 1866 - 1935 (68 years)
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| Name |
LOWE Amanda Caroline |
| Born |
2 Nov 1866 |
Wetumpka , Elmore Co., AL  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Died |
7 Jul 1935 |
Clanton, Chilton Co., AL |
| Buried |
8 Jul 1935 |
Clanton City Cemetery, Chilton Co., AL [1] |
| Person ID |
I0113 |
Combo |
| Last Modified |
22 Aug 2009 |
| Father |
LOWE Willis, b. 27 Mar 1818, Wilkinson County, GA , d. 9 Feb 1891, Clanton, Chilton Co., AL (Age 72 years) |
| Mother |
LEE Zelphia Ann, b. 15 Jan 1829, Smithfield, Johnston Co., NC , d. 19 Apr 1903, Clanton, Chilton Co., AL (Age 74 years) |
| Married |
8 Oct 1846 |
Tallapoosa, Tallapoosa Co., AL |
| Notes |
- August 2003, Jamile paid a researcher $20 gas money to get a copy of this marriage license from Tallapoosa County Marriages, Book 2, Pages 231-232. Handwritten license shows Willis Low & Zelpha A. Lee were married on October 5, 1846.
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| Family ID |
F0028 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
BRUCE Spartan Edward, b. 20 Aug 1866, AL , d. 11 Mar 1936, Clanton, Chilton Co., AL (Age 69 years) |
| Married |
17 Feb 1887 |
Chilton Co., AL per family bible |
| Children |
| | 1. BRUCE Homer Lowe, b. 28 Nov 1889, Chilton County, AL , d. 4 Feb 1973, Clanton, Chilton Co., AL (Age 83 years) |
| | 2. BRUCE Zelphia Anstis, b. 26 Jan 1892, Clanton, Chilton Co., AL , d. 14 May 1983, Clanton , Chilton Co., AL (Age 91 years) |
| | 3. BRUCE Ida Bell, b. 15 Oct 1894, Chilton County, AL , d. 5 Nov 1964, Clanton, Chilton Co., AL (Age 70 years) |
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| Family ID |
F0044 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Photos |
 | Amanda Lowe Bruce
Amanda in her greenhouse in Clanton, AL. This photo was on the back of a post card so she could use it for advertising her business. |
 | Lady in blue dress is Amanda Lowe Bruce.
All pictured are children of Willis Lowe and Zelphia Lee Lowe
Back Row: Daniel Butler Lowe, Georgina V. Lowe Teel, Amanda Caroline Lowe Bruce, Nancy Sarah Lowe Woodyard, John Lowe. Front Row: Mattie Lightfoot Lowe Bruce, Simmie Ann Catherine Lowe Marlar, Mary Susan Lowe Marlar, Jesse Thomas Lowe, Edmond Homer Lowe. Not pictured: James Edwin Lowe, Willis Henry Lowe |
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| Notes |
- [May 25, 2002, from James C. Sims, son of Ben and Anstis Sims] "Amanda had her own farm, her own mules, and her own hired hands that worked her farm. She didn't want to mix her assets with her husband's, except that she kept her mules in the barn he owned for his own mules. She also had a greenhouse where she raised and sold plants."
1870 Census: Elmore County, AL as a child (Jamile has a copy)
1880 Census: Chilton County, AL as a child (Jamile has a cpy)
Ida Bell had a talking green parrot that she gave to her mother Amanda to keep. Several people have said the parrot had a huge vocabulary. James C. Sims said when his grandfather hung the cage up and left the bird, the bird would say "Come back here Ed ! "
Jamile has an original picture postcard that shows Amanda in one of her greenhouses, surrounded by blooming carnation plants.
Obituary from The Union Banner, Clanton, AL issue for July 11, 1935: Mrs. S. E. Bruce died Sunday. Mrs. Amanda Caroline Bruce, age 68, died at her home in North Clanton, near Jackson Chapel Baptist Church. She was widely recognized as one of the most useful women of Chilton County. Funeral service was at the First Baptist Church, Clanton, where she had been a most faithful and devoted member for many years. Burial was in the Clanton City Cemetery. She is survived by one son and by two daughters. She was very active in local agriculture and in prize winning displays at annual State Fairs.
Amanda's death certificate from Chilton County, AL has a number of errors. Anstis Bruce Sims listed Amanda's father's (Willis Lowe) birthplace as Elmore County, AL, when in fact it was probably Wilkinson County, GA. Willis Lowe in the 1850 US census said he was born in Georgia. Anstis also listed Amanda's mother's (Zelphia Lee) birthplace as Elmore County, AL, when in the 1850 US Census Zelphia said she was born in South Carolina. Other historians show she was born in North Carolina!
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- Jamile has a photo of headstone.
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