Husband: Thomas Harris Lowther 1
Born: Aug-18-1847 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 2,3
Died: Jun- 3-1922 in Salem, WV 2
Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 2,4
Resided: 1915 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV
Census: 1900 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV
Census: 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1876 in Doddridge Co, WV 3
Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA
Occupation: shoe maker 2
Father: Jesse Madison Lowther (1809 - 1855)
Mother: Lucinda Hall (1816 - 1898)
Other spouse 1
Wife: Lucy Henrietta Heflin 5
Married: Sep-28-1887 in Doddridge Co, WV 6
Born: Aug-12-1868 7,8
Died: Aug-14-1957 in Sistersville, Tyler Co, WV 9
Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 10,4
Resided: in Salem, WV 10
Census: 1930, 1940 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV
Census: 1900 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV
Father: Benjamin Franklin Heflin (1821 - 1909)
Mother: Susan Holiva Smith (1830 - 1927)
M Child 1: Carl Francis Lowther Born: Nov- -1888 in Doddridge Co, WV 10 (see note 1) Died: Jun-11-1967 10 Buried: in Broad Run Baptist Church Cemetery, Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV 10 Resided: in Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV 10 Census: 1920, 1930 in Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV Census: 1900 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Occupation: teacher (50 yrs) 10 Education: Salem College and WV Wesleyan College 10 Wife: Edith Lightburn Jackson b. ca 1892 Married: Nov-26-1913 in Lewis Co, WV 11
F Child 2: Wilena Lowther Born: Sep-22-1895 in Harrison Co, WV 12,13,14 Died: Dec- -1986 14 Resided: in Weirton, Hancock Co, WV 15,14 Resided: 1925 in Salem, WV 13 Census: 1900 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Husband: Claude Lewis b. ca 1894 Married: Jun- 6-1925 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 13
F Child 3: Susan "Susie" Lowther Also known as: Susie Lowther 16,17 Born: May- -1898 12 Resided: 1967 in Baltimore, MD 15 Census: 1930, 1940 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1900 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Husband: George Welch
M Child 4: Thomas Hurley Lowther Also known as: Hurley Lowther 16 Born: Oct-27-1906 in Harrison Co, WV 18,14 Died: Sep-25-1976 14 Buried: in New Cumberland Cemetery, Hancock Co, WV 19 Resided: in New Cumberland, Hancock Co, WV 15,14 Resided: 1933 in Salem, WV 18 Wife: Catherine Juanita Brown b. Jun- 3-1915 d. Sep-18-2010 Married: Oct-16-1933 in Doddridge Co, WV 18
Sources: (1) Penny & O.D. Linder, http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GIBSON/2003-10/1067200853, The Gibson and Related Families, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, 1991, p. 448. (2) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (3) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (4) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995) (5) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 165. (6) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Thomas H. Lowther, 38, b. Ritchie Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Lucy Heflin, 19, of Doddridge Co. Married Sep 28 1887. (7) Obituary, "History of Doddridge County," p. 165, gives birth date as Aug 12 1869, but obituary states it as Aug 12 1868. Headstone shows simply 1868. (8) Headstone (year only) (9) Obituary - Nursing home. (10) Obituary. (11) Lewis County WV Marriages 1881-1937, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Sep 1994), Identified as Carl Francis Lowther, 24, b. Doddridge Co, res. Harrison Co, son of Thomas H. & Lucy H.; and Edith Lightburn Jackson, 21, b. Barbour Co, res. Lewis Co, dau of Robert E. L. & Mollie. Married Nov 26 1913. (12) 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV. (13) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (14) Social Security Death Index. (15) Obituary of brother. (16) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 250. (17) Birth record of son. (18) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (19) Findagrave.com. Event Notes Note (1) Obituary gives birth date as Nov 8 1888, but SSDI shows it as Nov 18 1888.