Merlee Alberta Lowe

Merlee Alberta Lowe

Merlee Alberta Lowe was born June 26, 1922, on Green Turtle Cay, Abaco to Harold Jerome Lowe (1904-1987) and Minnie Caroline Roberts (1904-1999).

Her siblings included…

  • Carl Harold (1925)

  • Bety Geraldine Isabel (1933)

  • Laverna Iris

  • Gladys Elayne (1944)

On March 31, 1943, in Nassau, New Providence, Merlee married Gerald Leroy Key (1917-1944) from Cherokee Sound, Abaco. He is the son of Gerald Astwood Key (1876-1917) and Masie Isabell Sawyer (1890-1950).

Merlee Alberta Key née Lowe passed away August 18, 2004 (age 82) in Springfield, Georgia and is buried at the Effingham Memorial Gardens.

Birth Register

Birth Register

Merlee Albert a Lowe (L) and Merrill Cash (R). Seated is single lady from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Gladys Jones 1905-1943, missionary to Green Turtle Cay.

Merlee Albert a Lowe (L) and Merrill Cash (R). Seated is single lady from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Gladys Jones 1905-1943, missionary to Green Turtle Cay.

Porch gathering on Green Turtle Cay, Abaco. Circa 1974. Left to right: Minnie Roberts Lowe, Merlee Lowe Key, Carl Lowe, Mizpah Roberts White, Mira Lowe Roberts, unidentified,  Sally Saunders Lowe, and Jean Ogle White with her two sons Johnny and Scott in front.  Photo courtesy ofJean Ogle White

Porch gathering on Green Turtle Cay, Abaco. Circa 1974. Left to right: Minnie Roberts Lowe, Merlee Lowe Key, Carl Lowe, Mizpah Roberts White, Mira Lowe Roberts, unidentified, Sally Saunders Lowe, and Jean Ogle White with her two sons Johnny and Scott in front. Photo courtesy ofJean Ogle White

Marriage Register

Marriage Register

Left – Merlee Alberta Lowe

Left – Merlee Alberta Lowe

Far Left – Merlee Alberta Lowe next to Miss Jones, visiting the Brethren Church on Green Turtle Cay

Far Left – Merlee Alberta Lowe next to Miss Jones, visiting the Brethren Church on Green Turtle Cay

BACK ROW (standing) L-R: Joyce Curry, Lurey Curry, Gerald Key, Zeddith Saunders, Neville Key (brother of Gerald), Delores Saunders and teacher, Amy Roberts. FRONT ROW (seated) L-R: Anthony Roberts, Merriel Roberts, Joyce Pinder, Iris Roberts, Merlee Lowe.

BACK ROW (standing) L-R: Joyce Curry, Lurey Curry, Gerald Key, Zeddith Saunders, Neville Key (brother of Gerald), Delores Saunders and teacher, Amy Roberts. FRONT ROW (seated) L-R: Anthony Roberts, Merriel Roberts, Joyce Pinder, Iris Roberts, Merlee Lowe.

Sunday best on Green Turtle Cay, Abaco. Circa 1940  #1 John Wesley Lowe #2 Everette William Roberts #3 Chester Reginald Lowe #4 Merlee Lowe Key #5 Carl Harold Lowe #6 Minnie Caroline Roberts Lowe #7 Leona Curry Evans #8 Reginald Harold Roberts #9 Margaret Roberts Lowe

Sunday best on Green Turtle Cay, Abaco. Circa 1940 #1 John Wesley Lowe #2 Everette William Roberts #3 Chester Reginald Lowe #4 Merlee Lowe Key #5 Carl Harold Lowe #6 Minnie Caroline Roberts Lowe #7 Leona Curry Evans #8 Reginald Harold Roberts #9 Margaret Roberts Lowe

Birth Register

Birth Register

BACK ROW (standing) L-R: Joyce Curry, Lurey Curry, Gerald Key, Zeddith Saunders, Neville Key (brother of Gerald), Delores Saunders and teacher, Amy Roberts. FRONT ROW (seated) L-R: Anthony Roberts, Merriel Roberts, Joyce Pinder, Iris Roberts, Merlee Lowe.

BACK ROW (standing) L-R: Joyce Curry, Lurey Curry, Gerald Key, Zeddith Saunders, Neville Key (brother of Gerald), Delores Saunders and teacher, Amy Roberts. FRONT ROW (seated) L-R: Anthony Roberts, Merriel Roberts, Joyce Pinder, Iris Roberts, Merlee Lowe.

