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Daughter of William Farmer Clarke and Gertrude Randall-Clarke, | Daughter of William Farmer Clarke and Gertrude Randall-Clarke, | ||
- | 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:// | + | 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:// |
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+ | Carl Fay Smith 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. | ||
Carl and Colma had one daughter: | Carl and Colma had one daughter: |