Husband: James R. Lowther
Born: Jun-15-1832 in West Milford, Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,2
Died: Apr- 9-1928 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 1
Buried: in Pullman Cemetery, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 1,3
Resided: at Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 2
Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA
Occupation: shoemaker, farmer 1
Father: William Beamer Lowther (1787 - 1867)
Mother: Margaret Coburn (1787 - 1882)
Wife: Harriet J. McKinley 4,5,2
Married: Mar-14-1861 2,6
Born: Sep-26-1833 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 2,3
Died: Jun- 3-1916 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 7,6,8
Buried: in Pullman Cemetery, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 3
Resided: at Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 2
Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA
Father: Jonathan D. McKinley (1798 - 1881)
Mother: Elizabeth Rector (1801 - 1888)
F Child 1: Orvilla Lowther Census name: Arvilla Lowther 9 Born: ca 1862 9 Died: 1919 in California 6 Resided: 1911 in California 10 Census: 1870, 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: James W. Minear
F Child 2: Laura J. Lowther Born: 1863 8 Died: 1943 8 Buried: in Pullman Cemetery, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 3 Resided: 1911 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 10 Husband: Dolphus S. Lowther b. Jul-11-1856 d. Mar-22-1926 Also known as: Adolpheus Lowther 6 Married: Jan-16-1913 in Ritchie Co, WV 11
F Child 3: Florence A. Lowther Born: 1865 12 Died: 1942 12 Buried: in Pullman Cemetery, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 3 Resided: 1911 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 10 Husband: Elmer J. Loudin b. 1865 d. 1938 Married: Dec-25-1898 in Ritchie Co, WV 13
F Child 4: Rosetta M. Lowther Born: 1867 3 Died: 1919 3,6 Buried: in Pullman Cemetery, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 3 Never married: 6
F Child 5: Dollie Mae Lowther 3 Born: Jun- 6-1869 12 Died: Mar-23-1944 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 7,12 Buried: in Ellenboro (aka Lamberton or Lambert) Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 3 Resided: in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 6 Resided: 1911 in Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV 10 Husband: Thomas Gilmore Strickler b. Mar- 8-1857 d. Feb- 4-1916 Married: May-27-1896 in Ritchie Co, WV 14
F Child 6: Hattie Elizabeth Lowther Born: Jun-19-1871 in Ritchie Co, WV 1,13 Died: Apr-27-1954 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 1 Buried: in Evergreen Cemetery (North) (aka Arlington), Rt 2 N of Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 1 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 1 Resided: 1911 in Deep Valley (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 10 Husband: William P. Bradford b. ca 1871 Also known as: Will Bradford 15 Married: Mar-25-1900 in Ritchie Co, WV 13
M Child 7: Johnithan William "Will" Lowther Also known as: J. William Lowther 1,12 Born: Dec-28-1873 at Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 1 Died: Aug- 7-1953 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 1 Buried: in Pullman Cemetery, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 1,3 Resided: at Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 10,1 Occupation: teamster in oil fields 16 Wife: Icy May Hall b. 1878 d. Sep-21-1962 Married: Apr- 8-1900 in Ritchie Co, WV 13
M Child 8: James Napoleon Lowther Born: ca 1876 Died: 1877 3 (see note 1) Buried: in Pullman Cemetery, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 3
Sources: (1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (2) Newspaper anniversary announcement, West Union Record, 3/31/1911. (3) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (4) Death record of husband. (5) Death record of son. (6) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 271. (7) Ritchie County Death Records, Harrisville, WV. (8) Headstone (year only) (9) 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District) (10) Newspaper anniversary announcement of parents. (11) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as D. S. Lowther, 56, of Ritchie Co; and Laura Lowther, 49, of Ritchie Co. Married Jan 17 1913. (12) Headstone. (13) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (14) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Thomas G. Strickler, 39, b. Highland Co VA, res. Ritchie Co; and Dollie Lowther, 26, of Ritchie Co. Married may 27 1896. (15) Newspaper anniversary announcement of wife's parents. (16) 1910 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). Event Notes Note (1) age six months