Otis
Redding
II
Born in Dawson, Terrell County, Georgia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Otis Redding Sr.
and Fannie (Roseman) Redding
Brother of
[private sister (1930s - unknown)], Christine (Redding) Lowder and Darlene (Redding) Stinger
[spouse(s) unknown]
Father of
Otis Ray Redding III
Died
at age 26
in Lake Monona, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
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Biography
Otis Redding II is Notable.
Otis Redding was an American singer and songwriter, best known for his hit "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay".[1]
Otis Redding was born in Georgia in 1941.[2] He was the son of Rev Otis Redding Sr. and Fannie Mae Roseman.
He died at the age of 26 when the plane he was traveling on crashed on the way to Madison, Wisconsin.[3] He is buried on the grounds of his "Big O Ranch" in Round Oak, Georgia.[4]
Sources
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otis_Redding
- ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V99Z-9PL : 19 May 2014), Otis Redding, Dec 1967; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
- ↑ "Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8SQ-RBH : 12 December 2014), Otis Redding, 10 Dec 1967; from "Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing certificate number 033057, Madi, , Wisconsin, Wisconsin Department of Health, Madison.
- ↑ Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image) Find A Grave: Memorial #2205
Memorial page for Otis Redding Jr. Famous memorial (9 Sep 1941-10 Dec 1967), citing Big O Ranch Redding Family Estate Grounds, Round Oak, Jones County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.
- 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Macon, Bibb, Georgia; Roll: 2942; Sheet Number: 26; Enumeration District: 163-15
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #127584250
Otis Redding Jr (8), single son, in household of Otis Redding (36) in Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA. Born in Georgia.
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