marjorie harvey EX- Husband before she met Steve Harvey.

Marjorie was twice married and had three children before meeting Steve. She was a Memphis native.

In the late 1990s, Marjorie wed Jim Townsend, her first ex-husband.

 After spending 26 years in prison for trying to buy 40 kilograms of cocaine, he was granted a pardon in 2017. 

Jim recently disclosed that he plans to write a memoir on his relationship with Marjorie ,

and the drug cartel they co-founded. Lori, Marjorie's 1997-born daughter.

Darnell, who was supposedly a drug dealer as well, remains a mystery. 

There are few details, and Marjorie herself has remained silent on the matter.

Together they welcomed the Morgan, Jason, and Lori Harvey children, who Steve later adopted.