Loretta Lynn Webb; April 14, 1932 – October 4, 2022) was an American country music singer and songwriter. In a career spanning six decades, Lynn released multiple gold albums. She had numerous hits. The 1980 musical film Coal Miner's Daughter was based on her life.

Lynn received many awards and other accolades for her groundbreaking role in country music, including awards from both the Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music as a duet partner and an individual artist. She was nominated 18 times for a Grammy Award and won three times.^[1] As of 2022, Lynn was the most awarded female country recording artist and the only female ACM Artist of the Decade (the 1970s). Lynn scored 24 No. 1 hit singles and 11 number-one albums. She ended 57 years of touring on the road after she suffered a stroke in 2017 and broke her hip in 2018.^[2]

Lynn was born Loretta Webb in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky, on April 14, 1932. She was the oldest daughter and second child born to Clara Marie "Clary" (née Ramey; May 5, 1912 – November 24,

1981) and Melvin Theodore "Ted" Webb (June 6, 1906 – February 22, 1959). Ted was a coal miner and subsistence farmer. She was named after the film star Loretta Young.^[7

On January 10, 1948, 15-year-old Loretta Webb married Oliver Vanetta "Doolittle" Lynn (August 27, 1926 – August 22, 1996), better known as "Doolittle", "Doo", or "Mooney". In 1953, Doolittle bought her a $17 Harmony guitar (equivalent to $172 in 2021). She taught herself to play the instrument, and over the following three years, she worked to improve her guitar playing. With Doolittle's encouragement, she started her own band.

When Loretta Webb was born on 14 April 1932, in Johnson, Kentucky, United States, her father, Melvin Theodore "Ted" Webb, was 25 and her mother, Clara Marie Ramey, was 19. She married Oliver Vanetta “Doolittle” Lynn Jr. on 10 January 1948, in Paintsville, Johnson, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Magisterial District 2, Johnson, Kentucky, United States in 1940 and Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States for about 17 years. In 1960, at the age of 90, her occupation is listed as american singer-songwriter. She died on 4 October 2022, in Hurricane Mills, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Hurricane Mills, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States.

When Clara Marie Ramey was born on 5 May 1912, in Johnson, Kentucky, United States, her father, Nathaniel Lewis Ramey, was 35 and her mother, Sarah Elizabeth Blair, was 34. She married Melvin Theodore "Ted" Webb on 7 March 1929, in Paintsville, Johnson, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Kentucky, United States in 1930 and Magisterial District 2, Johnson, Kentucky, United States in 1940. She died on 24 November 1981, in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Butcher Family Cemetery, Williamsport,

When Nathaniel Lewis Ramey was born on 3 August 1876, in Johnson, Kentucky, United States, his father, Charles Gordon Ramey, was 31 and his mother, Rebecca Jane Salyer, was 24. He married Sarah Elizabeth Blair on 23 June 1898, in Johnson, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Riceville, Johnson, Kentucky, United States in 1920 and Magisterial District 3, Johnson, Kentucky, United States in 1940. He died on 27 January 1960, in Van Lear, Johnson, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Perkins Cemetery, Riceville, Johnson, Kentucky, United States.

When Charles Gordon Ramey was born on 24 May 1845, in Flatgap, Johnson, Kentucky, United States, his father, Thomas Jefferson Ramey, was 19 and his mother, Sarah Williams, was 16. He married Rebecca Jane Salyer in 1870, in Floyd, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Johnson, Kentucky, United States in 1910 and Riceville, Johnson, Kentucky, United States in 1920. He died on 16 October 1934, in Flatgap, Johnson, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Hargus Conley Cemetery, Riceville, Johnson, Kentucky, United States.

When Rebecca Jane Salyer was born on 5 May 1852, in Floyd, Kentucky, United States, her father, John Martin Salyer, was 19 and her mother, Rachel Conley, was 19. She married Charles Gordon Ramey in 1870, in Floyd, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Flatgap, Johnson, Kentucky, United States in 1880 and Magisterial District 3, Johnson, Kentucky, United States in 1900. She died in 1918, in Johnson, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Riceville, Johnson, Kentucky, United States.

When John Martin Salyer was born in March 1833, in Russell, Virginia, United States, his father, William Martin Salyer Jr, was 24 and his mother, Susannah Salyer, was 16. He married Rachel Conley on 11 August 1851, in Morgan, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Precinct 8 State Road Fork, Magoffin, Kentucky, United States in 1880 and Magisterial District 1, Magoffin, Kentucky, United States in 1900. He died after 1900, at the age of 66.

When William Martin Salyer Jr was born in 1809, in Virginia, United States, his father, William Salyer, was 21 and his mother, Nancy Martha Kilgore, was 17. He married Susannah Salyer in 1832, in Russell, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 9 daughters. He lived in Johnson District, Scott, Virginia, United States in 1880 and Hoods Fork, Johnson, Kentucky, United States in 1880. He died in November 1887, in Johnson, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 78.

When William Salyer was born in 1788, in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States, his father, Zachariah Salyer, was 23 and his mother, Mary Jane Saylor, was 21. He married Nancy Martha Kilgore in 1813, in Scott, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Russell, Virginia, United States for about 10 years and Virginia, United States in 1870. He died on 22 April 1878, in Copper Creek, Russell, Virginia, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Nickelsville, Scott, Virginia, United States.

When Zachariah Salyer was born on 24 January 1765, in North Carolina, British Colonial America, his father, Zachariah Salyer, was 35 and his mother, Elizabeth Dunn, was 34. He married Mary Jane Saylor in 1785, in North Carolina, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Crab Orchard, Lincoln, Kentucky, United States in 1820. He registered for military service in 1812. He died in May 1845, in Paintsville, Johnson, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Flatgap, Johnson, Kentucky, United States.

When Zachariah Salyer was born on 24 January 1730, in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex, New Jersey, British Colonial America, his father, Charles Salyer Jr., was 32 and his mother, Rebecca Bloomfield, was 43. He married Elizabeth Dunn in 1751, in North Carolina, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Caldwell, North Carolina, United States in 1780. He registered for military service in 1778. He died about 1789, in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Rutherford, North Carolina, United State

When Charles Salyer Jr. was born on 23 December 1697, in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex, New Jersey, British Colonial America, his father, Charles Salyer Sr., was 30 and his mother, Mary Jones, was 27. He married Rebecca Bloomfield. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 1 August 1757, in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, British Colonial America, at the age of 59, and was buried in Middlesex, New Jersey, British Colonial America.s.

When Charles Salyer Sr. was born on 23 December 1667, in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States, his father, William Salyer, was 36 and his mother, Sarah Davis, was 17. He married Mary Jones in 1692. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died in August 1757, in his hometown, at the age of 89, and was buried in Middlesex, New Jersey, United States