Husband: William Smallwood Wilson
Also known as: Smallwood Wilson 1
Father:
Mother:
Wife: Juliet Lowther 1,2,3 Also known as: Julia Lowther 4,5 Married: Feb-16-1843 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 6,7
Born: Oct-11-1812 1 Died: Aug-13-1898 in Ritchie Co, WV 4 Buried: (unmarked) in Drake Cem (County Poor Farm Cem), Indian Crk off Washburn-Gillespie Rd, Ritchie Co WV 8 Father: William Beamer Lowther (1787 - 1867) Mother: Margaret Coburn (1787 - 1882) Notes 1,4,5
M Child 1: James L. Wilson Born: ca 1847 9 Wife: Palestine Zinn b. ca 1856 Married: Mar-27-1879 in Ritchie Co, WV 10
F Child 2: Menerva Wilson Born: ca 1850 11 Died: bef Mar 1878 12 Husband: James Maley b. Aug- 8-1840 d. Dec-24-1914 Married: Jul- 8-1869 in Doddridge Co, WV 13
F Child 3: Ermina J. Wilson Also known as: Ermine Wilson 1 Born: Jul-25-1854 14 Died: Apr-13-1875 15 Buried: in Toll Gate Baptist Church Cemetery, Toll Gate, Ritchie Co, WV 4 Husband: John Calvin Dotson b. Oct- 5-1842 d. Apr- 3-1913 Census name: J. Calvin Dotson 16
Sources: (1) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 270. (2) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 105. (3) Marriage record of daughter. (4) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (5) Lewis County WV Marriages 1817-1880, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (6) Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV, Identified as William Smallwood Wilson and Juliet Lowther. Married Feb 16 1843. The marriage document, which is a listing of marriages performed by the minister, shows that Juliet's cousin, Mary "Polly" Lowther, and Thomas Pritchard were married on the same date by the same minister. (7) Lewis County WV Marriages 1817-1880, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101, Identified in this publication as William Smallwood Wilson and Julia Lowther. Married Feb 16 1843. But this is an incorrect transcription of the original marriage document, which clearly states the bride's name as Juliet Lowther. (8) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995, Grave is unmarked. Identified as Julia Wilson, d. Aug 13 1898, age 85 yrs (based on Ritchie Co death records). p. 458. (9) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (10) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as James L. Wilson, 32, of Ritchie Co, son of William S. & Julia; and Palestine Zinn, 22, of Ritchie Co, dau of Q. M. & Lucy. Married Mar 27 1879. (11) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (12) Record of husband's remarriage. (13) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as James Maley, 26, b. Ritchie Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Thomas & Rachel; and Menerva Wilson, 19, of Doddridge Co, dau of Small & Juliet. Married Jul 8 1869. (14) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death. (15) Headstone. (16) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District)