Husband: Jesse Lowther
Born: Jul-21-1773 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,2
Died: Oct-29-1854 at West Milford, Harrison Co, (W)VA 3,1
Buried: near West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 1
Resided: at West Milford, Harrison Co, (W)VA 1 (see note 1)
Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA
Father: William Lowther
Mother: Sudna Hughes
Notes 1
Wife: Mary Ann Ragan 1
Born: Dec-25-1770 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,4 Died: Apr- 3-1857 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 5,1 Buried: in Pullman Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 1,6 Resided: aft 1854 at Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 1 Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Father: Jacob Ragan Mother: Mary Abell
M Child 1: William Jesse Lowther 4 Born: 1791 in 1 Died: bef Aug 1850 in 7
M Child 2: Uriah Lowther Born: ca 1793 in 4 Died: in youth in 8
F Child 3: Margaret Lowther Born: 1794 in 9 Died: at West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 8
F Child 4: Mary Ann Lowther Also known as: Maryan Lowther 10 Born: ca 1794 in 11,4 Died: 1876 in 9
F Child 5: Sarah "Sally" Lowther 4,10 Also known as: Sallie Lowther 1 Born: May-10-1795 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 4,9 Died: May-22-1870 in Gilmer Co, WV 4,12
M Child 6: Jesse Lowther, Jr. Born: ca 1799 in Virginia 13 Died: bef Jun 1880 in Little Rock, AR 14,8
M Child 7: Elias J. Lowther Born: Jan- 1-1801 at Wood Co, (W)VA 4,8 Died: Feb-27-1877 in Palestine, Wirt Co, WV 15,16
M Child 8: Robert H. Lowther 17 Born: ca 1802 in 4 Died: ca 1838 in Mississippi 8
F Child 9: Sudna Alcinda Lowther Census name: Sidney 18 Born: 1803 in 9 Died: 1867 at West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 9,8
F Child 10: Elizabeth "Betsy" Lowther Born: Oct- 8-1810 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 19,20,21 Died: Apr-10-1859 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 22
F Child 11: Drusilla Lowther Census name: Drucilla Born: ca 1814 in Virginia 13
F Child 12: Millie Lowther
Sources: (1) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 15. (2) Jane Lowther Bolster, The Families of Jesse Lowther and His Son Granville, with Their Descendants and Antecedents in America, Daamen, Inc. (1982), p. 23. (3) Penny & O.D. Linder, http://home.comcast.net/~jmlinder609, The Gibson and Related Families, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, 1991, Obituary from "Coopers' Clarksburg Register," Wed, Nov 8 1854: "Died. -- At his residence in West Milford, on the 29th of October, Jesse Lowther, aged 81 years -- The Deceased settled at his residence where he died while still the center of the town of West Milford was an unbroken woods. He was the son of Col. William Lowther one of three or four who were the first settlers of Western Virginia.", pp. 401, 432. (4) Don Norman, 41991 Emerson Court, Elyria, OH 44035, The Descendants of Robert Lowther, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hcpd/norman/lowther.htm. (5) Headstone. (6) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995, According to this citation, the inscription reads: Mary Ann, wife of Jessie Lowther. Died April 3 1857, age 67 years. But this age was a misreading, as she was actually in her 87th year. p. 640. (7) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (8) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 16. (9) Penny & O.D. Linder, http://home.comcast.net/~jmlinder609, The Gibson and Related Families, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, 1991, p. 430. (10) Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985) (11) 1850 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA. (12) Penny & O.D. Linder, http://home.comcast.net/~jmlinder609, The Gibson and Related Families, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, 1991, p. 444. (13) 1850 Census. (14) 1880 Census. (15) Penny & O.D. Linder, http://home.comcast.net/~jmlinder609, The Gibson and Related Families, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, 1991. (16) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 17. (17) Penny & O.D. Linder, http://home.comcast.net/~jmlinder609, The Gibson and Related Families, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, 1991, p. 446. (18) 1850 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA. (19) 1850 Census, Lewis County, (W)VA. (20) Penny & O.D. Linder, http://home.comcast.net/~jmlinder609, The Gibson and Related Families, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, 1991, p. 447. (21) Death record of daughter. (22) Lewis County Death Records, Weston, WV, Identified as Betsey Kester, white female, wife of C. Kester, born in Harrison County, dau of Jesse & Mary Louther; died Apr 10 1859 in Lewis County, age 48y 6m 2d, cause of death unknown. Informant: C. Kester, husband. (Note: Don Norman's "Descendants of Robert Lowther" incorrectly reports death date as Jun 12 1902.), DR p. 29. Event Notes Note (1) except for a few years starting in 1797, at Neal's Island four miles below Parkersburg www.doddridgecountyroots.com Name Index