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             Husband: Robert Alexander Lowther 1   
                Born: Aug- 3-1851          in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV  2,3 (see note 1)
                Died: Feb-16-1906           2
              Buried:                      in Fishkill, Dutchess Co, NY  4
              Census: 1900                 in North Castle, Westchester Co, NY  
              Census: 1880                 in Meigs Co, OH  
              Census: 1860                 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA  
          Occupation:                      minister of M. E. Church in New York  5,6,3,7
              Father: William Ireland "Willie" Lowther   (1818 - 1904) 
              Mother: Caroline Virginia Mitchell   (1820 - 1885) 
                Wife: Mary Alma Sears   2  
       Also known as: Alma Sears 
                Born: Apr- 3-1856          in Ohio  8,3
                Died: Nov-11-1928           8
              Buried:                      in Fishkill, Dutchess Co, NY  4
              Census: 1920                 in Manhattan, New York, NY  
              Census: 1900                 in North Castle, Westchester Co, NY  
              Census: 1880                 in Meigs Co, OH  
              Father:
              Mother:
           F Child 1: Iva Lowther      
                Born: Apr-23-1876           7 (see note 2)
             Resided:                      in Fishkill, Dutchess Co, NY  4
              Census: 1910, 1920           in Fishkill, Dutchess Co, NY  
              Census: 1880                 in Meigs Co, OH  
          Occupation:                      author, writer, lecturer, educator  4
             Husband: Fredrick W. Peters  b. Jul-  -1869  
             Married: ca 1899               9
           M Child 2: Hugh Sears Lowther      
                Born: Nov-10-1877          in Ohio  10,3,11
                Died: Jun-16-1959          in Los Angeles Co, CA  11
              Census: 1930                 in San Gabriel, Los Angeles Co, CA  
              Census: 1920                 in Manhattan, New York, NY   (see note 3)
              Census: 1900                 in Lima, Livingston Co, NY   (see note 4)
              Census: 1880                 in Meigs Co, OH  
          Occupation:                      teacher, college professor  12,13,4
                Wife: Maria Lopez  b. Oct-18-1881  d. Nov-20-1977  
             Married: ca 1920               13
           M Child 3: William Earle Lowther      
       Also known as: W. Earle Lowther 4
                Born: Dec-21-1879          in Ohio  8,7
                Died: Dec-  -1967           14
             Resided:                      in New York City, NY  15,4
             Resided: 1942                 in Bronx, Bronx Co, NY  16
              Census: 1930                 in Bronx, Bronx Co, NY  
              Census: 1880                 in Meigs Co, OH  
          Occupation:                      attorney  4,13
                Wife: Marjorie Overman  b. Aug-  -1878  
             Married: Sep- 9-1909           8
           M Child 4: Edgar Allan Lowther      
                Born: Oct-25-1881          in Ohio  17,11 (see note 5)
                Died: Oct-10-1957          in Alameda Co, CA  11
              Census: 1930                 in Oakland, Alameda Co, CA  
              Census: 1920                 in Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV  
             Resided: 1908                 in New York City, NY  17 (see note 6)
          Occupation:                      Methodist minister  4,17,18,13
                Wife: Marguerite Cornell Dickson  b. Oct-13-1883  d. May-18-1968  
           M Child 5: John F. Lowther      
                Born: May-  -1884          in Ohio  3
             Resided:                      in New York City, NY  4
              Census: 1900                 in North Castle, Westchester Co, NY  
          Occupation:                      newspaper man and broker  4

Sources:
(1) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990). Lathrop 
Russell Charter's "Lowther Family of Doddridge County" incorrectly gives name as Robert L. Lowther. p. 
289. 
(2) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 289. 
(3) 1900 Census. 
(4) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 290. 
(5) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, 
http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 350. 
(6) Lathrop Russell Charter, The Lowther Family of Doddridge County, West Virginia (self-published Nov 9 1951, on file at 
Doddridge County Library). This paper was found to contain many factual errors. p. 
6. 
(7) 1880 Census. 
(8) Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Ancestry.com, Member Number 74671. 
(9) 1910 Census. 
(10) U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 (online database), Ancestry.com. 
(11) California Death Index, 1940-1997 (online), Ancestry.com and California Dept of Health Svcs, Center for Health 
Statistics. 
(12) 1920 Census. 
(13) 1930 Census. 
(14) Social Security Death Index. 
(15) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in New York before 1951. 
(16) National Archives and Records Administration, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Ancestry.com online 
database) 
(17) Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Ancestry.com, Membership No. 20361. 
(18) 1920 Census, Monongalia County, WV. 

Event Notes
Note (1) Birthplace per passport application of son Hugh.
Note (2) Birthplace given as Ohio in 1880 Census, but as West Virginia in 1910 Census,
and as New York in the 1900 and 1920 censuses.
Note (3) His marital status was married, but he and his mother were the only members
of the household.
Note (4) Listed as a teacher in a group of other teachers and staff at enumerated at
Genesee Wesleyan Seminary.
Note (5) Knight
Note (6) Marble Hill, Kingsbridge







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