Hello Theresa:

I recently did a search for a friend whose ancestors like yours came to Florida from the Bahamas. The LDS 1880 uncovered several possible ancestors. I fiddled around with various "places of birth" sometimes leaving it out or using the Bahamas as the the place of birth.

Guess what? On my first pass I found a Thomas Garvin born 1852. If you haven't used the 1880 census search, the url is below:

You searched for: Garvin, Birth, Bahamas
Census: 1880 United States Census
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1. Thomas GARVIN - 1880 United States Census / Florida
SelfÊÊÊGender: MaleÊÊ Birth: BAHAMAS

2. William GARVIN - 1880 United States Census / Florida
SelfÊÊÊGender: MaleÊÊ Birth: WEST INDIES

3. Ida B. GARVIN - 1880 United States Census / Florida
DauÊÊÊGender: FemaleÊÊ Birth: SAN DOMMINGO

I hope this helps.

K Wyer Lane

Hi all,
: I am looking for ANY GARVIN whose line came from the Bahamas to
: Florida. My ancestor is Thomas GARVIN b. 1852 in the Bahamas. He
: was married to Olevia. They came to Key West, Florida in 1880,
: they had 8 children: Araminta, Rosa, Mirabal, Loreto, Blanche,
: Isbel, and James. If there are any GARVINs with Bahamian roots,
: please email me.
: Thank you so much,
: Theresa M. Mosby