Many people have asked us what our name was all about, constantly reminding us that we left the "g" out of "king." The "g" is purposely left out of "king", the very reason: the Presley family history: the KIN of Rock and Roll, meaning the relatives of Elvis Presley.

So many businesses thrive today, including EPE, because of one special man. Many of these same businesses thank Elvis in different ways, most by giving to certain charities. The Kin of Rock and Roll chose to honor Elvis, and the ancestors he never knew , with a tribute involving teaching the truth in history and the preservation of history, Elvis' favorite subject. The Civil War being his favorite history subject, it stands to reason why Elvis can easily tie in to American history. Elvis 5th cousin 4x removed, General John Bell Hood, to whom, in part, Elvis bore a striking resemblance, (blonde hair, same blue eyes, same straight nose, same forehead) was a key figure in that history. One can only imagine that when Elvis did his concert in Harrisburg, that he took a brief side-trip to visit the battlefield at Gettysburg. He had gone to many other battlefields at home in Tennessee and in various other states including Virginia and Georgia.


founder, Barbara Lee Rowe, had the mission in mind based upon the family's kinship to Elvis Presley. Rowe's mother passed away when she was very young and had been ill for several years before. The children were sent to live with their maternal grandparents in New York. Lee remembers the happiness Elvis brought to her parents.

"I remember watching Elvis on the Ed Sullivan show and my mother was going crazy. She telephoned my father, who was working late that night, and I recall her telling him about how 'they were showing him from only the waist up'. She was so amazed by it."

The other thing Rowe remembers is how much her father resembled Elvis when he was a younger man.

"My father did resemble Elvis in looks, but also in mannerisms, countenance, the way he sang and played guitar, even in attracting the ladies! You can tell now that they were similar in many ways. They both grew up on peanut butter and bananna sandwiches, they both came from deprivation in the south and played and picked amid the cottonfields. They both married woman from Brooklyn, New York! The neighbors on our street used to say, 'Bill, you look like Elvis!' and when he'd say, 'I guess it's because we're cousins,' no one believed him! They actually thought he was kidding. My father never brought it up again to anyone. Elvis and he had alot of the same traits as far as loyalty, honorable service, patriotism, justice-seekers, and total love of their Southern heritage." But for Rowe, the mission became clear. Elvis had brought so much happiness to so many people the world over that it was time for a request of his to be fulfilled. That request was to know who his ancestors were, and Rowe came up with the idea to devote a site and a venture that would bring together Presley kin in memory of Elvis and our ancestors. There are alot of family surprises on our website. One of the more rewarding objectives for Rowe is to be able to bring the ancestral family "back to the fold," to bring all the cousins together, in a way Elvis would have understood and appreciated.

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