Husband: Alexander "Sauney" Lowther 1
Born: May- 1-1816 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 2
Died: Mar-28-1903 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 2
Buried: in Riverview (aka K of P) Cemetery, Williamstown, Wood Co, WV 3
Resided: since ca 1892 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 2,4
Resided: formerly in Elizabeth, Wirt Co, WV 2
Resided: formerly in Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV 2
Resided: formerly in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 2
Resided: until ca 1820 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 2
Father: Alexander J. Lowther (1791 - 1864)
Mother: Sarah Ireland (1796 - 1841)
Notes 2
Wife: Emily Prunty
Married: 1837 5 (see note 1)
Born: 1819 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 6,7
Died: Jul- 9-1892 in Elizabeth, Wirt Co, WV 8,9,6
Buried: in Riverview (aka K of P) Cemetery, Williamstown, Wood Co, WV 9
Father: Jacob Prunty (1786 - 1861)
Mother: Mary McKinney (1796 - 1865)
M Child 1: Wilson Lowther 10 Born: May-10-1839 11 Died: Nov-18-1856 12 Buried: in White Oak ME Church Cem, near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 13
F Child 2: Roanna Lowther Born: Oct- -1840 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 4,14 Resided: 1903, 1910 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 15,10 Census: 1900 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Resided: 1861 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 14 Husband: James Emery Kendall b. Mar- 9-1840 d. bef Jun 1900 Married: Oct-16-1861 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 14
F Child 3: Sarah "Sallie" Lowther Born: Sep-31-1842 7 Died: Sep- 8-1920 in Ritchie Co, WV 16 Buried: in White Oak ME Church Cem, near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 12 Resided: in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 15,10 Census: 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: John Allender b. Apr-21-1842 d. Jul-30-1937
F Child 4: (Infant daughter) Lowther Died: in infancy 10 Notes
M Child 5: Milton Robert Lowther Born: Dec- 2-1855 at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 17 Died: Jan-10-1931 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 17 Buried: in Riverview (aka K of P) Cemetery, Williamstown, Wood Co, WV 17 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 17,18,15 Census: 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: banker, State Senator 17,9 Wife: Eliza Ann Lawson b. Nov- 7-1859 d. Apr-18-1936 Also known as: Lyda Lawson 18 Married: Mar-18-1879 in Ritchie Co, WV 14
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) Obituary. (3) Obituary, Minnie Kendall Lowther's "History of Ritchie County," p. 582, states burial location as Parkersburg. But obituary specifies Riverview Cemetery, which is in Williamstown. (4) 1900 Census, Wood County, WV. (5) Obituary of husband, "History of Ritchie County," p. 118, reports marriage date as 1838. (6) Obituary of husband. (7) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (8) Wirt County Death Records, Elizabeth, WV, Identified as Emily Lowther, 73, b. in Ritchie Co WV, married; died Jul 9 1892 in Elizabeth. Burial in Parkersburg. (9) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 118. (10) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 119. (11) Headstone - Birth date not specified, but calculated from stated age at death. (12) Headstone. (13) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (14) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (15) Obituary of father. (16) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1918-1940, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Nov 1998), There are two entries for this death. In the first, she is identified as Sallie Lowther Allender, b. in Ritchie Co, d. Sep 8 1920, age 77y 11m 8d, parents Sammy [sic] Lowther. In the second, she is identified as Sarah Allender, b. in Ritchie Co, d. Sep 8 1920, age 76y 11m, parents not given. She was identified in her father's obituary as Mrs. Sallie Allender, and in her husband's death record as Sally Lowther. (17) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (18) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 354. Event Notes Note (1) "History of Ritchie County," p. 118, reports marriage date as 1838.