Husband: Alexander J. Lowther
Born: Jan-14-1791 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,2
Died: Apr-30-1864 at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 3,4,5
Buried: in White Oak ME Church Cem, near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 3,6,7
Resided: in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 8
Census: 1850, 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA
Census: 1830, 1840 in Harrison Co, (W)VA
Military: Pvt in Capt Bozarth's 5th Regt, Virginia Militia, War of 1812 3,9,6 (see note 1)
Father: William Lowther (1769 - 1857)
Mother: Margaret Morrison (1768 - 1850)
Other spouse 2
Notes 3
Wife: Sarah Ireland 1,10
Married: Jun- 9-1812 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 11
Born: Aug-13-1796 3
Died: May-23-1841 4,3
Buried: in Michael (aka Oxford M.P.) Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 3,12 (see note 2)
Father: Alexander Ireland (1772 - 1843)
Mother: Elizabeth Ragan ( - 1851)
F Child 1: Margaret Lowther 3 Born: Apr-15-1815 in West Milford, Harrison Co, (W)VA Died: Apr-28-1848 13,9 Never married: 13,9
M Child 2: Alexander "Sauney" Lowther 13 Born: May- 1-1816 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 14 Died: Mar-28-1903 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 14 Buried: in Riverview (aka K of P) Cemetery, Williamstown, Wood Co, WV 15 Resided: since ca 1892 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 14,16 Resided: formerly in Elizabeth, Wirt Co, WV 14 Resided: formerly in Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV 14 Resided: formerly in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Resided: until ca 1820 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 14 Wife: Emily Prunty b. 1819 d. Jul- 9-1892 Married: 1837 17 (see note 3)
M Child 3: William Ireland "Willie" Lowther 13,6 Census name: William Q. Lowther 18 (see note 4) Born: Aug-27-1818 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 14,5,19 Died: Nov- 6-1904 at Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 19,14,20,5 Buried: at Pullman Cemetery, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 3,21,6 Resided: from 1901 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 19,21 Resided: formerly at White Oak (near Pullman), Ritchie Co, WV 21,22 Census: 1850, 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Wife: Caroline Virginia Mitchell b. Oct-20-1820 d. Sep-15-1885 Also known as: Virginia Mitchell 19,23,18 Married: Nov-19-1840 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 23,19,21 (see note 5) Wife: Sarah Jane McKinley b. Apr-21-1838 d. May- 8-1926 Also known as: Jane McKinley 10,24 Married: Dec-16-1886 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 25
M Child 4: John Alexander Lowther 3 Born: Sep-24-1820 in West Milford, Harrison Co, (W)VA 13,9,4 Died: Apr- 3-1862 26 Buried: at White Oak ME Church Cem, near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 27 (see note 6) Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 28 Occupation: farmer 28 Wife: Elizabeth Ann Sinnett b. Aug-14-1831 d. Jul-26-1913 Married: Feb-17-1848 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 29
M Child 5: Jesse Lowther Born: Mar-29-1823 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 30,4,31 Died: Oct-12-1909 Buried: in Woodland Cemetery, Chrisman, Edgar Co, IL 32 Resided: in Chrisman, Edgar Co, IL 27 Census: 1880 in Edgar Co, IL 33 Resided: until 1865 in Ritchie Co, WV 30 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 30 Wife: Hannah Leeson b. Mar-27-1827 d. 1911 Married: Dec-25-1845 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 34,35
F Child 6: Rebecca Lowther Born: Aug-27-1824 36 Died: Mar-13-1890 in Doddridge Co, WV 37 Buried: in Robinson Cemetery, PortoRico/MaxwellRidge Rd, near Market, Doddridge Co, WV 38 Census: 1870, 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Husband: Edmund L. Cain b. Nov-29-1816 d. Jul- 3-1894 Census name: Ed L. Cain 39 Married: Jun-12-1851 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 11
M Child 7: Archibald Lowther Born: Feb-26-1826 4,13,40 Died: Oct-20-1899 in Ritchie Co, WV 13,41,40,4,42 Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Glendale, near Pike at Twin Oaks (Co Rd 50-13), Ritchie Co, WV 6 Occupation: farmer 18 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Wife: Frances Jane Maxwell b. Oct-28-1828 d. 1902 Also known as: Jane Maxwell 43,44 Married: Nov- 9-1848 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 45,46,35
F Child 8: Elizabeth Jane Lowther Born: Jun-12-1828 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 47,48,4 Died: Apr- 9-1913 in Chariton Co, MO 47 Buried: Lakewood Cemetery 47 Resided: 1911 in Missouri 27 Resided: 1879 in Chrisman, Edgar Co, IL 48 Census: 1850, 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Husband: Samuel J. Prunty b. Apr-24-1824 d. May-10-1913 Married: Jul- 8-1847 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 29
M Child 9: Robert W. Lowther Born: Dec- 9-1830 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 49,29 Died: Sep-20-1876 6 Buried: in Pullman Cemetery, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 6 Census: 1870 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1858 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 29 Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Occupation: dry goods merchant 50 Wife: Sarah Jane McKinley b. Apr-21-1838 d. May- 8-1926 Also known as: Jane McKinley 10,24 Married: Dec-30-1858 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 29
