Donald Trump's running mate JD Vance claims to be a descendant of "hillbilly royalty ... ancestor kicked off the infamous ...

Irish" descent but research paid for by Democratic Unionist Party in the north of Ireland failed to find any link ...

In 2016, Vance published a memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis,” that explained the struggle of rural Americans through Vance’s own family history.

Vice President JD Vance and ... to welcome the Vance family back to Ireland. Vance's ancestors emigrated from Ireland, as he mentioned in his famous 2016 memoir Hillbilly Elegy.

Vance first rose to fame for his bestselling controversial 2016 memoir “Hillbilly ... Usha supports JD as he balances the demands of law school with his dysfunctional family.

Actress Glenn Close told the co-hosts of "The View" on Wednesday that Vice President-elect JD Vance's family was "generous" while they were filming the movie adaptation of his memoir "Hillbilly ...

Before JD Vance was a political figure, he was the author of the bestselling book "Hillbilly Elegy ... where he was raised by an extended family of "hillbillies" who had migrated to the region ...

JD Vance rose to fame by writing the bestselling memoir "Hillbilly Elegy," and now as ... during the summers to spend time with his extended family. In his book, Vance recounts a turbulent ...

JD Vance's 2016 ... as I can remember." Vance recounts the political shift in Appalachia from Democratic to Republican stronghold, intertwined with tales of his tumultuous family life and the ...

It’s easy to understand why “Hillbilly Elegy,” the 2016 memoir by JD Vance, piqued the interest ... Another 20 miles away, where Vance’s family lives, there’s a Catholic Church with ...

JD Vance of Ohio and couches turned the ... a first edition or galley proof of Vance's 2016 memoir, "Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis," featuring a passage about him ...

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