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
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
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
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
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
1910 United States Census for Ruth Marks
1940 United States Census for Bella Marks
WWI Questionaire for Keeve Marks
Files
Collection
Citation
“Marks, Keeve,” VPI in World War I, accessed November 22, 2024, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/138.
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