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Charles Francis Lowe

Charles Francis Lowe

Charles Francis Lowe was born on September 14, 1908, in Green Turtle Cay, Abaco to Edwin Jerome Lowe (1871-1932) and Alice Missouri Roberts (1878-1946).

His siblings included…

  • Basil Ambrose (1896)

  • Florence GENEVA (1899)

  • Albert CECIL (1901)

  • Harold Jerome (1904)

  • Willard Horatio (1906)

  • Naomi Hannah (1910)

  • Nellie Louise (1913)

  • Pauline Alice (1916)

  • Floyd Orazio (1919)

On November 1, 1930, Charles married Geneva Louise ‘Neva’ Gates (1910-1998) from Green Turtle Cay, Abaco. She is the daughter of Jeremiah Gates (1868-1923) and Jessie Isabel Lowe (1876-1924).

Their children included…

  • David Willard (1936)

  • Daisy Marguerite (1938)

  • Hartley Charles (1948)

The family lived at Lowesville on the Mainland of Abaco in the vicinity of ‘The Strip’ and the Treasure Cay airport in the late 1960s/early 1970s. With a wide smile and a steady stream of jokes, he greeted travelers like old friends, offering not just transportation but a warm introduction to the spirit of Abaco itself.

Charles Francis Lowe passed away on February 28, 1999 (age 90) in Freeport, Grand Bahama.

Birth Register

Birth Register

Standing (L-R) Leslie Sands & Pauline Alice Lowe holding son Canice Lowe; William Augustus Cash & Nellie Louise Lowe with children Roberta & Vernon Augustus; Daisy Marguerite Lowe with parents Neva Louise Gates & Charles Francis Lowe holding Charles Hartley. Seated (L-R) David Williard Lowe, Paul Sands, Carrol Cash, Curtis Sands, Edwin Sands Photo courtesy of Vicky Roberts

Standing (L-R) Leslie Sands & Pauline Alice Lowe holding son Canice Lowe; William Augustus Cash & Nellie Louise Lowe with children Roberta & Vernon Augustus; Daisy Marguerite Lowe with parents Neva Louise Gates & Charles Francis Lowe holding Charles Hartley. Seated (L-R) David Williard Lowe, Paul Sands, Carrol Cash, Curtis Sands, Edwin Sands Photo courtesy of Vicky Roberts

(L-R) Neva Louise Gates Lowe, Winston RC Simms, Charles Francis Lowe, Minnie Sweeting Simms Photo courtesy of Maxine Simms Page

(L-R) Neva Louise Gates Lowe, Winston RC Simms, Charles Francis Lowe, Minnie Sweeting Simms Photo courtesy of Maxine Simms Page

Marriage Register

Marriage Register

Charles & Neva with children (L-R) David Willard, Charles Hartley, and Daisy Marguerite Photo courtesy of Sharon Weech Loyley

Charles & Neva with children (L-R) David Willard, Charles Hartley, and Daisy Marguerite Photo courtesy of Sharon Weech Loyley

Photo courtesy of Marie Sawyer Ochs

Photo courtesy of Marie Sawyer Ochs

(L-R) Siblings – Basil Ambrose Lowe, Cecil Albert Lowe, Harold Jerome Lowe, Charles Francis Lowe and Floyd Orazia Lowe Photo courtesy of Myriam Munoz

(L-R) Siblings – Basil Ambrose Lowe, Cecil Albert Lowe, Harold Jerome Lowe, Charles Francis Lowe and Floyd Orazia Lowe Photo courtesy of Myriam Munoz

Birth Register

Birth Register

(L-R) Siblings – Basil Ambrose Lowe, Cecil Albert Lowe, Harold Jerome Lowe, Charles Francis Lowe and Floyd Orazia Lowe Photo courtesy of Myriam Munoz

(L-R) Siblings – Basil Ambrose Lowe, Cecil Albert Lowe, Harold Jerome Lowe, Charles Francis Lowe and Floyd Orazia Lowe Photo courtesy of Myriam Munoz

