He married Margaret Curry. By 1860, they were living in Key West, Monroe County, Florida.[1] Children in the home were William, Otis, Ella, and Charles, as well as a 12 year old Martha Fine whose relationship is unknown. By 1870, children in the home were Otis, Ella, Wilson, Lafayette, and Julia.[2] Another child, Maggie, was added to the family by 1880.[3]
By 1900, William was widowed. His youngest child, Maggie, and her husband, Thomas T Thompson, were living with him.[4]
William passed away in 1901. Burial was in the Key West Cemetery in Key West, Monroe County, Florida.[5]
Sources
Pedigree Chart for Harry Urban Bethel from Pamela Aban to Peter J. Roberts, Nov 12, 2015
↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNZN-2H1 : 17 October 2014), William C Lowe, Florida, United States; citing p. 45, family 303, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,631.
↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNZ4-JPV : 14 July 2016), William C Lowe, Key West, Monroe, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district ED 115, sheet 238A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0131; FHL microfilm 1,254,131.
↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M36C-C9X : 20 January 2015), William Lowe, Key West city Ward 2, Monroe, Florida, United States; citing sheet 15B, family 320, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,174.
↑ Information recorded by Carolyn Martin from Grave site, Key West Cemetery, Key West, Florida, 12 Aug 2016.
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