Katherine Esther Jackson (née

Married and maiden names

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 Scruse; born Kattie B. Screws on May 4, 1930) is the matriarch of the Jackson musical family.
Katherine was born Kattie B. Screws in Barbour County, Alabama

Barbour County, Alabama

Barbour County, Alabama is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of James Barbour, who served as Governor of Virginia. As of 2010 the population was 27,457. Its county seat is Clayton.-History:...

 to Martha Upshaw (December 14, 1907 – April 25, 1990) and Prince Albert Screws (October 16, 1907 – January 21, 1997). When Katherine was four, her father changed his surname to "Scruse", and renamed his daughter to Katherine Esther.