Reba Nell McKinney Hart was born on December 12 to JV and Helen McKinney. As a young woman she worked in a bar in Texas. She was involved with the owner, but was drawn instead to his friend Brock Hart. Brock and Reba married and had three children, Chayanne Kyra and Jake. When Chayanne was a senior in high school Brock and Reba seperated and Reba found out that both Chayanne and Brocks mistress Barbara Jean Booker were pregnant. These two things lead to some interesting things happening in the Hart houseshold.