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Daughter of William Farmer Clarke and Gertrude Randall-Clarke, Willie Colma Clarke was born on June 23, 1907 in Franklin County, Georgia. | Daughter of William Farmer Clarke and Gertrude Randall-Clarke, Willie Colma Clarke was born on June 23, 1907 in Franklin County, Georgia. |
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At age 13 (substantiated by the 1930 Federal Census), on August 24, 1921 Colma married Carl Fay Smith (age 22). Carl Smith (April 8, 1899 - June 7, 1979)((http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=111914950))was a “Moonshiner” and gambler. According to family rumor, after he shot and killed a man in a duel, the Sheriff strongly “suggested” that Carl leave Franklin County (to avoid any retribution from the dead man's family). So they moved to South Carolina for a period of time. | At age 13 (substantiated by the 1930 Federal Census), on August 24, 1921 Colma married Carl Fay Smith (age 22). Carl Smith (April 8, 1899 - June 7, 1979)((http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=111914950))was a “Moonshiner” and gambler. According to family rumor, after he shot and killed a man in a legal duel, the Sheriff strongly “suggested” that Carl leave Franklin County (to avoid any retribution from the dead man's family). So they moved to South Carolina for a period of time. |
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Carl and Colma had one daughter: | Carl and Colma had one daughter: |
- Carlene Smith, b. January 17, 1925. She married Walter M. Virdon on June 10, 1960. | - Carlene Hazel Smith, (January 17, 1925 - January 30, 2007). She married Walter M. Virdon on June 10, 1960. |
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Willie Colma Clarke (June 23, 1907 - Mar. 18, 1999)((http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=111914962)). | Willie Colma Clarke (June 23, 1907 - Mar. 18, 1999)((http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=111914962)). |