Alice Myrtle Gates was born December 3, 1919, on Green Turtle Cay, Abaco to Charles William Gates (1896-1974) and Alice Ruby Lowe (1898-1932).
Her siblings included…
- Sans Vie (1917)
- Hazel Louise (1923)
- Charlotte Ruby (1932)
In December 1935, Alice married Reginald Albert Eugene Hall (1908-1991) from Nassau, New Providence. He is the son of Reginald Rupert Hall (1882-1913) and Beatrice Alice Bowe (1889-1973).
Their children included…
- Reginald Albert Eugene (1936)
- Helena Ruby (1938)
- John Ormand Gideon ‘Buck’ (1939)
- James David Alexander (1941)
- Dorothea Elizabeth (1944)
- Roland Rupert Theodore (1947)
- Beatrice Mae
- Charles Evan Bertram
- Oswald Irwin
- Alice Retta Geanette
Alice Myrtle Hall née Gates passed away October 18, 1998 (age 78) in Marsh Harbour, Abaco and is buried at the Marsh Harbour Public Cemetery. She is my 3rd cousin 1 time removed.
Photo courtesy of Sharon Weech Loyley
Hog Island, Bahamas (early 1950’s)
Eugene was a lighthouse keeper on Hog Island for many years.
Photo courtesy of Sharon Weech Loyley
Back row – Reginald ALBERT Eugene Jr
Middle row – James David Alexander, Dorothea Elizabeth, John Ormand Gideon ‘Buck’
Front row – Charles EVAN Bertram, Beatrice Mae, Myrtle with Oswald Irwin on her lap, and Roland Rupert Theodore
Circa 1953 on Hog Island, Bahamas
Photo courtesy of Sharon Weech Loyley
Standing in back – Charles Darwyn Gates, Mark Lavern Gates, Keith Gates, Gwendolyn Elizabeth Gates Lowe, and Peter Gates.
Front row: Dorothea Elizabeth Hall. twins Charles Evan Bertram Hall and Beatrice Mae Hall, Roland Rupert Theodore Hall (1947-1976)
Back row: John Ormand Gideon Hall (1939-2002), Reginald Albert Eugene Hall (1908-1991) holding Oswald Irwin Hall, Alice Myrtle Gates Hall (1919-1998) and James David Alexander Hall (1941-2012)
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