Husband: Edwin Luther Lowther
Census name: Edward L. Lowther
Born: Sep-18-1870 in Freeborn Co, MN 1,2
Died: Mar-13-1944 in Spencer, Roane Co, WV 3,2
Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 2,4
Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4
Census: 1930, 1940 in Wabash (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1915 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 5
Resided: 1905 in Doddridge Co, WV 1
Census: 1900 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 6
Occupation: farmer, oil field worker 4,7
Occupation: 1930 Justice of the Peace 8
Father: Johnson Joseph Lowther (1837 - 1915)
Mother: Rachel Fitz Randolph (1838 - 1897)
Other spouse 2
Notes
Wife: Nellie M. Bland
Census name: Mary Bland 9
Married: Dec-25-1895 in Doddridge Co, WV 1
Born: Apr-18-1876 at Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 10,11,12,1
Died: Feb- 8-1905 12
Buried: in Blandville Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 12
Father: Richard J. Bland (1824 - 1896)
Mother: Mary Jane Starkey (1828 - 1891)
M Child 1: Charles DeWane Lowther Born: Sep-26-1896 13 Died: Jun-27-1897 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Cause of death: consumption (tuberculosis) 14
F Child 2: Frankie Alice Lowther Born: Apr-30-1898 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 15,11,16 Died: Mar-18-1991 15 Resided: in South Plainfield, Middlesex Co, NJ 17 Resided: 1919 in Harrison Co, WV 16 Husband: Courtland V. Davis b. Sep- 3-1895 d. Oct-29-1968 Married: Sep-11-1919 in Salem, WV 16
M Child 3: Edwin Jean Lowther Also known as: Jean Lowther 18,19 Born: Jan-11-1902 at Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 11,16 Died: Jul-29-2009 in Harrison Co, WV Resided: in Stonewood, Harrison Co, WV 20 Resided: formerly in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 19,16 Occupation: teacher, principal, history & economics professor at Salem College (retired 1970) 11,18,21 Education: Salem College (A.B., 1924), Univ of Pennsylvania (M.A) 11 Wife: Mary Anne Sheets b. Jul-12-1905 d. Oct-24-1992 Married: Sep-23-1933 in Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV 22
Sources: (1) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (2) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (3) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). He had been hospitalized in Spencer, Roane County, for 19 months at the time of his death. Since he was still considered a resident of Doddridge County, a record of his death is on file there as well. (4) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (5) Obituary of father. (6) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (7) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979. (8) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (9) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). (10) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Nellie Bland, white female, b. Apr 18 1876, dau of R. J. & Mary J. Bland. Informant: R. J. Bland, father. BR p. 77. (11) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 193. (12) Headstone. (13) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (14) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (15) Social Security Death Index. (16) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (17) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in New Jersey in 1951. (18) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 186. (19) 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV. (20) Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram, Article, with headline "Edwin Lowther celebrating 107th birthday today," quoted here in its entirety: "Edwin J. Lowther will celebrate his 107th birthday today, Sunday, Jan 11 1009, at Golden Circle Personal Care Home in Stonewood. Mr. Lowther was an educator in Harrison County for 47 years. He was also a professor at Salem College and later served as principal of Central Junior High School in Clarksburg until his retirement in 1971. He is a lifetime member of the Salem Seventh Day Baptist Church.", 1/11/2009, p. D-3. (21) Dirigo, Salem College Yearbook, 1926. (22) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Edwin Jean Lowther, 31, b. Doddridge Co, res. Salem WV, son of Edwin L. & Nellie (Bland) Lowther; and Mary Ann Sheets, 28, b. Harrison Co, res. Lost Creek WV, dau of Arthur & Annie (Woodell) Sheets. License issued Sep 19 1933. Married Sep 23 1933 at Lost Creek by George B. Shaw, Minister of the Gospel. (Note: Husband's obituary, which incorrectly gives marriage date as Sep 12 1933, states that the best man at the wedding was Jennings Randolph, who was then a U.S. Congressman and later became as U.S. Senator.)