Thomas Albert Clarke
Abt 1897 - Yes, date unknown
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
1. Thomas Albert Clarke was born about 1897; and died. Thomas married Lacie Madonna Nelson on 12 Jan 1917 in Lavale, Md. Lacie (daughter of Jacob Lee Nelson and Jenetta Catherine Thompson) was born on 18 Feb 1901 in Beverly, Rand. Co., Wv; died on 3 Mar 1974 in Richmond, Va. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Keith Allen Clarke
was born on 19 Nov 1917 in Cumberland, Md; died on 3 Feb 1976 in St. Petersburg, Fl.
- 2. Keith Allen Clarke
Generation: 2
2. Keith Allen Clarke (1.Thomas1) was born on 19 Nov 1917 in Cumberland, Md; died on 3 Feb 1976 in St. Petersburg, Fl. Notes:
Keith was a talented musician who played alto sax with big name bands
including Jack Wardlaw (Jacksonville, FL. , 1937), and the Dorsey
brothers, Tommy and Jimmy , about 1938-1940. He later became a music
teacher and assistant band director at the Lancaster Co. H.S. in
Kilmarnock, VA in 1947. He was also an excellent auto mechanic, and one
of the first mechanics to be certified by the Kaiser-Frazer Corp. when
they first started selling those cars in 1947.Keith married Lillian Minday in 1937 in Atlanta, Ga. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]