Jimmy “Curlee” Kirkpatrick

Birth: 1924
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
Death: 28 Oct 1992 (aged 67–68)
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Burial: Rosedale and Rosehill Cemetery

Linden, Union County, New Jersey, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 137035832 View Source

Father of world champion boxer Mike Tyson.

Although Mike Tyson's birth certificate cites Jamaica-born Percell Tyson as his father, Jimmy Kirkpatrick is commonly alleged to be his biological father.

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Lorna Mae Smith Tyson

1927–1982

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Thelma Kirkpatrick Boulware

1930–1998

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Denise Annette "Niecy" Tyson Anderson

1964–1990

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Jimmy “Curlee” Kirkpatrick

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Curlee Kirkpatrick

Berta Mae McVay Kirkpatrick

Lorna Mae Smith Tyson

Thelma Kirkpatrick Boulware

Denise Annette "Niecy" Tyson Anderson

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