Jeff Bezos was born Jeffrey Preston Jorgensen in 1964 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Jacklyn (née Gise) and Ted Jorgensen.
Jeff’s mother Jacklyn was 17 and still in high school at the time of his birth. Her marriage to Jorgensen lasted a little more than a year.
His father, Theodore John Jorgensen, was born in Chicago. His maternal ancestors were settlers who lived in Texas, and over the generations acquired a 25,000-acre (101 km2 or 39 miles2) ranch near Cotulla. As of March 2015, Jeff was among the largest landholders in Texas.
Jeff’s mother Jacklyn was 17 and still in high school at the time of his birth. Her marriage to Jorgensen lasted a little more than a year.
His father, Theodore John Jorgensen, was born in Chicago. His maternal ancestors were settlers who lived in Texas, and over the generations acquired a 25,000-acre (101 km2 or 39 miles2) ranch near Cotulla. As of March 2015, Jeff was among the largest landholders in Texas.
