Emma Louise Curry was born on August 24, 1900, in Green Turtle Cay, Abaco to Thomas Wesley ‘Pa Wes’ Curry (1865-1940?) and Lilla Carleton (1866).
Her siblings included…
- Eudora Isabel (1884)
- Thomas Herman (1890)
- Mary Edith (1894)
- Bessie Caroline (1903)
At age seventeen, Aunt Emmie married widower Thomas Hutchings Pinder, son of mariner, John Frederick Pinder and Euphemia Russell. Thomas and Emma raised three children along the shores of Green Turtle Cay.
- Phyllis Gwendoline (1918)
- Kingsbury Thomas (1920)
- Ruth Kathleen (1924)
In 1935, Thomas passed away, leaving a young widow, who with her three children, left the Cay and settled on Shirley Street just outside the city of Nassau. New neighbors, Mr. & Mrs. G. Basil Lowe (Dad’s future in-laws) welcomed this widow and her family.
Aunt Emmie was special to Dad, who recalled her as having “a sweet personality” evidenced by her love and hospitality displayed while Dad transitioned from the Cay to the city life in Nassau. Dad boarded with Aunt Emmie when Pa Wes was transported to Nassau for medical treatment. During this difficult period of watching an ailing and weakening grandfather leave this world, these Green Turtle Cay cousins bonded even closer.
Emmie’s youngest daughter, Ruth, the closest to Dad in age and disposition, stayed in contact with Dad even after she moved to the United States. I remember as a teenager, Ruth mailed several pictures of Curry relatives to Dad. The most cherished and treasured picture be being the only known picture of our Curry patriarch, Pa Wes.
No surprise that Emmie would find love again from a widower, Ernest Truelock ‘Lockhart’ Moree (1882), son of Joseph Sewell Gardener Moree Jr (1855-1947) and Clotilda Frances Carroll ((1859-1943) both with roots in Long Island, Bahamas.
On May 1, 1958, cancer took the life of Aunt Emmie at the young age of 57. In recent years (thanks to the internet), I’ve been able to locate and connect with only one of her descendants, a grandson who now lives a few hours away…time for a road trip!
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Sweet story, Evan. Looks like some of her relatives settled in Key West. ‘Loved the picture of their picnic, thanks for sharing!
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I can see Aunt Emmie, in my mind’s eye, in Nassau. As usual, Evan, a beautiful remembrance. Thank you.
Beautifully written, as always, Evan. Your love for them transpires through your words. Do keep up the good work!
George is my grandfather. My mom (George’s daughter) recognized him in the picture. Thank you for writing this up so well. We have been trying to find info on George’s family and had been reaching a lot of dead ends since George changed his name.