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Anderson in 2017, photo by cvanwagoner /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Cofféy David Anderson
Place of Birth: Bangs, Brown, Texas, U.S.
Date of Birth: December 15, 1978
Ethnicity: * father – possibly Cajun/French * mother – African-American, likely some Louisiana Creole [African, French]
Coffey Anderson is an American country singer and songwriter, and Internet and television personality. He came to fame through releasing Christian versions of mainstream music. He is also known as Cofféy and Coffey.
He has been described as “biracial.” He has four children, including three with his wife, hip-hop dancer Criscilla Crossland.
Coffey’s maternal grandfather was Frank Webb (the son of Edward Coffey “Ed” Webb and Ella Bowie). Frank was born in Louisiana. Edward was born in Louisiana, the son of George Webb and Barbry E. Johnson. Ella was born in Louisiana, the daughter of William Bowie and Elizabeth Barlin.
Coffey’s maternal grandmother was Virginia Beatrice Gillam (the daughter of Tom Gillam and Estella B. Granger). Virginia was born in Texas. Tom was born in Louisiana, the son of Wilson Gillam/Guillam and Sarah Bozeman. Estella was born in Texas, the daughter of Dock Calvin Granger and Mary Mollie Morgan.
Source: Genealogy of Coffey’s mother – http://familysearch.org