Husband: Wilson B. Lowther
Born: Aug-22-1857 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 1,2,3 Died: Mar-20-1897 in Ritchie Co, WV 4,5 Buried: in White Oak ME Church Cem, near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 6,4 Cause of death: appendicitis 4 Resided: at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Father: John Alexander Lowther (1820 - 1862) Mother: Elizabeth Ann Sinnett (1831 - 1913)
Wife: Lucia Helen Hale Gray 8
Married: Oct-11-1877 in Doddridge Co, WV 9
Born: Apr- 9-1859 at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 10,11,2,12
Died: Aug-15-1944 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 10,12
Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 10,13
Census: 1930 in Enid, Garfield Co, OK
Resided: 1920 in Conowingo, Cecil Co, MD 14
Census: 1920 in Cecil Co, MD
Census: 1900, 1910 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Resided: 1898 in Ritchie Co, WV 11
Father: Thomas S. Gray (1812 - 1890)
Mother: Rachel L. Zinn (1817 - 1860)
Other spouse 2
M Child 1: Clyde C. Lowther Born: Feb- -1879 15 Census: 1880, 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
M Child 2: John T. Lowther Born: Dec-30-1880 1 Died: May-11-1885 5 Buried: in White Oak ME Church Cem, near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 6
M Child 3: Harve Blaine Lowther Also known as: Harvey Blaine Lowther Born: Mar- 8-1883 in Ritchie Co, WV 16,15 Died: Aug-16-1966 in Fredericktown, Madison Co, MO 8 Buried: Hillview Mem Gardens in Farmington, Saint Francois Co, MO 8 Wife: Jessie Prunty b. Jul-18-1885 d. Mar-21-1967 Married: Jul-22-1906 in Ritchie Co, WV 17 Divorced: 1938 8 Wife: Alberta M. Berry b. Aug-29-1907 d. May-12-1992 Married: Jun- 5-1954 in Farmington, Saint Francois Co, MO 8
F Child 4: Leona Blanche Lowther 18,19 Also known as: Blanche L. 5 Born: Jul- 2-1885 in Ritchie Co, WV 18,12 Died: Mar-26-1918 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 20,18,19,12 Buried: in Michael (aka Oxford M.P.) Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Cause of death: tuberculosis 18 Census: 1910 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: John George Michael b. Jul-10-1883 d. Mar-16-1967 Married: Oct-27-1904 in Ritchie Co, WV 11
F Child 5: Coralee G. Lowther Born: Apr-30-1890 5 Died: Mar- 7-1899 5 Buried: in White Oak ME Church Cem, near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 6
M Child 6: Darrell S. Lowther Born: Oct-23-1893 5 Died: Jan-12-1895 5 Buried: in White Oak ME Church Cem, near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 6
Sources: (1) Headstone - Birth date not specified, but calculated from stated age at death. (2) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (3) 1860 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA. (4) Ritchie County Death Records, Harrisville, WV. (5) Headstone. (6) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (7) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 232. (8) Lorna Reese Overberg, The History of Ritchie County, West Virginia to 1980 (Ritchie County Historical Society, Taylor Publishing Co, 1980), p. 180. (9) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Wilson Lowther, 20, of Ritchie Co, son of John A. & Elizabeth A.; and Lucia H. H. Gray, 18, of Doddridge Co, dau of Thomas S. Gray. Married Oct 11 1877. (10) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (11) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (12) Headstone (year only) (13) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (14) Obituary of sister. (15) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (16) Randy E. Prunty, Descendants of Barnabus Prunty (self-published) (17) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Harve (sic) B. Lowther, 23, of Ritchie Co; and Jessie Prunty, 21, of Ritchie Co. Married Jul 22 1906. (18) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (19) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (20) Obituary - At home.