Husband: William Ireland "Willie" Lowther 1,2
Census name: William Q. Lowther 3 (see note 1)
Born: Aug-27-1818 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 4,5,6
Died: Nov- 6-1904 at Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 6,4,7,5
Buried: at Pullman Cemetery, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 8,9,2
Resided: from 1901 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 6,9
Resided: formerly at White Oak (near Pullman), Ritchie Co, WV 9,10
Census: 1850, 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA
Father: Alexander J. Lowther (1791 - 1864)
Mother: Sarah Ireland (1796 - 1841)
Other spouse 2
Wife: Caroline Virginia Mitchell 6,2,11 Also known as: Virginia Mitchell 6,12,3 Married: Nov-19-1840 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 12,6,9 (see note 2)
Born: Oct-20-1820 2 Died: Sep-15-1885 6,9,2 Buried: (unmarked grave) in Pullman Cemetery, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 2 Census: 1850, 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Father: William L. Mitchell (1774 - ) Mother: Margaret Lowther (1794 - )
M Child 1: Oliver A. Lowther Born: Aug-23-1841 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 13,14,2 Died: 1911 2 Census: 1910 in Athens Co, OH Census: 1900 in Marion, Grant Co, IN Census: 1870 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Occupation: minister, M. P. Church of Pullman 15,16,17 Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Wife: Zulickah Salom Sommerville b. Apr- 5-1841 d. Mar- 5-1874 Also known as: Salome Sommerville 18 Married: Oct-28-1862 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 14 Wife: Dorcas Angelica Maxwell b. ca 1859 Married: ca 1876 19
F Child 2: Sarah E. Lowther Born: Jun- 2-1845 5,20 Died: Jul-20-1891 5 Buried: in Pullman Cemetery, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 6,2 (see note 3) Census: 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Husband: Ambrose Bray Sommerville b. Nov-17-1838 d. Jan-13-1887 Also known as: A. Bray Sommerville 18 Married: Jun-23-1869 in Ritchie Co, WV 21 Husband: Winfield Scott Chapman b. Oct-12-1849 d. Dec- 2-1927 Married: May- 6-1888 in Ritchie Co, WV 22
M Child 3: Sylvester Lowther Born: Feb-18-1847 near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 18,20 Died: Jul- 8-1903 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 18 Buried: in Parkersburg Memorial Gardens (aka IOOF Cem, 24th St), Wood Co, WV 18 Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Occupation: minister of M. E. Church in Parkersburg 6 Education: West Virginia University (1879), Drew Theological Seminary 18 Wife: Cynthia Ann Prunty b. Mar-31-1850 d. Sep-10-1939 Married: Feb-18-1869 in Ritchie Co, WV 20
F Child 4: Cordelia M. Lowther Born: Jun- 2-1850 2 Died: Mar-16-1864 2 Buried: in Pullman Cemetery, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 6,2 Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA
M Child 5: Robert Alexander Lowther 23 Born: Aug- 3-1851 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 18,24 (see note 4) Died: Feb-16-1906 18 Buried: in Fishkill, Dutchess Co, NY 25 Census: 1900 in North Castle, Westchester Co, NY Census: 1880 in Meigs Co, OH Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Occupation: minister of M. E. Church in New York 6,16,24,26 Wife: Mary Alma Sears b. Apr- 3-1856 d. Nov-11-1928 Also known as: Alma Sears
M Child 6: Alvin C. Lowther Born: May-13-1852 2 Died: Jan- 2-1892 2 Buried: in Pullman Cemetery, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 6,2 Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA
F Child 7: Coroelima Lowther
Sources: (1) Jane Lowther Bolster, The Families of Jesse Lowther and His Son Granville, with Their Descendants and Antecedents in America, Daamen, Inc. (1982), p. 28. (2) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (3) 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV. (4) Obituary. (5) Headstone. (6) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 350. (7) Ritchie County Death Records, Harrisville, WV. (8) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 582. (9) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 288. (10) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 16. (11) Obituary of husband. (12) Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985) (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. (14) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (15) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), pp. 350 & 603. (16) Lathrop Russell Charter, The Lowther Family of Doddridge County, West Virginia (self-published Nov 9 1951, on file at Doddridge County Library). This paper was found to contain many factual errors. p. 6. (17) 1870 Census, Harrison County, WV. (18) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 289. (19) 1910 Census. (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 Ambrose B. Sommerville, 28, of Doddridge Co, son of Alexander & Mary W.; and Sarah E. Lowther, 24, of Ritchie Co, dau of William J. [sic] & Caroline V. Married Jun 23 1869. (22) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as W. S. Chapman, widowed, 38, b. Barbour Co, res. Ritchie Co; and Sarah E. Sommerville, widowed, 42, of Ritchie Co. Married May 6 1888. (23) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990). Lathrop Russell Charter's "Lowther Family of Doddridge County" incorrectly gives name as Robert L. Lowther. p. 289. (24) 1900 Census. (25) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 290. (26) 1880 Census. Event Notes Note (1) The handwritten entry is actually "Wm. I. Lowther," but is frequently transcribed as "Wm. Q. Lowther." Note (2) William Lowther's obituary incorrectly states marriage date as Nov 19 1849. Three of their children are known to have been born before then, Minnie Kendall Lowther reports marriage date as 1840 in both of her books, and "Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894," p. 96, shows marriage date as Nov 19 1840. Note (3) Headstone reads: Sarah E., wife of A. B. Sommerville, and wife of W. S. Chapman. Note (4) Birthplace per passport application of son Hugh.