M Child 10: Andrew Jackson Lowther Also known as: Jackson Lowther 27,51,44,52 Born: Jun-29-1833 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 53 (see note 7) Died: Feb- 5-1889 in Cunningham, Chariton Co, MO 54,9,4 Buried: in Lakeside (formerly ME) Cemetery, Sumner, Chariton Co, MO 54 Resided: (settled) in Missouri 27,55,56 Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Resided: originally in Ritchie Co, WV 27 Occupation: farmer 57 Wife: Margaret Jane Hickman b. Nov-24-1836 d. Feb-23-1918 Also known as: Margrett I. Hickman 58 Married: Aug- 9-1853 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 59,60
F Child 11: Catherine L. Lowther Born: ca 1834 52,9,4 Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA
F Child 12: Sarah Jane Lowther Born: Jan- 5-1841 4,29 Died: Apr-29-1914 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 61 Buried: in Parkersburg Memorial Gardens (aka IOOF Cem, 24th St), Wood Co, WV 61 Census: 1910 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Census: 1880, 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Husband: Draper Camden Stout b. May-30-1836 d. Jul- 4-1889 Married: Mar-27-1862 in Ritchie Co, WV 62
Sources: (1) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 13 & 582. (2) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death, 73 yr, 3 mo, 16 da. (3) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 582. (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. (7) Findagrave.com, Inscription: Alexander Lowther Sr., Aged 73 yrs, 3 mo, 16 da. (8) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 13. (9) 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. 441. (10) Marriage record of daughter. (11) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (12) Findagrave.com. (13) Jane Lowther Bolster, The Families of Jesse Lowther and His Son Granville, with Their Descendants and Antecedents in America, Daamen, Inc. (1982), p. 28. (14) Obituary. (15) Obituary, Minnie Kendall Lowther's "History of Ritchie County," p. 582, states burial location as Parkersburg. But obituary specifies Riverview Cemetery, which is in Williamstown. (16) 1900 Census, Wood County, WV. (17) Obituary of husband, "History of Ritchie County," p. 118, reports marriage date as 1838. (18) 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV. (19) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 350. (20) Ritchie County Death Records, Harrisville, WV. (21) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 288. (22) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 16. (23) Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985) (24) Obituary of husband. (25) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV, Identified as William I. Lowther, 68, b. Harrison Co, res. Ritchie Co; and Sarah Jane Lowther, 48, b. Ritchie Co, res. Wood Co. Married Dec 16 1886 in Parkersburg. MR p. 136. (26) Record of wife's remarriage, Don Norman's "Descendants of Robert Lowther" reports the death date of John Alexander Lowther as Oct 12 1909. But wife Elizabeth Ann Sinnett's second marriage, to Jacob Allender in March 1863, indicated her marital status as widowed. John A. Lowther's brother Jesse is believed to have died on Oct 12 1909. (27) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 583. (28) 1860 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA. (29) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (30) The History of Edgar County, Illinois, Wm. LeBaron Jr. & Co, Chicago IL (1879), p. 631. (31) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (32) Jane Lowther Bolster, The Families of Jesse Lowther and His Son Granville, with Their Descendants and Antecedents in America, Daamen, Inc. (1982), p. 30. (33) 1880 Census. (34) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 1, p. 1. (35) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (36) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death, Age 18 given in 1850 Census would put birth in about 1832. But age given in all other censuses, and in death record, put it in or about 1824. Age 65y 6m 14d in death record of Mar 13 1890 calculates to a birth date of Aug 27 1824. (37) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Rebecca Cane (sic), white female, married; died Mar 13 1890 in Doddridge County, age 65y 6m 14d, cause of death "not stated," burial at Robinson Cemetery. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5048491&Type=Death. (38) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (39) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (40) Headstone (year only) (41) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 602. (42) 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, Linder, p. 441 & 455, reports death date as Oct 1900. All other sources just have 1899. (43) Birth record of son. (44) Death record of son. (45) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 1, p. 7. (46) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 601. (47) Death record. (48) The History of Edgar County, Illinois, Wm. LeBaron Jr. & Co, Chicago IL (1879), p. 633. (49) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995, Linder, p. 441, and Bolster, p. 28, report his birthdate as Dec 9 1831, while Don Norman has it as 1824. (50) 1870 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Grant Twp) (51) Birth record of daughter. (52) 1850 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA. (53) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV. (54) Ellen Lowther Filler, Pollock, ID