ROBERTS, Mary Elizabeth (1860-1936)

ROBERTS, Mary Elizabeth (1860-1936)

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Mary Elizabeth Roberts was born May 28, 1860, on Green Turtle Cay, Abaco to Captain John Thomas Roberts (1835) and Sarah Lowe (1840?-1886).

Her siblings included…

  • Susan Isobell (1862)
  • John Thomas (1864)
  • Annie L (1868)
  • Caroline Alice (1871)
  • Harry Austin (1874)

Around 1878, in Green Turtle Cay, Abaco, Mary Elizabeth married Benjamin F Lowe (1858-1900) from Green Turtle Cay, Abaco. He is the son of William Lowe (1818-1886) and Amy Sweeting.

Their children included…

  • Benjamin Franklin (1882)
  • William Roger (1883)
  • Charles Harvey (1887)
  • Annie (1893)
  • Sarah Myrtis (1895)
  • Archie Duncan (1898)

After the death of her husband in 1900, Elizabeth and her children moved to Key West, Florida about 1901.

1910 Key West Census

On September 18, 1903, in Key West, Florida, Mary Elizabeth married Joseph Annias Johnson (1858-1900) from Key West, Florida. He is the son of William Gardner Johnson (1821-1902) and Sarah A Adams (1821-1904).

Their children included…

  • Nellie

Mary Elizabeth Lowe Johnson née Roberts passed away April 7, 1936, (age 75) in Key West, Florida and is buried at the Key West Cemetery. She is my 2nd cousin 4 times removed.

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