Both of his parents came to the United States in the 1890s , where they married .
He was the second child of Joseph Perry , a cigar maker from Jamaica ( although some sources indicate the Bahamas ) and Dora Monroe , a seamstress from Nassau .
Both of child 's parents came to the United States in the 1890s , where they married .
He was the second child of Joseph Perry , a cigar maker from Jamaica ( although some sources indicate the Bahamas ) and Dora Monroe , a seamstress from Nassau .