Marks, Keeve

Title

Marks, Keeve

Last Name

Marks

First and Middle Name

Keeve

Biographical Text

Keeve is one of the men in VPI class of 1917 who was sent overseas to fight in World War One. He survived the war and eventually married and had kids, before dying of Pancreatic Cancer in 1970.

Nicknames or Other Names

N/a

Hometown

Richmond, VA

County and/or State

Richmond County, Virginia

Birth Date

4/23/1896

Birthplace

Richmond, VA

Death Date

11/16/1970

Cause of Death

Pancreatic Cancer

Place of Death

Richmond, VA

Parents

Father: Harry Marks - born 1865, death unknown
Mother: Dora Marks (nee Fisher) - born 1864, death unknown

Siblings

Sister: Florence Marks - born 1889, death unknown
Brother: Morton I Marks - born 4.13.1890, died 5.10.1955
Sister: Rena Marks - born 8.12.1891, died 5.12.1967
Brother: Felix F. Marks - born 1893, death unknown
Sister: Bessie L. Marks - born 1895, death unknown
Sister: Ruth Marks - born 11.10.1898, died 4.10.1949
Sister: Elsie Marks - born 1901, death unknown

Spouse(s)

Bella Marks - born 6.24.1896, died 7.31.1973

Children

Son: Howard F. Marks - born 1922, death unknown
Daughter: Rosalie B. Marks - born 2.25.1926, died 10.4.2015

VPI Graduating Class

1917

Undergraduate Major

N/a

Graduated

No

Service Branch

Army

Unit

315th Field Artillery, 80th Division

Rank

Entered as a private, was then promoted to corporal

Retired Rank

Corporal

Postwar Life

Worked as a clothing salesman in Richmond, VA

Occupation

Clothing Salesman

1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet

Y

Additional Notes

Of the Jewish Faith
Part of the Freemasons

Contributing Researchers

Liv Wisnewski

Bibliography

Virginia Death Records, 1912-2014 for Keeve Marks
1910 United States Census for Ruth Marks
1940 United States Census for Bella Marks
WWI Questionaire for Keeve Marks

Files

Keeve Marks WW1 Questionairre - VPI Class of 1917 - pg 1.tif
Keeve Marks WW1 Questionairre - VPI Class of 1917 - pg 2.tif
Keeve Marks WW1 Questionairre - VPI Class of 1917 - pg 3.tif

Collection

Citation

“Marks, Keeve,” VPI in World War I, accessed May 6, 2024, http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/138.

Output Formats

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