Meet Charles Jordan, the biological father of country singer Wynonna Judd.
Singer Naomi Judd’s mother passed away on April 30, 2022. Naomi left behind only Wynonna of Charles when she was in her 30s. So, who is Naomi Judd’s father Charles? Find out his age and current whereabouts in this article.
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Meet Charles Jordan, Father of Wynonna Judd
Charles Jordan is the biological father of singer Wynonna Judd. But discovering she had a different father wasn’t the only tragedy that followed. Wynonna, then 30, learned from her mother that she had a different father than the one who raised her.
“I knew all this… when I was pregnant with Elijah. [Judd, my son, who was born in 1994]”, Judd explained about learning about the existence of his biological father. “I was 30 years old and I found out, you know, a part of my life that I thought, you know, this man was my biological father was not. And that was Ashley’s father…”
“The first thing I said was, ‘It’s okay.’ And of course, I was angry inside… and I just realized nine years later, I was really angry. Being authentic and knowing who you are, not just what you do, is sacred and I’m doing it right now, and all the work hurts,” Wynonna told Oprah.
Naomi opened up about keeping secrets from Wynonna, saying, “I don’t know if I think about it every day of my life, but there are certainly very few days that I don’t have to live with this secret, and I think that takes a toll on a child.”
Among the Judd women, Wynonna is not the only one who does not know about it. Because her sister Ashley has known this secret since she was a child.
Ashley spoke about the situation and said, “I think… not knowing the truth was more confusing to her than finding out. I was more sympathetic and understanding to her because I knew. Interestingly, I didn’t see it as my business to tell her. I’m not sure why I didn’t but I definitely got to a point when I was 26 where I was like, ‘Enough!’”
But, in 2020, Wynonna learned that her biological father had a family of his own. Wynonna revealed that she had met her half-brother, Michael, Charles, with another woman. Michael was three years younger than her and was from Kentucky.
Although Wynonna met her half-brother, she never met her father, Charles.
Speaking to CNN, Wynonna shared that she had always wondered about using her mother’s maiden name. She told Larry King, “Yeah, my grandmother was Polly Judd, so my biological father, I never met him, so there’s a real part of me that wonders, OK, there’s another part of me that — that’s not known, and that book is really about finding yourself, you know, because I always say I love what I do but I’m not sure I really love who I am.”
She shared about her father, “Oh, his name was Charlie Jordan and I was going to see him about a month before he passed away but I didn’t get a chance so…”.
The relationship between Naomi Judd and Charles Jordan
Naomi Judd, Wynonna’s mother, became pregnant with her when she was 17. They are believed to have attended Ashland High School in the early 1960s.
The father of the stillborn baby at that time was Charles Jordan. But Charles decided to run away from his responsibility. So he walked out of her life.
To name Wynonna, Naomi met Michael Ciminella. She married him in 1964, the same year Wynonna was born. There is no evidence that the two ever contacted each other again.
Naomi and Michael divorced in 1972. She married Larry Strickland in 1989 and remained together until her death.
Charles Jordan Today
Charles Jordan is believed to have died on August 10, 2000. He died at his home in Louisa, Kentucky, near the West Virginia border, according to the Lawrence County, Kentucky, police coroner.
According to Wikitree.comCharles was the son of William Owsley Jordan and Mary Frances (Watson) Jordan. He was born on January 2, 1945, in Ashland, Boyd, Kentucky.
According to CMT.comJordan lives alone.
His son, Michael, is now 54 years old.
Charles Jordan’s age
Charles Jordan died at the age of 55 in 2000.
What does Charles Jordan do for a living?
As of the time of this writing, there is no information available about Charles Jordan’s occupation.
Related FAQs
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Where is Charles Jordan from?
Charles Jordan is from Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky, United States.
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Are there any pictures of Charles Jordan online?
Yes, he has an obituary with a photo of Charles Jordan.