Liz Vassey

Birth Name: Elizabeth Leigh Vassey

Place of Birth: Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.

Date of Birth: August 9, 1972

Ethnicity: English, Irish, Scottish, some German and Swiss-German

Liz Vassey is an American actress. She is known for her roles on soap opera All My Children and on the series The Tick, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Brotherly Love, and Nikki & Nora.

She is married to camera operator David Emmerichs.

Liz’s paternal grandfather was Emuel Edward Vassey (the son of David Edward Vassey and Katherine A. “Katie” Coveney). Emuel was born in South Carolina. David was born in South Carolina, the son of John Jonas Vassey and Elizabeth Edwards. Katherine was born in New Jersey, to Irish parents, John David Coveney and Catherine Kelly.

Liz’s paternal grandmother was Minnie Myrtle Goudelock (the daughter of Walter Watson Goudelock and Mary Eliza Bessie Mathews). Minnie was born in South Carolina. Walter was born in Mississippi, the son of Joseph Benson Goudelock and Mary Elizabeth Clayton. Liz’s great-grandmother Mary was born in South Carolina, the daughter of Chesley Hutcheson Mathews/Matthews and Sarah Elizabeth Hinnant.

Liz’s maternal grandfather was Marcley James Scheets (the son of William E. Scheets/Sheets and Macena Stewart McGuire). Marcley was born in Pennsylvania. Liz’s great-grandfather William was born in Ohio, the son of William Henry Sheets and Ella Minerva Abrahams/Abraham. Macena was born in Pennsylvania, the daughter of James Alexander Maguire/McGuire and Ellen Fleck.

Liz’s maternal grandmother was Mary Eleanor Whetsell (the daughter of George William Whetsell and Mary Ellen Morris). Mary was born in Pennsylvania. George was born in Pennsylvania, the son of George W. Whetsell and Anna Eliza Hunter. Liz’s great-grandmother Mary was born in Pennsylvania, the daughter of John C. Morris and Susannah E. Cogan.

Sources: Genealogy of Liz’s parents – http://familysearch.org

Obituary of Liz’s father – http://legacy.com

Obituary of Liz’s mother – http://dignitymemorial.com