Life & family
Kali Uchis is a Colombian-American singer and songwriter.
Her father, Kiolkuin Loaiza, is Colombian, and her mother is American. Loaiza is a Basque surname. She has said that she spent some of her childhood in Pereira, Colombia. Kali has a son with her partner, singer and songwriter Don Toliver.
Kali’s paternal grandfather was Bernardo Loaiza Rincón (the son of Jesús María Loaiza Parra and Hermilda Rincón).
Kali’s paternal grandmother was Luz Marina Gomez Ocampo (the daughter of Moisés Gómez Arias and Belarmina Ocampo).
Kali’s maternal grandfather was Allan Lee Boteler (the son of George Zackary/Zachary Boteler and Eva Virginia Reid). Allan was born in Alexandria, Virginia. George was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Harry Wesley Boteler and Martha Anne Whitmore, whose father was German. Eva was the daughter of William George Reid and Mary E. Ball.
Kali’s maternal grandmother is Joyce Anne Burroughs (the daughter of John Mitchell Burroughs and Helen Louise Butler). Joyce was born in Alexandria, Virginia. John was the son of William Webster Burroughs and Sarah Josephine St. Clair/Sinclair. Helen was the daughter of Lew/Lewyllen Butler and Minnie Jane Feaganes.
Sources
Marriage record of Kali’s maternal grandparents, Allan Lee Boteler and Joyce Anne Burroughs – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Kali’s maternal grandfather, Allan Lee Boteler – https://www.cunninghamfuneralhome.net
Marriage record of Kali’s maternal great-grandparents, George Zackary/Zachary Boteler and Eva Virginia Reid – https://www.familysearch.org
Kali’s maternal great-grandfather, George Zackary/Zachary Boteler, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Kali’s maternal great-grandmother, Eva Virginia Reid, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Eva Virginia Reid on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Death record of Kali’s maternal great-grandmother, Eva Virginia (Reid) Boteler – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Kali’s maternal great-grandparents, John Mitchell Burroughs and Helen Louise Butler – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Kali’s maternal great-grandfather, John Mitchell Burroughs – https://thebaynet.com