Husband: Jesse Minter Lowther 1
Born: Feb- 4-1858 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 2,3,4
Died: Jun- 4-1937 in Hettie, Braxton Co, WV 5
Census: 1910, 1930 in Braxton Co, WV
Resided: 1879 in Braxton Co, WV 4
Occupation: farmer 4,1
Father: James Harrison Lowther (1820 - 1889)
Mother: Margaret B. Hardway (1824 - 1867)
Other spouse 2
Wife: Sarah Ann Malcomb 6,7
Married: Apr- 3-1879 in Braxton Co, WV 8,6
Born: Dec-27-1861 9 (see note 1)
Died: Jul-23-1920 at Salt Lick, Braxton Co, WV 9,10
Cause of death: tuberculosis 11
Resided: 1879 in Braxton Co, WV 4
Father: John Malcomb
Mother: Nancy Priscilla Gumm
F Child 1: Rosa Florence Lowther 12 Born: Feb-27-1880 13 Died: Jan- -1974 13 Resided: in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 14,15,13 Census: 1930 in Hackers Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Census: 1910, 1920 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: John Emory Burns b. Mar-13-1877 d. Jun-12-1954 Married: Nov- 1-1899 14
M Child 2: J. A. Lowther Born: ca 1890 16 Died: Oct- 5-1895 in Braxton Co, WV 16
F Child 3: Lura Gay Lowther Also known as: Gay Lowther 17 Born: Feb-22-1892 in Braxton Co, WV 13,4 Died: Dec- -1986 13 Resided: in McWhorter, Harrison Co, WV 18,19 Census: 1920, 1930 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1913 in Braxton Co, WV 4 Census: 1910 in Braxton Co, WV Husband: Oscar Hill Ocheltree b. Jun-12-1891 d. Nov- 8-1980 Married: Apr-23-1913 in Braxton Co, WV 20
M Child 4: Minter Carl Lowther Born: ca 1896 21 Died: Jul- 4-1962 6 Census: 1910, 1930 in Braxton Co, WV Occupation: farmer 22 Wife: Mona Prince b. Nov-19-1895 d. May- 7-1979 Married: Mar-10-1929 in Braxton Co, WV 23
M Child 5: Melville H. Lowther Born: ca 1898 21 Census: 1910 in Braxton Co, WV
M Child 6: Arthur W. Lowther Born: ca 1901 21 Census: 1910 in Braxton Co, WV
F Child 7: Etta G. Lowther Born: ca 1903 21 Census: 1920 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV (see note 2) Census: 1910 in Braxton Co, WV
F Child 8: Bertha F. Lowther Born: ca 1905 21,20 Census: 1910 in Braxton Co, WV Husband: Earl H. Brown b. ca 1900 Married: Aug-21-1921 in Braxton Co, WV 20
F Child 9: Rutha Lowther Born: ca 1907 21 Census: 1910 in Braxton Co, WV
Sources: (1) Braxton County Death Records, Sutton, WV. (2) Don Norman, 41991 Emerson Court, Elyria, OH 44035, The Descendants of Robert Lowther, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hcpd/norman/lowther.htm. (3) 1870 Census, Lewis County, WV. (4) Braxton County Marriage Records, Sutton, WV. (5) Braxton County Death Records, Sutton, WV, Identified as Jesse Minter Lowther, 79, son of Harrison Lowther & Margaret Hardway, occupation farmer, died Jun 4 1937 at Hettie. (6) Obituary of wife. (7) Death record of wife. (8) Braxton County Marriage Records, Sutton, WV, Identified as Jesse Lawther (sic), 21, b. Lewis Co, res. Braxton Co; and S. A. Malcam (sic), 18, b. & res. in Braxton Co. Married Apr 3 1879. MR p. 29. (9) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (10) Braxton County WV Obits 1911-1920, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Feb 1999), "Sarah Anne Lowther died Jul 23, 1920 at her home on Fall Run, aged 58 years, 6 months and 26 days. Married J. M. Lowther on April 3, 1879. Mother of 12 children with eight left. They are Rosa McWhorter, Melville, Arthur, Etta, Bertha, Rutha, and Minter Carl Lowther." (11) Obituary. (12) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 17. (13) Social Security Death Index. (14) Obituary of husband. (15) Death record of husband. (16) Braxton County WV Deaths 1881-1900, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Jan 1996) (17) Marriage record of daughter. (18) Obituary of sister. (19) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (20) Braxton County WV Marriages 1876-1932, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101. (21) 1910 Census, Braxton County, WV. (22) 1930 Census, Braxton County, WV. (23) Braxton County Marriage Records, Sutton, WV, Identified as Minter Lowther, 23, b. & res. in Braxton Co; and Mona Prince, 23, b. & res. in Braxton Co. Married March 10 1920 at the home of the bride. (Note: Obituary of Mona Prince Lowther incorrectly states marriage date as March 10 1929.), MR p. 33. Event Notes Note (1) Birthplace given in marriage record as Braxton Co, but in death record as Highland Co, Va. Note (2) In household with sister and brother-in-law Lura & Oscar H. Ocheltree and their three children.