when was clayton peg leg bates born
He lives in fame that died in virtue's cause. Clayton 'Peg Leg' Bates was an African-American tap dancer, born on October 11, 1907 in rural Fountain Inn, South Carolina. For most of his life he called Kerhonkson home. At the age of 5, Clayton danced for pennies and nickels on the streets of the Fountain Inn.