Charles & Neva with children (L-R) David Willard, Charles Hartley, and Daisy Marguerite Photo courtesy of Sharon Weech Loyley

Charles & Neva with children (L-R) David Willard, Charles Hartley, and Daisy Marguerite Photo courtesy of Sharon Weech Loyley

(L-R) Neva Louise Gates Lowe, Winston RC Simms, Charles Francis Lowe, Minnie Sweeting Simms Photo courtesy of Maxine Simms Page

(L-R) Neva Louise Gates Lowe, Winston RC Simms, Charles Francis Lowe, Minnie Sweeting Simms Photo courtesy of Maxine Simms Page

Marriage Register

Marriage Register

Standing (L-R) Leslie Sands & Pauline Alice Lowe holding son Canice Lowe; William Augustus Cash & Nellie Louise Lowe with children Roberta & Vernon Augustus; Daisy Marguerite Lowe with parents Neva Louise Gates & Charles Francis Lowe holding Charles Hartley. Seated (L-R) David Williard Lowe, Paul Sands, Carrol Cash, Curtis Sands, Edwin Sands Photo courtesy of Vicky Roberts

Standing (L-R) Leslie Sands & Pauline Alice Lowe holding son Canice Lowe; William Augustus Cash & Nellie Louise Lowe with children Roberta & Vernon Augustus; Daisy Marguerite Lowe with parents Neva Louise Gates & Charles Francis Lowe holding Charles Hartley. Seated (L-R) David Williard Lowe, Paul Sands, Carrol Cash, Curtis Sands, Edwin Sands Photo courtesy of Vicky Roberts

Photo courtesy of Marie Sawyer Ochs

Photo courtesy of Marie Sawyer Ochs

Birth Register

Birth Register

Marriage Register

Marriage Register

(L-R) Siblings – Basil Ambrose Lowe, Cecil Albert Lowe, Harold Jerome Lowe, Charles Francis Lowe and Floyd Orazia Lowe Photo courtesy of Myriam Munoz

(L-R) Siblings – Basil Ambrose Lowe, Cecil Albert Lowe, Harold Jerome Lowe, Charles Francis Lowe and Floyd Orazia Lowe Photo courtesy of Myriam Munoz

Standing (L-R) Leslie Sands & Pauline Alice Lowe holding son Canice Lowe; William Augustus Cash & Nellie Louise Lowe with children Roberta & Vernon Augustus; Daisy Marguerite Lowe with parents Neva Louise Gates & Charles Francis Lowe holding Charles Hartley. Seated (L-R) David Williard Lowe, Paul Sands, Carrol Cash, Curtis Sands, Edwin Sands Photo courtesy of Vicky Roberts

Standing (L-R) Leslie Sands & Pauline Alice Lowe holding son Canice Lowe; William Augustus Cash & Nellie Louise Lowe with children Roberta & Vernon Augustus; Daisy Marguerite Lowe with parents Neva Louise Gates & Charles Francis Lowe holding Charles Hartley. Seated (L-R) David Williard Lowe, Paul Sands, Carrol Cash, Curtis Sands, Edwin Sands Photo courtesy of Vicky Roberts

Charles & Neva with children (L-R) David Willard, Charles Hartley, and Daisy Marguerite Photo courtesy of Sharon Weech Loyley

Charles & Neva with children (L-R) David Willard, Charles Hartley, and Daisy Marguerite Photo courtesy of Sharon Weech Loyley

(L-R) Neva Louise Gates Lowe, Winston RC Simms, Charles Francis Lowe, Minnie Sweeting Simms Photo courtesy of Maxine Simms Page

(L-R) Neva Louise Gates Lowe, Winston RC Simms, Charles Francis Lowe, Minnie Sweeting Simms Photo courtesy of Maxine Simms Page

Photo courtesy of Marie Sawyer Ochs

Photo courtesy of Marie Sawyer Ochs

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