Birth Name: Otis Ray Redding
Place of Birth: Dawson, Georgia, United States
Date of Birth: September 9, 1941
Place of Death: Monona, Wisconsin, United States
Date of Death: December 10, 1967
Ethnicity: African-American
Otis Redding was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, arranger, and talent scout. He was the son of Fannie Mae (Roseman) and Otis Ray Redding.
Otis’ paternal grandfather was Laura Fambro Redding.
Otis’ maternal grandparents were John Roseman and Elizabeth “Lizzie” Gaunders.
Source: Genealogies of Otis Redding – http://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/Redding-Family-Tree-503
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=2205
Otis’ father, Otis Redding, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3C1S-YPZ
Otis’ mother, Fannie Roseman, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJXF-MX3
Fannie Roseman on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3C1P-72M