Carlos Recio was born in the province of Puerto Principe Cuba. In 1872, he came to Key West, FL. He became owner of several grocery stores and built the largest wholesale/retail grocery store on the island. In official life he served as a member of the Monroe county board of commissioners for four years. His fraternal connections were with the Masonic order and Odd Fellows and he was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal church. On June 5, 1879, Mr. Recio was married to Miss Emeline Corral, who was born in Havana, Cuba, September 6, 1862, and came to Key West with her parents in 1869. Carlos and Emeline had six sons and three daughters as follows: Carlos Nester; Fernando Emilio, who died on the 15th of March, 1910, one week prior to his father's demise; Caries Manuel; Francisco Xavier; Emelina Teresa, the wife of John Alexander Hayes; Alfredo Louis; Estella Rebecca, who married Policarp Artman; Bolivar Tomas; and Herminia, the wife of Joseph Lancelot Lester. As a close friend of Cuban revolutionary Jose Marti, Carlos Recio did much to help the Cuban freedom effort, including smuggling supplies to revolutionists on merchant ships.
Carlos Recio was born in the province of Puerto Principe Cuba. In 1872, he came to Key West, FL. He became owner of several grocery stores and built the largest wholesale/retail grocery store on the island. In official life he served as a member of the Monroe county board of commissioners for four years. His fraternal connections were with the Masonic order and Odd Fellows and he was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal church. On June 5, 1879, Mr. Recio was married to Miss Emeline Corral, who was born in Havana, Cuba, September 6, 1862, and came to Key West with her parents in 1869. Carlos and Emeline had six sons and three daughters as follows: Carlos Nester; Fernando Emilio, who died on the 15th of March, 1910, one week prior to his father's demise; Caries Manuel; Francisco Xavier; Emelina Teresa, the wife of John Alexander Hayes; Alfredo Louis; Estella Rebecca, who married Policarp Artman; Bolivar Tomas; and Herminia, the wife of Joseph Lancelot Lester. As a close friend of Cuban revolutionary Jose Marti, Carlos Recio did much to help the Cuban freedom effort, including smuggling supplies to revolutionists on merchant ships.
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