Hendrix was born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, the daughter of Mary Elaine DePersio (1948--2017), of Italian, Irish and Danish descent, and Thomas Hendrix, Jr., a relative of John Hendrix (1865-1915). Her father was away from home serving in Vietnam at the time of her birth. A week after being born, with _her_ mother considering the name Jennifer, Hendrix was instead named Katherine Elaine Hendrix. <sep>, Pronoun: her