Levada (Banks) Clark (1904 - 1971)

Born 20 May 1904 in Pike, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Calvin Clark — married 10 Jul 1920 in Pike, Alabama, United States

Died 20 Jan 1971 at age 66 in Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

Levada (Banks) Clark is a part of US Black heritage.

When Levada Banks was born on 20 May 1904, in Pike, Alabama, United States, her father, Gilliard Hilliard Banks, was 34 and her mother, Emma Merril, was 14.

She married Calvin Clark on July 10, 1920, in Pike, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 8 daughters.

She lived in Pine Ridge, DeKalb, Alabama in 1910; in Election Precinct 6 Tanyard, Pike, Alabama, United States in 1940 and Election Precinct 1 Troy, Pike, Alabama, United States in 1950.

She died on 20 January 1971, in Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 66, and is buried in Rosedale and Rosehill Cemetery, Linden, Union County, New Jersey.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKW9-2TY : Fri Oct 06 22:06:44 UTC 2023), Entry for Giliard Banks and Emma Banks, 1910. Details - Name: Levada Banks; age 6; birth date: 1904; birthplace: Alabama; home in 1910: Darby, Pike, Alabama; Race: Black; female; relation to head of house: daughter; single; father's name: Gilliard Banks; father's birthplace: Alabama; mother's name: Emma Banks; mother's birthplace: Alabama; attended school. Household: Antney Merril, age 60; Sophie Merril, age 50; Gilliard Banks, age 39; Emma Banks, age 21; Johnnie Banks, age 15; Levada Banks, age 6.

• "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXD6-3ZS : Fri Dec 22 16:31:41 UTC 2023), Entry for Gibliard Banks and Emma Banks, 1920. Details - Name: Levander Banks; age 15; birth year: 1905; birthplace: Alabama; home in 1920; Darbys, Pike, Alabama; residence date: 1920; race: Mulatto; female; relation to head of house: daughter; single; father's name: Gibliard Banks; father's birthplace: Alabama; mother's name: Emma Banks; mother's birthplace: Alabama; occupation: farm laborer; home farm; attended school; able to read/write. Household: Gibliard Banks, age 50; Emma Banks, age 30; Levander Banks, age 15.

• Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950. Name: Calvin Clark; male; age 20; spouse's name: Lee Vat; female; spouse's age: 16; marriage date: 10 Jul 1920; marriage place: Pike, Alabama.

• "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3KX2-C2M : Thu Oct 05 00:11:21 UTC 2023), Entry for Levor Clark, 1930.

• "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDTT-HV9 : Thu Nov 16 17:13:42 UTC 2023), Entry for Milton Clarke and Calvin Clarke, 1938.

• "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V159-MTZ : Tue Nov 28 17:05:19 UTC 2023), Entry for Calvin Clark and Luvadia Clark, 1940.

• "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V159-WYZ : Tue Nov 28 17:15:56 UTC 2023), Entry for Calvin Clark and Levada Clark, 1940.

• "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q216-CH46 : Tue Mar 05 05:30:01 UTC 2024), Entry for Tommie McMillan and Tom Mcmillan, 25 Mar 1944.

• "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6F75-6W4M : Fri Oct 06 20:26:04 UTC 2023), Entry for Calvin Clark and Levada Clark, 10 April 1950.

• Alabama, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, 1800s-current. Name: Levada Clark; topic: Human Interest; residence date: 30 Apr 1958; residence place: Troy, Alabama; Newspaper Title: The Troy Messenger.

• New Jersey, U.S., Death Index, 1848-1878, 1901-2017. Name: Levada Clark; death date: 20 Jan 1971; death place: Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey.

• U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014. Name: Levada Clark; birth date: 20 May 1904; issue year: before 1951; issue state: Alabama; Last Residence: 07201, Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey; death date: Jan 1971.

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104629158/levada-clark

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LTMV-4YR