Researching Johnny Otis
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The name Johnny means "form of JOHN - God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Johnny Otis on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Johnny Otis in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Johnny Otis and the Otis Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Otis Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Otis family tree.
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Otis Genealogy Databases
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Otis Forums
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Miscellaneous Otis Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Johnny Otis. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Johnny Otis
Johnny Otis
Johnny Otis (born Ioannis Alexandres Veliotes; December 28, 1921 – January 17, 2012) was an American singer, musician, composer, arranger, bandleader, talent scout, disc jockey, record producer, television show host, artist, author, journalist, minister, and impresario. He was a seminal influence on American R&B and rock and roll. He discovered numerous artists early in their careers who went on to become highly successful in their own right, including Little Esther Phillips, Etta James, Big Mama Thornton, Johnny Ace, Jackie Wilson, Little Willie John, Hank Ballard, and The Robins (who eventually changed their name to The Coasters), among many others. Otis has been called the "Godfather of Rhythm and Blues".
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Other names that sound a bit like Otis
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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