Charles William Gates was born November 9, 1974, on Green Turtle Cay, Abaco to Jeremiah Gates (1868-1923) and Jessie Isabel Lowe (1876-1924).
His siblings included…
- Sarah Ann Isabelle (1898)
- Marion Mayfield (1901)
- Irene (1904)
- John Willard (1906)
- Geneva Louise (1910)
- Matthew Levern (1914?)
In March 1915, Charles married Alice Ruby Lowe (1898-1932) from Green Turtle Cay, Abaco. She is the daughter of William Irwin Lowe (1873-1951) and Alice Lowe (1873-1932).
Their children included…
- Sans Vie (1917)
- Alice Myrtle (1919)
- Hazel Louise (1923)
- Charlotte Ruby (1932)
In August 1932, Charles married Gwendolyn Louise Simms (1905-1990) from Long Island. She is the daughter of Benjamin William A Simms (1865) and Isora Larbelle Pinder (1885-1964).
Their children included…
- Ivy Angela (1934)
- Charles Darwyn (1935)
- Margaret
- Raymond William Keith (1939)
- Mark Lavern
- Peter
- Gwendolyn Elizabeth (1943)
- Irene Louise
Charles William Gates was a blacksmith and millwright.
Irene Gates Lowe states…
He was a building contractor, a tin smith, a dock builder and a boat builder, I am proud to say he was a multi-talented.
Charles William Gates passed away October 18, 1974 (age 77) in Nassau, New Providence and is buried in the Ebenezer Church Cemetery. He is my 3rd cousin 1 time removed.
Photo courtesy of Sharon Weech Loyley
Front row (L to R) – Mark, Ivy, and Keith
Photo courtesy of Irene Gates Lowe
Back row (L-R) Ivy Angela, Charles Darwyn, Margaret
Photo courtesy of Irene Gates Lowe
Standing in back – Charles Darwyn Gates, Mark Lavern Gates, Keith Gates, Gwendolyn Elizabeth Gates Lowe, and Peter Gates.
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