Valerie Mahaffey

Mahaffey in 2013, photo by s_bukley/Bigstock.com

Place of Birth: Sumatra, Indonesia

Date of Birth: June 16, 1953

Ethnicity: English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

Valerie Mahaffey is an American actress and producer.

She is the daughter of a Canadian mother, Jean, from New Brunswick, and an American father, Lewis D. Mahaffey, from Texas, U.S. She was raised in Houston, Texas. Valerie is married to Joseph Kell, and has one child.

Valerie’s paternal grandfather was Hiram Drayton Mahaffey (the son of Louis H. Mahaffey and Jereta Susan Henderson). Valerie’s grandfather Hiram was born in South Carolina. Louis was the son of Hosea Mahaffey and Temperance Deweese.

Valerie’s paternal grandmother was Marie Margaret Cloud (the daughter of John Wurts Cloud and Virginia Catherine Washington). Marie Margaret was born in Texas. John was the son of John Wurts Cloud and Rebecca Johnston. Virginia was the daughter of Lewis Miles Hobbs Washington and Rebecca Landis.

Valerie’s maternal grandfather was Bamford Havelock Coates (the son of George Best Payson/Bespason Coates and Margaret Ann Coates). Bamford was born in Coates Mills, Kent, New Brunswick. George was the son of William Isaac Coates and Elizabeth “Betsey” Abrams. Margaret was the daughter of Edward Coates and Janet Harris Tait, whose parents were Scottish. William Coates and Edward Coates were brothers.

Valerie’s maternal grandmother was Sarah “Sadie” Price (the daughter of Oscar Price and Arletta Ann Steeves).

Sources: Genealogy of Valerie Mahaffey (focusing on her father’s side) – https://mykindred.com

Genealogy of Valerie’s mother – http://notablecoates.ca