THE NERI LOWE III AND FRANCES NANCE FAMILY
Most information furnished by Lowe family members

Roman numerals are used here to distinguish among the four consecutive generations of Neri Lowes. Neri Lowes III came to the Versailles area from a farm lin Wilson County. He first was employed- as cedar buyer for the Rockvale pencil factory. Neri III (16 Nov-24 March 1940) married Mary Frances Nance (10 Nov 1875-25 March 1922) near El Paso, Texas. Neri III's parents were Neri II, or Jr. (26 Dec 1842-16 March 1910) and Elmira J Winters (9 May 1842-17 Jan 1910. . Mary was the daughter of John Woods Nance and Nannie Hight Nance (see Nance family history). Neri III and Mary first lived in Versailles, where Otho Nance now lives. The family next lived in Rockvale before returning to the Wilson County farm from which a move to El Paso for health conditions was made. In 1922, the family returned to Versailles for about four months following Mary's death, then purchased and moved to a farm about a half mile west of Rockvale School. The first child was born in Versailles, the second in Rockvale, and the other five in Wilson County. The farm was inherited by Neri Lowe IV, who raised his family there and now lives in a new brick house on the north side of the farm, the only Lowe to remain in the area.

Neri Lowe III and Mary Frances Nance had seven children:

1 Keeling Hight Lowe (2 June 1906-31 March 1978) married 2 May 1936, Lois Stephens, born 13 Dec 1911. Their only child, Nancy Jewel Lowe , born 2 Jan 1943, is the wife of Charles Wayne Baker, and lives in Little Rock, Ark. He is an attorney and Federal Judge. The Bakers have five children: Julie Renee, Betsy Lynn, Troye Wayne, Susan Lowe and John Keeling.

2 Myra Gray Lowe (22 June 1906-7 Jan 1981).

3 Nannie Nance Lowe born 15 Jan 1910, married 29 1939, Kjeld Hoye (18 June 1908 in Norway-8 May 1977).

4 Naomi Ruth Lowe, born 31 Aug 1911, married 27 Sept 1939, Edward Lee Haney, born 14 May 1916. They have two children:
a Edward Lowe Haney, born 4 Jan 1942, married 1 July 1971, Vivian Marie Yates, born 16 Aug 1943. Their children are Shannon Bruce and Brandee Marie Haney.
b Connie Lynn Haney, born 29 Jan 1947. 5 Mary Pearl Lowe, born 1 Oct 1913, one of twins, married 31 July 1952, Edward Elton Hess (7 May 1918-18 Jan 1981). She was one of three awarded the Ellen Ransom College Scholarship.

6 Grace Lowe, born 1 Oct 1913, one of twins, died an infant.

7 Neri Lowe IV, born 12 April 1916, married 29 Jan 1946, Sara Frances Steagall, born 16 June 1920. (See Steagall family.) Neri and Sara have two children and two grandchildren:
a Dana Martin Lowe, born 4 March 1949.
b Nin Felicia Lowe, born 5 April 1951, married Jon Dabney and has two children: Jennifer Wynne and Sally Jane Dabney.