Personal life

Willie Nelson has been married five times and fathered nine children.

Martha Matthews from 1952-1962. Children are Lana, Susie, and Billy (who died in 1991).
Shirley Collie from 1963-1971.
Connie Koepke from 1971-1988. Children are Paula Carlene and Amy.
L.A. Hopkins from 1988-1990. Children are L.A. Jr. and Willa Jr.
Annie D'Angelo from 1991-present. Children are Lukas Autry and Jacob Micah.
Nelson can trace his genealogy back to the American Revolutionary War, in which his ancestor John Nelson served as a major.

On September 18, 2006, Willie Nelson was issued misdemeanor citations for drug possession. Nelson was driving through Breaux Bridge, Louisiana after having performed at the Austin City Limits Music Festival two nights before. A search of his tour bus produced 1.5 pounds of marijuana and 0.2 pounds of psychoactive mushrooms, according to state police. Hip-Hop band Kottonmouth Kings produced a song regarding this entitled Free Willy, basically trying to convince people that this was not a crime, and he should not be imprisoned for it.