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Lox in 2015, photo by Prphotos
Birth Name: Mahogany Gordy
Place of Birth: Michigan, U.S.
Date of Birth: October 5, 1994
Ethnicity: * father – African-American * mother – German, as well as English and Irish
Mahogany Lox is an American singer, actor, DJ, and social media star on Twitter, Vine, and YouTube.
Mahogany is the daughter of Valerie Robeson and Berry Gordy IV. She is the sister of Sky Blu , and the niece of Redfoo , of the pop duo LMFAO. Her paternal half-uncles are career music executive Kerry Gordy and singer Rockwell , and her paternal half-aunt is musician and actress Rhonda Ross Kendrick . She is a first cousin of actor and musician Jermaine Jackson II , and a second cousin of actress Bianca Lawson ; all through Gordy ancestors.
Mahogany’s paternal grandfather is Motown producer Berry Gordy III (the son of Berry Gordy, Jr. and Bertha Fuller). Mahogany’s grandfather Berry was born in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, to parents from Georgia. Mahogany’s great-grandfather Berry was born in Oconee, Washington County, the son of Berry Gordy and Lucy Hellum. Bertha was born in Milledgeville, Baldwin County.
Mahogany’s paternal grandmother was named Thelma Louise Coleman. Thelma was born in Texas, and was African-American.
Mahogany’s maternal grandfather was Vincent Gerald Robeson (the son of Vincent David Robeson and Margaret M. Finley). Mahogany’s great-grandfather Vincent was the son of Henry John Robeson/Robertson and Mary/Marie Theresa Fordon.
Mahogany’s maternal grandmother is Waltraud Brunsch (the daughter of Willy Bruno Brunsch and Elfriede Schmidt). Waltraud was born in Germany, to ethnic German parents, from Silesia, Poland.
Mahogany is a half-second cousin, twice removed, of President Jimmy Carter . Mahogany is descended from President Carter’s (white) great-grandfather, James Thomas Gordy, from his relationship with a black woman, Esther Johnson (President Carter was descended from James’s white wife, Harriet Emily Helms). President Carter and Mahogany’s grandfather, music producer Berry Gordy, were half-second cousins.
Sources: Genealogy of Mahogany Lox (focusing on her father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Mahogany’s paternal grandfather, Berry Gordy (focusing on his father’s side) – https://famouskin.com