Myrtle Hildred (Parker) Lowe (1917 - 1965)

Born 22 Mar 1917 in Spanish Wells, Eleuthera, Bahamas

Ancestors

Wife of Morgan Ismay Lowe — married 17 Apr 1934 in Miami, Dade, Florida, United States

Died 13 Nov 1965 at age 48 in At sea aboard SS YARMOUTH CASTLE

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Biography

Myrtle (Parker) Lowe is part of a Bahamian family.

Myrtle married Morgan Ismay Lowe on 17 Apr 1934 in Miami, Florida.

Myrtle's middle name has been spelled variously as Hildred or Hildredge. The birth registration uses Hildred, as does Morgan's draft registration card.

Myrtle and Morgan Lowe were among the 85 passengers lost in a tragedy at sea when the SS YARMOUTH CASTLE caught fire and sunk while enroute from Miami, Florida to Nassau, Bahamas.

Sources

• Birth: "Bahamas Civil Registration, 1850-1959," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RS5-G1B?cc=1922411&wc=Q4ZG-RMS%3A216283401 : 29 July 2015), Births 1917-1919 > image 32 of 717; Registrar General, Nassau.

• Draft Registration: Myrtle Hildred Lowe in the U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Florida, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 276.

• Marriage: Myrtle Parker in the Florida, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1823-1982, State Archive, Tallahassee and Clerk of Courts; Various Counties; County Marriages, 1934-1964.

• Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133981709/myrtle-hildredge-lowe,