Left – Merlee Alberta Lowe

Left – Merlee Alberta Lowe

Porch gathering on Green Turtle Cay, Abaco. Circa 1974. Left to right: Minnie Roberts Lowe, Merlee Lowe Key, Carl Lowe, Mizpah Roberts White, Mira Lowe Roberts, unidentified,  Sally Saunders Lowe, and Jean Ogle White with her two sons Johnny and Scott in front.  Photo courtesy ofJean Ogle White

Porch gathering on Green Turtle Cay, Abaco. Circa 1974. Left to right: Minnie Roberts Lowe, Merlee Lowe Key, Carl Lowe, Mizpah Roberts White, Mira Lowe Roberts, unidentified, Sally Saunders Lowe, and Jean Ogle White with her two sons Johnny and Scott in front. Photo courtesy ofJean Ogle White

Marriage Register

Marriage Register

Merlee Albert a Lowe (L) and Merrill Cash (R). Seated is single lady from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Gladys Jones 1905-1943, missionary to Green Turtle Cay.

Merlee Albert a Lowe (L) and Merrill Cash (R). Seated is single lady from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Gladys Jones 1905-1943, missionary to Green Turtle Cay.

Sunday best on Green Turtle Cay, Abaco. Circa 1940  #1 John Wesley Lowe #2 Everette William Roberts #3 Chester Reginald Lowe #4 Merlee Lowe Key #5 Carl Harold Lowe #6 Minnie Caroline Roberts Lowe #7 Leona Curry Evans #8 Reginald Harold Roberts #9 Margaret Roberts Lowe

Sunday best on Green Turtle Cay, Abaco. Circa 1940 #1 John Wesley Lowe #2 Everette William Roberts #3 Chester Reginald Lowe #4 Merlee Lowe Key #5 Carl Harold Lowe #6 Minnie Caroline Roberts Lowe #7 Leona Curry Evans #8 Reginald Harold Roberts #9 Margaret Roberts Lowe

Far Left – Merlee Alberta Lowe next to Miss Jones, visiting the Brethren Church on Green Turtle Cay

Far Left – Merlee Alberta Lowe next to Miss Jones, visiting the Brethren Church on Green Turtle Cay

Birth Register

Birth Register

Marriage Register

Marriage Register

BACK ROW (standing) L-R: Joyce Curry, Lurey Curry, Gerald Key, Zeddith Saunders, Neville Key (brother of Gerald), Delores Saunders and teacher, Amy Roberts. FRONT ROW (seated) L-R: Anthony Roberts, Merriel Roberts, Joyce Pinder, Iris Roberts, Merlee Lowe.

BACK ROW (standing) L-R: Joyce Curry, Lurey Curry, Gerald Key, Zeddith Saunders, Neville Key (brother of Gerald), Delores Saunders and teacher, Amy Roberts. FRONT ROW (seated) L-R: Anthony Roberts, Merriel Roberts, Joyce Pinder, Iris Roberts, Merlee Lowe.

Merlee Albert a Lowe (L) and Merrill Cash (R). Seated is single lady from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Gladys Jones 1905-1943, missionary to Green Turtle Cay.

Merlee Albert a Lowe (L) and Merrill Cash (R). Seated is single lady from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Gladys Jones 1905-1943, missionary to Green Turtle Cay.

Left – Merlee Alberta Lowe

Left – Merlee Alberta Lowe

Sunday best on Green Turtle Cay, Abaco. Circa 1940  #1 John Wesley Lowe #2 Everette William Roberts #3 Chester Reginald Lowe #4 Merlee Lowe Key #5 Carl Harold Lowe #6 Minnie Caroline Roberts Lowe #7 Leona Curry Evans #8 Reginald Harold Roberts #9 Margaret Roberts Lowe

Sunday best on Green Turtle Cay, Abaco. Circa 1940 #1 John Wesley Lowe #2 Everette William Roberts #3 Chester Reginald Lowe #4 Merlee Lowe Key #5 Carl Harold Lowe #6 Minnie Caroline Roberts Lowe #7 Leona Curry Evans #8 Reginald Harold Roberts #9 Margaret Roberts Lowe

Porch gathering on Green Turtle Cay, Abaco. Circa 1974. Left to right: Minnie Roberts Lowe, Merlee Lowe Key, Carl Lowe, Mizpah Roberts White, Mira Lowe Roberts, unidentified,  Sally Saunders Lowe, and Jean Ogle White with her two sons Johnny and Scott in front.  Photo courtesy ofJean Ogle White

Porch gathering on Green Turtle Cay, Abaco. Circa 1974. Left to right: Minnie Roberts Lowe, Merlee Lowe Key, Carl Lowe, Mizpah Roberts White, Mira Lowe Roberts, unidentified, Sally Saunders Lowe, and Jean Ogle White with her two sons Johnny and Scott in front. Photo courtesy ofJean Ogle White

Far Left – Merlee Alberta Lowe next to Miss Jones, visiting the Brethren Church on Green Turtle Cay

Far Left – Merlee Alberta Lowe next to Miss Jones, visiting the Brethren Church on Green Turtle Cay

Parliament Street, Green Turtle Cay, Abaco, Bahamas

© 2026 Albert Lowe Museum

Parliament Street, Green Turtle Cay, Abaco, Bahamas

© 2026 Albert Lowe Museum

Parliament Street, Green Turtle Cay, Abaco, Bahamas

© 2026 Albert Lowe Museum