Husband: Daniel Rexroad Lowther
Also known as: Daniel R. Cunningham 1
Born: Oct- 4-1860 2,3
Died: Oct-14-1935 in Cokeleys, Ritchie Co, WV 2,3
Buried: in Layfield (Mt Moriah) Cemetery, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 2,4
Census: 1920, 1930 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV
Occupation: farmer 2
Father: Cambysses Lowther
Mother: Sarah Sinnett
Wife: Catherine L. "Kate" Layfield
Census name: Katerine 5
Born: Apr-20-1867 in West Virginia 2,3
Died: Oct-21-1939 at Cokeleys, Ritchie Co, WV 2,6
Buried: in Layfield (Mt Moriah) Cemetery, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 4,2 (see note 1)
Resided: in Cokeleys, Ritchie Co, WV 2
Census: 1920, 1930 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV
Father: Henry Layfield
Mother: Harriett Furr
Notes
M Child 1: Harper A. Lowther Born: Aug-22-1890 in 7,8 Died: May-21-1970 in Ritchie Co, WV 9,7
M Child 2: Homer Irus Lowther Born: Mar-30-1893 in 10 Died: Sep- 5-1893 in Cokeleys, Ritchie Co, WV 11,10
F Child 3: Celia B. Lowther Born: Sep- -1894 in Ritchie Co, WV 8,12 Died: Jan- 7-1915 in Harrison Co, WV 13
M Child 4: Romeo Earnest Lowther Born: Feb- -1897 in 8 Died: Jun- 8-1915 at Elm Run, Mahone, Ritchie Co, WV 14
F Child 5: Carrie J. Lowther Census name: Cara J. Lowther 8 Born: Mar-18-1899 in 7,8,3 Died: Jul- -1985 in 7,3
M Child 6: Emmett A. Lowther Also known as: Emmette A. Lowther 15 Born: Mar-10-1901 in Ritchie Co, WV 7,3,16,17 Died: May- -1973 in 7,3
M Child 7: Marshall H. Lowther Born: 1903 in Ritchie Co, WV 3,15 Died: Feb-18-1963 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 18,3
M Child 8: Wilbur Edgar Lowther Census name: Wilbert E. Lowther 17 Born: Sep- 3-1905 in 19,3 Died: May-14-1939 in Ritchie Co, WV 20,3
M Child 9: Lawrence Hollie Lowther 15 Born: Dec-16-1907 in 10,15 Died: Sep-17-1990 in 10
M Child 10: Carl Ford Lowther Census name: Carlie F. Lowther 17 Born: Feb-17-1910 in 7,3 Died: Nov- 3-1988 in 7,3
F Child 11: Bertha O. Lowther Born: ca 1913 in 17
Sources: (1) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 271. (2) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (3) Headstone (year only) (4) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (5) 1930 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Grant District) (6) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1918-1940, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Nov 1998), Identified as Catherine L. Lowther, dau of Henry & Harriett (Primm) Layfield, d. Oct 21 1939, age 72y6m1d. "Ritchie County WV Cemeteries" reports death date on headstone as 1934. (7) Social Security Death Index. (8) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Murphy District) (9) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1956-1970, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1999) (10) Headstone. (11) Ritchie County Death Records, Harrisville, WV, DR Bk 1, p. 27. (12) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (13) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Mrs. Celia Cunningham, age 21y 2m, married, housewife; died Jan 7 1915 at McWhorter, cause of death haematemesis. Informant: A. J. Kemper, physician. (Note: This death is also recorded in Ritchie County, DR p. 29, in which the deceased is identified as Celia B. Cunningham, age 20y 6m 14d, housewife; died Jan 8 1915 in Clarksburg (Harrison County), cause of death "hemorrhage of stomach." Informant: D. R. Lowther, father.) Neither of the ages provided conforms to the Sep 1894 birth date given in the 1900 Census, which is considered more reliable. DR p. 30. (14) Ritchie County Death Records, Harrisville, WV, There are two entries for this death, both on the same ledger page. (1) Identified as Romeo Lowther, age abt 15, single, occup (blank), d. Jun 8 1915 at Elm Run, cause of death typhoid fever, informant George M. Cokeley, undertaker. (2) Identified as Romeo Earnest Lowther, age 18y 4m 6d, single, occup farmer, d. Jun 6 1915 at Cokeleys, cause of death typhoid fever, informant C. W. Rexroad, M.D. The age at death calculates to a birth date of Jan 30 1897, but the 1900 Census states his birth date as Feb 1897. DR p. 113. (15) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998) (16) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (17) 1920 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Grant District). (18) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (19) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (20) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1918-1940, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Nov 1998) Event Notes Note (1) Name on headstone: Kate Lowther. "Ritchie County WV Cemeteries" reports death date on headstone as 1934, but death record shows it as 1939.. www.doddridgecountyroots.com Name Index