Elvis Presley was born on January 8 , 1935 , in Tupelo , Mississippi to 18-year-old Vernon Elvis Presley and 22-year-old Gladys Love Presley ( née Smith ) , in the two-room shotgun house built by Vernon 's father in preparation for the child 's birth .
Elvis Presley was born on January 8 , 1935 in Tupelo , Mississippi to 18-year-old Vernon Elvis Presley and 22-year-old Gladys Love Presley ( nee Smith ) , in the two-room shotgun house built by Vernon 's father in preparation for the child 's birth .