Jan-23-2012                   

             Husband: William Beamer Lowther 1   

                Born: Mar- 4-1787          at West Milford, Harrison Co, (W)VA  2 (see note 1)
                Died: Oct-19-1867           3,2
              Buried:                      in Pullman Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV  3,4
             Resided: since 1840           in Ritchie Co, WV  4
             Resided: originally           in Harrison Co, (W)VA  4
              Father: Robert Lowther 
              Mother: Catherine Cain 

Notes 

                Wife: Margaret Coburn   5,6  

                Born: Jun- 2-1787          in Harrison Co, (W)VA  2,3 (see note 2)
                Died: May-10-1882           3,2
              Buried:                      in Pullman Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV  3,4
              Census: 1880                 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV  
              Father: Jonathan Coburn, Jr. 
              Mother: Catherine ___ 

Notes 

           M Child 1: William Robert Lowther   1   
                Born: Feb-14-1809          near West Milford, Harrison Co, (W)VA  7,8,6
                Died: Oct- 7-1881          in Mt. Zion, Calhoun Co, WV  8,9

           M Child 2: Lemuel E. Lowther      
                Born: Jan-25-1811          in   6,1

           F Child 3: Juliet Lowther      
       Also known as: Julia Lowther 3,10
                Born: Oct-11-1812          in   6
                Died: Aug-13-1898          in Ritchie Co, WV  3

           M Child 4: Napoleon B. Lowther      
                Born: Oct-13-1815          in   6,11
                Died: 1906                 in   11

           F Child 5: Julia Lowther      
                Born: Oct- 6-1817          in   3
                Died: Apr-17-1906          in   3

           F Child 6: Rosetta Lowther      
                Born: Feb-16-1820          in   12
                Died: 1912                 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV  13,14,1

           M Child 7: Cambysses Lowther      
                Born: Jan-  -1822          in   6,3
                Died: Apr- 3-1903          in   3

           F Child 8: Mandane Lowther      
                Born: Mar-22-1824          in   15
                Died: Jul-23-1922          in Ritchie Co, WV  15

           F Child 9: Catharine Rebecca Lowther      
       Also known as: Rebecca Lowther 4,16
                Born: Jul-10-1827          in   3,6
                Died: Mar-26-1908          in   3

          M Child 10: Edward J. Lowther      
                Born: Sep- 2-1829          in   6
                Died: 1920's               in   6

          M Child 11: James R. Lowther      
                Born: Jun-15-1832          in West Milford, Harrison Co, (W)VA  15,17
                Died: Apr- 9-1928          in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV  15


Sources:
(1) Don Norman, 41991 Emerson Court, Elyria, OH 44035, The Descendants of Robert 
Lowther, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hcpd/norman/lowther.htm. 
(2) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain 
Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 269. 
(3) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, 
West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. 
(4) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, 
McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 105. 
(5) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, 
McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 10. 
(6) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain 
Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 270. 
(7) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death. 
(8) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, 
McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 104. 
(9) Headstone. 
(10) Lewis County WV Marriages 1817-1880, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, 
Parkersburg, WV 26101. 
(11) Headstone (year only) 
(12) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain 
Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990). Linder, p. 435 & 449, reports birthdate as 
Feb 21 1820, as does Don Norman. p. 270. 
(13) Ritchie County Death Records, Harrisville, WV. 
(14) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain 
Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 240. 
(15) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate 
(http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) 
(16) 1850 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA. 
(17) Newspaper anniversary announcement, West Union Record, 3/31/1911. 

Event Notes
Note (1) But age 80y7m13d on headstone would put birth date at Mar 6 1787.
Note (2) Linder and Norman report birthdate as Jun 28 1786.

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