Jul-28-2018
Husband: Jesse Coburn Lowther
Born: ca 1790 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,2 Died: Dec-19-1842 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 3,2 Buried: in Pioneer Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 4,5 Resided: in Cornwallis, Ritchie Co, WV 6,7 Father: Thomas Lowther (1767 - 1816) Mother: Mary Coburn (1767 - )
Wife: Phebe Cunningham Married: Nov- -1811 in Wood Co, (W)VA 8,2
Born: May-22-1794 in Culpeper Co, VA 9,10,11 Died: Jun-11-1871 10,11 Buried: in Pioneer Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 12,4 Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Father: William Cunningham (1764 - 1862) Mother: Susannah Barbara Handyshel (1766 - 1843) Notes
F Child 1: Margaret Lowther Born: ca 1813 13 Census: 1880 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Husband: Isaac Cunningham b. Sep-15-1813 Married: 1835 in Wood Co, (W)VA 14 Husband: Ichabod Kirkpatrick Married: 1857 13
M Child 2: William Henry Lowther Born: ca 1815 14 Buried: in Illinois 4 Census: 1880 in Clay Co, IL Census: 1850, 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Wife: Elizabeth Reese b. ca 1805 Married: Aug-21-1837 in Wood Co, (W)VA 15,14
F Child 3: Lydia C. Lowther Born: ca 1817 16 Died: bef Aug 1860 (see note 1) Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Husband: John Elliott b. 1817 d. 1884
F Child 4: Barbara Susana Lowther 4 Census name: Susana B. 16 Born: ca 1820 16 Died: bef Aug 1860 17 (see note 2) Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Husband: Jacob Elliott b. Jul-26-1809
M Child 5: John G. J. Lowther Also known as: G. J. Lowther 5 Born: ca 1822 18 Died: Oct-14-1851 3 Buried: in Pioneer Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 19 Resided: at Cornwallis, Ritchie Co, WV 4 Wife: Elizabeth ___
F Child 6: Mabel M. Lowther Born: ca 1823 14 Died: young 14
F Child 7: Mary Ann Lowther Born: Aug-18-1824 18 Died: May-16-1879 3 Buried: in Hardman Chapel Cemetery, Smithville, Ritchie Co, WV 5 Husband: George Washington Hardman b. Nov-14-1825 d. May- 2-1890 Married: Aug-30-1849 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 20
F Child 8: Leah C. Lowther Born: ca 1827 14 Died: young 14 Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 16
F Child 9: Rebecca Jane Lowther Also known as: Jane Lowther 4 Born: ca 1830 9 Resided: (settled) in Nebraska 4 Husband: William S. Hardman Married: Aug-30-1849 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 21
F Child 10: Phebe E. Lowther Born: ca1833 16 Died: young 14 Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 16
F Child 11: Matilda H. Lowther Born: 1839 11,20,22 Died: Feb-27-1913 in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 23 Buried: in IOOF (Egypt) Cemetery, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 5 Resided: 1910 in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 4 Resided: 1864 in Ritchie Co, WV 8 Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 14 Husband: William Maxwell Lowther b. 1825 Also known as: Maxwell Lowther 4,24 Married: Aug-30-1856 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 25 Husband: David G. McGregor b. Jun- 4-1815 d. Dec- 7-1891 Married: Nov- 1-1864 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 8,26
Sources: (1) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death, 52 years. "History of Ritchie County," p. 154, reports birth date as about 1792. (2) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 154. (3) Headstone. (4) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 155. (5) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (6) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 11. (7) Penny & O.D. Linder, http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GIBSON/2003-10/1067200853, The Gibson and Related Families, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, 1991, p. 427. (8) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV. (9) Don Norman, 41991 Emerson Court, Elyria, OH 44035, The Descendants of Robert Lowther, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hcpd/norman/lowther.htm. (10) Penny & O.D. Linder, http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GIBSON/2003-10/1067200853, The Gibson and Related Families, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, 1991, p. 439. (11) Headstone (year only) (12) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995, Minnie Kendall Lowther's "History of Ritchie County," p. 155, reports Phebe Cunningham Lowther's burial location as Pioneer Cemetery in Harrisville, and "Ritchie County WV Cemeteries," p. 579, does show an undated marker for her there, identifying her as Phoebe Cunningham Lowther, wife of Jessee C. Lowther. But "Ritchie County WV Cemeteries," p. 213, also shows a marker for her at the Cairo IOOF Cemetery, dates 1794-1871, and identifying her as Phebe Cunningham Lowther, wife of Jessie C. and daughter of William. Since Phebe's parents, husband Jesse, and some of her children are also shown at the Pioneer Cemetery, that is considered the more likely location. (13) Penny & O.D. Linder, http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GIBSON/2003-10/1067200853, The Gibson and Related Families, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, 1991, p. 450. (14) Penny & O.D. Linder, http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GIBSON/2003-10/1067200853, The Gibson and Related Families, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, 1991, p. 440. (15) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV, MR p. 46 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10740132&Type=Marriage. (16) 1850 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA. (17) 1860 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA. (18) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death. (19) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995, There appear to be two markers for the same person. (1) G. J. Lowther, d. Oct 14 1851, 29 yrs, son of Jessee C. & P. Louther. (2) John C. Lowther, d. Oct 14 1851, 29 yrs, son of Jesse & P. L. Lowther. p. 579. (20) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (21) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as William S. Hardman and Rebecca Lowther. Married Aug 30 1849. (22) Ritchie County Death Records, Harrisville, WV. (23) Ritchie County Death Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Matilda McGregor, 74, widowed, died Feb 27 1913 at Cairo. Cause of death paralysis. Parents not given. Informant: H. E. McGregor, undertaker. DR p. 140. (24) Marriage record of daughter. (25) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as W. M. Lowther, 32, of Ritchie Co, son of William W. & Melissa; and Matilda Lowther, 18, of Ritchie Co, dau of Jesse & Phebe. Married Aug 30 1856. (26) Penny & O.D. Linder, http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GIBSON/2003-10/1067200853, The Gibson and Related Families, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, 1991, p. 452. Event Notes Note (1) She did not appear with the rest of her family in the 1860 Census, and husband was a widower at time of his remarriage in Sep 1863. Note (2) She did not appear with her family in the 1860 Census.Name Index