Clara Painter

1910 - 1982  (71 years)

• Name	Clara Painter
  Birth	24 Aug 1910	Wilmington, New Castle Co, Delaware   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Biography	1911  [3]
  	Family tradition is that Clara Painter's mother was a full blooded Cherrokee Indian. However, further research on Ancestry.com indicates that Clara's grandfather Robert Crockett of Pennsylvania may have been part Cherokee.
  Was Living	1928	Saxis Island, Accomack Co, Virginia   [4]
  Marr Name	Clara Thomas
  Reference Identifier	#
  Record ID	971
  Death	30 Jul 1982  [1]
  Burial	Justice Cemetery, Saxis Island, Accomack Co, Virginia   [5]
  Person ID	I971	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2012

  
  

  Father	Thomas D. Painter, Sr.,   b. Abt 1885, Pennsylvania d. Bef 5 Apr 1930 (Age < 45 years)
  Mother	Sarah (L. or V.) Crockett,   b. 2 Mar 1888, Duponts Bank, New Castle Co, Delaware d. Jan 1963, Delaware (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1910  [2]
  Family ID	F26703	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dallas Adell Thomas, Sr.,   b. 19 Jul 1906, Saxis Island, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 12 Jul 1965 (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	5 Feb 1928	Snow Hill, Worcester Co, Maryland   [4]
  Children	1. Alan Richard Thomas,   b. 25 Jan 1929, Saxis Island, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 30 Apr 1953, Capeville, Northampton Co, Virginia (Age 24 years) + 2. Living + 3. Living + 4. Living + 5. Living   6. Living + 7. Living + 8. Living   9. (Infant s|o Dallas) Thomas,   b. 13 Mar 1946, Saxis Island, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 13 Mar 1946, Saxis Island, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 0 years) + 10. Donald Lee Thomas, Sr.,   b. 1 Mar 1947, Saxis Island, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 24 Aug 2004 (Age 57 years)
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F263	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Clara Painter (1910 - 1982)

  
  

• Sources

  [S1180] Thomas, Adella Violet, 1180. [S802] Ancestry.com, 1930 Federal Census, New Castle Co, DE, 802. [S802] Ancestry.com, US Native American Applications for Enrollment in Five Civilized Tribes, 1896 and the Dawes Commission Index, 1896, show a Robert Crockett as a Cherokee and his case number was 4645., 802. [S375] Worcester Co, MD Marr #5, 1917-1936, 375. [S503] Mary Frances Carey, M.K. Miles & Barry W. Miles, Tombstones Inscriptions of Upper Accomack County, Virginia, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1995), 503.