Husband: Robert J. Lowther 1
Also known as: Robert Lowther, Jr. 2
Born: ca 1801 in Ohio 3,1,4
Died: aft Dec 1873 5
Resided: near West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 6
Occupation: farmer 4
Census: 1850, 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA
Father: Robert Lowther (1765 - 1832)
Mother: Catherine Cain (1766 - 1851)
Wife: Eliza Ann Highland 6,7,8,5 Married: Dec-12-1824 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 9,1
Born: ca 1802 in New Jersey 10,4 Died: Dec- 9-1873 in Harrison Co, WV 11 Census: 1850, 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Father: Mother: Notes
M Child 1: John Q. Lowther 1 Born: Sep-19-1825 12,9,4,13 Died: Jan- 1-1885 in Harrison Co, WV 14 Buried: in Old Lowther Cemetery, West Milford-Muttontown Rd, Harrison Co, WV 15 Census: 1870, 1880 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Occupation: blacksmith 4,13 Military: Co E, 3rd W. Va. Cav 15 Wife: Mary Ann Bachus b. May- 4-1830 d. Sep-17-1905 Also known as: Mary Ann Becker 16 Married: Jun- 6-1854 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 17
M Child 2: Dexter Lowther Born: Jul-11-1827 12,18 Died: May-28-1903 in West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 10,12 Buried: in Rose Hill (formerly IOOF) Cemetery, West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 15 Census: 1850, 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Wife: Catherine Louise Morrison b. Aug-13-1827 d. Oct-20-1877 Also known as: Kate Morrison 7 Married: Nov- 4-1852 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 9 Wife: Victoria Bird Helmick b. Feb-20-1852 d. May-13-1938
F Child 3: Tobitha Lowther Census name: Telitha Lowther 4 Born: ca 1830 1 Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA
F Child 4: Juana Lowther Also known as: Joanna Lowther 19,7 Born: 1832 20,9 Died: Jan- 2-1914 20 Buried: in Highland Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick Co, KS 20 Census: 1900, 1910 in Wichita, Sedgwick Co, KS Census: 1870, 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: Isaac Israel b. Oct-20-1834 d. Feb- 8-1929 Married: Jul- 9-1854 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 21
M Child 5: Luther Lowther Born: ca 1833 4,1 Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA
F Child 6: Kitty Lowther Born: ca 1836 4 Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA
F Child 7: Eliza Lowther Born: ca 1837 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 22 Census: 1870 in Willey District, Lewis Co, WV Resided: 1856 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 22 Husband: Basil Dawson b. ca 1828 d. Feb- 8-1859 Married: Jul-24-1856 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 22 Husband: Ranson Lorentz b. ca 1822 Also known as: Ransom Lorentz Married: Sep-12-1861 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 23
F Child 8: Catherine Lowther Born: ca 1838 9 Husband: Frederic W. Allen b. ca 1837 Married: Dec-19-1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 24
M Child 9: George W. Lowther Born: Feb-16-1840 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 19 (see note 1) Died: Jul-13-1896 at Straight Run, Lewis Co, WV 25 Buried: Walnut Chapel Census: 1880 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Census: 1870 in Willey District, Lewis Co, WV Occupation: farmer 19 Wife: Mahala Gregory b. Dec-13-1839 d. Dec-12-1928 Married: Oct-30-1862 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 26
Sources: (1) 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. 437. (2) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com) (3) Don Norman, 41991 Emerson Court, Elyria, OH 44035, The Descendants of Robert Lowther, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hcpd/norman/lowther.htm. (4) 1850 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA. (5) Death record of wife. (6) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 10. (7) Marriage record of daughter. (8) Marriage record of son. (9) Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985) (10) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (11) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Eliza Ann Lowther, 71, b. in New Jersey, parents (blank), d. Dec 9 1873, cause of death dropsy, wife of Robert J. Lowther (informant). (12) Headstone. (13) 1870 Census, Harrison County, WV. (14) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as John Lowther, age 60, married, parents unknown, d. January 1 1885 in Harrison County, cause of death heart disease. Informant: wife. (Note: "Cemeteries of Union District, Harrison County," p. 2, reports death date on headstone as June 1 1885, an apparent misreading of the month.), DR p. 128. (15) Cemeteries of Union District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1990) (16) Death record of son. (17) Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985), Identified as John Lowther, 28, of Harrison Co, son of Robert & Elizabeth; and Mary Ann Bachus, 25, of Harrison Co, dau of Henry & Sarah. Married Jun 6 1854. (18) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (19) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (20) Findagrave.com. (21) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Isaac Israel, 19, b. & res. in Harrison Co, son of Isaac & Nancy Israel; and Joanna Lowther, 22, b. & res. in Harrison Co, dau of Robert & Elizabeth Lowther. Married Jul 9 1854 in Harrison County. MR p. 2. (22) Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV. (23) Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985), Identified as Ranson Lorentz, widowed, 39, b. Fauquier Co VA, res. Lewis Co (W)VA, son of Samuel & Mary; and Eliza Dawson, widowed, 24, of Harrison Co, dau of Robert & Elizabeth Lowther. Married Sep 12 1861. (24) Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985), Identified as Frederic W. Allen, 23, of Harrison Co, son of John J. & Tabitha; and Catherine Lowther, 22, of Harrison Co, dau of Robert & Eliza. Married Dec 19 1860. (25) Lewis County Death Records, Weston, WV, Identified as George W. Lowther, farmer, married; died Jul 13 1896 at Straight Run, age 52y 5m 1d, cause of death hernia on left side, burial at Walnut Chapel. DR p. 192. (26) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as George Lowther, age 22y 8m 14d, b. & res. in Harrison Co, son of Robert & Elizabeth Lowther; and Mahala Gregory, age 22y 10m 17d, b. & res. in Harrison Co, dau of John & Sarah Gregory. Married Oct 30 1862 in Harrison County. MR p. 26. Event Notes Note (1) Age 52y 5m 1d at time of death would put birth date at Feb-12-1844. But age 22y 8m 14d at time of marriage puts it at Feb-16-1840, which is more in keeping with ages of his siblings.