, c. 1720, in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. His wife, Mary Smith/Logue, was born, c. 1723, in Northern Ireland.
Ricky’s paternal grandmother was Mildred C. Gardner (the daughter of Walter J. Gardner and Lida Elizabeth Hardison).
Sources: Birth Certificate of Ricky Dillon – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHBG-9ZD
Obituary of Ricky’s paternal grandfather, Porter Bryant Dillon – http://www.legacy.com/
Ricky’s paternal grandfather, Porter Bryant Dillon, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMB8-XJ6
Obituary of Ricky’s paternal great-grandmother, Alta (Magee) Dillon – https://findagrave.com/
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