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Husband: Archibald Lowther Born: Feb-26-1826 1,2,3 Died: Oct-20-1899 in Ritchie Co, WV 2,4,3,1,5 Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Glendale, near Pike at Twin Oaks (Co Rd 50-13), Ritchie Co, WV 6 Occupation: farmer 7 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: Alexander J. Lowther (1791 - 1864) Mother: Sarah Ireland (1796 - 1841)
Wife: Frances Jane Maxwell 8,9 Also known as: Jane Maxwell 10,11 Married: Nov- 9-1848 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 12,8,13
Born: Oct-28-1828 14 (see note 1) Died: 1902 6 (see note 2) Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Glendale, near Pike at Twin Oaks (Co Rd 50-13), Ritchie Co, WV 6 Resided: in Goose Creek, Ritchie Co, WV 8 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: Abner Maxwell (1784 - 1864) Mother: Judith Modisette (1791 - 1871) Notes
M Child 1: Charles L. Lowther Born: Apr-30-1849 15 Died: Nov- 6-1856 16 Buried: in White Oak ME Church Cem, near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 6 Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
F Child 2: Sarah Judah Lowther Born: Jun-22-1852 at Market, Doddridge Co, WV 17,18 Died: Jul- 6-1926 in Ritchie Co, WV 17 (see note 3) Buried: in EUB Church Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 6,19 Resided: in Goose Creek, Ritchie Co, WV 4 Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: Archibald Blackburn Wilson b. Aug-18-1843 d. Nov- 3-1906 Married: May- 5-1878 in Ritchie Co, WV 18
F Child 3: (Infant daughter) Lowther Born: Jan- -1853 Died: Jan-29-1853 16 Buried: in White Oak ME Church Cem, near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 6
M Child 4: John Franklin Lowther Born: Sep-14-1854 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 20 Died: Dec-22-1924 in Ritchie Co, WV 21 Resided: in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 4 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Wife: Bessie E. Corbin b. Jul- -1855 d. Oct-20-1937 Married: May-31-1888 in Ritchie Co, WV 18
F Child 5: Amy M. Lowther Census name: Anna Lowther 22 Born: Apr- 4-1857 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 16,18 Died: Oct- 3-1908 16 Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Glendale, near Pike at Twin Oaks (Co Rd 50-13), Ritchie Co, WV 6 Resided: in Goose Creek, Ritchie Co, WV 4 Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: Jabez Carpenter b. 1855 d. 1936 Married: Mar-13-1887 in Ritchie Co, WV 18
M Child 6: Abner Alexander Lowther Born: Oct-12-1859 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 23 Died: Sep-25-1860 16 Buried: in White Oak ME Church Cem, near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 6
M Child 7: Robert M. Lowther Born: Dec- 9-1861 at Toms Fork, Porto Rico, Doddridge Co, WV 17,24,6 Died: Oct- 6-1927 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 17,6 Buried: at Mt. Carmel Cemetery (Twin Oaks, Co Rd 50/10), Glendale (Cairo), Ritchie Co WV 6 (see note 4) Resided: in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 17 Resided: at Goose Creek, Ritchie Co, WV 4 Census: 1880, 1910 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: farmer 17 Wife: Mary Jane Douglass b. Mar-26-1867 d. Oct-13-1943 Married: Apr-11-1889 in Ritchie Co, WV 18
F Child 8: Frances Jane Lowther Also known as: Fannie J. Lowther 18 Born: Jul-20-1864 in Ritchie Co, WV 17,3 Died: Jan- 4-1945 in Vienna, Wood Co, WV 17 Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Glendale, near Pike at Twin Oaks (Co Rd 50-13), Ritchie Co, WV 6,17 Resided: in Vienna, Wood Co, WV 17 Resided: formerly in Goose Creek, Ritchie Co, WV 4 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Nathan Ross Webb b. 1863 d. 1921 Also known as: Ross Webb 4 Married: Oct-12-1899 in Ritchie Co, WV 18
M Child 9: Archie Minter Lowther 6,4 Also known as: Minter Lowther 25,26,22 Born: Jan-22-1868 6 Died: Feb- 5-1886 6 Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Glendale, near Pike at Twin Oaks (Co Rd 50-13), Ritchie Co, WV 6 Resided: in Goose Creek, Ritchie Co, WV 4 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
F Child 10: Elizabeth Ann Lowther Born: Feb- 4-1871 in Ritchie Co, WV 16,27,18 Died: Feb- 8-1954 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 28,16 Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Glendale, near Pike at Twin Oaks (Co Rd 50-13), Ritchie Co, WV 6 Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1880 in Ritchie Co, WV 7 Husband: John Ellsworth Scott b. Feb- 1-1867 d. Mar-18-1942 Married: Aug-26-1891 in Ritchie Co, WV 29
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) Jane Lowther Bolster, The Families of Jesse Lowther and His Son Granville, with Their Descendants and Antecedents in America, Daamen, Inc. (1982), p. 28. (3) Headstone (year only) (4) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 602. (5) 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. (6) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (7) 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV. (8) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 601. (9) Death record of daughter. (10) Birth record of son. (11) Death record of son. (12) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 1, p. 7. (13) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (14) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (15) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death. (16) Headstone. (17) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (18) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (19) Findagrave.com. (20) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (21) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1918-1940, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Nov 1998) (22) 1870 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union Twp). (23) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 1, p. 17. (24) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV. (25) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com) (26) 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. 455. (27) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Grant District) (28) Ritchie County Death Records, Harrisville, WV. (29) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. Event Notes Note (1) "Ritchie County Cemeteries through 1993" reports birth date as 1826. But age 21 at 1850 Census would put birth date at about 1829, and 50 at 1880 Census would put it at about 1830. Note (2) "History of Ritchie County," p. 601, states death date as 1904, but "Ritchie County Cemeteries" reports date on headstone as 1902. Other researchers report July 22 1892. Note (3) Nutter Farm, Grant District Note (4) Death record shows burial location as Cairo.




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