Husband: Jesse Lowther
Born: Mar-29-1823 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,2,3
Died: Oct-12-1909
Buried: in Woodland Cemetery, Chrisman, Edgar Co, IL 4
Resided: in Chrisman, Edgar Co, IL 5
Census: 1880 in Edgar Co, IL 6
Resided: until 1865 in Ritchie Co, WV 1
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: farmer 1
Father: Alexander J. Lowther
Mother: Sarah Ireland
Notes
Wife: Hannah Leeson
Born: Mar-27-1827 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA 7,1,8 Died: 1911 in Chrisman, Edgar Co, IL 8 Buried: in Woodland Cemetery, Chrisman, Edgar Co, IL 4 Census: 1880 in Edgar Co, IL 6 Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: Mother: Notes 7
M Child 1: Granville Lowther Born: Jan-19-1848 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 9 Died: Sep- 9-1933 in Seattle, WA 10,9
F Child 2: Mary Jane "Molly" Lowther Born: Dec-20-1849 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 11,9 Died: Jan- 5-1928 in El Campo, Wharton Co, TX 11
F Child 3: Elizabeth "Lib" Lowther 12 Born: May-22-1851 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 12,9 Died: Dec-30-1916 in Allerton, Vermilion Co, IL 12
F Child 4: Nancy "Nannie" Lowther 13 Born: Jan-15-1853 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 14 Died: May-27-1934 in 13
M Child 5: Marion Lowther Also known as: Francis Marion Lowther 7 Born: Jul-10-1855 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 15 Died: Sep-19-1860 in 16
F Child 6: Rosetta Lowther Born: Apr- 1-1856 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 13,17 Died: May- 9-1929 in Danville, Vermilion Co, IL 13
M Child 7: Charles Lewis Lowther Born: Oct- 1-1857 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 18,17,6 Died: Feb-28-1927 in Oregon 19,17
F Child 8: Sarah Ann Lowther Born: May- 5-1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 19 Died: Feb-25-1904 in 19
F Child 9: Rachel Lowther Born: Dec-16-1861 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 19 Died: Apr-28-1950 in Madras, Jefferson Co, OR 20
M Child 10: William Alexander Lowther Born: Nov- 8-1865 in Illinois 20,17 Died: 1895 in 17
F Child 11: Virginia "Jenny" Lowther 21 Born: Jan-27-1868 in Edgar Co, IL 20,17 Died: 1958 in 21
F Child 12: Arminta "Mintie" Lowther 22 Born: Mar- 8-1872 near Chrisman, Edgar Co, IL 22,17 Died: 1942 in 22
Sources: (1) The History of Edgar County, Illinois, Wm. LeBaron Jr. & Co, Chicago IL (1879), p. 631. (2) Don Norman, 41991 Emerson Court, Elyria, OH 44035, The Descendants of Robert Lowther, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hcpd/norman/lowther.htm. (3) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (4) Jane Lowther Bolster, The Families of Jesse Lowther and His Son Granville, with Their Descendants and Antecedents in America, Daamen, Inc. (1982), p. 30. (5) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 583. (6) 1880 Census. (7) Jane Lowther Bolster, The Families of Jesse Lowther and His Son Granville, with Their Descendants and Antecedents in America, Daamen, Inc. (1982), p. 29. (8) Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book, Vol 160, p. 265, lineage of Hazel Lowther Clark, DAR No. 159840. (9) Penny & O.D. Linder, http://home.comcast.net/~jmlinder609, The Gibson and Related Families, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, 1991, p. 454. (10) Jane Lowther Bolster, The Families of Jesse Lowther and His Son Granville, with Their Descendants and Antecedents in America, Daamen, Inc. (1982), p. 44. (11) Jane Lowther Bolster, The Families of Jesse Lowther and His Son Granville, with Their Descendants and Antecedents in America, Daamen, Inc. (1982), p. 31. (12) Jane Lowther Bolster, The Families of Jesse Lowther and His Son Granville, with Their Descendants and Antecedents in America, Daamen, Inc. (1982), p. 32. (13) Jane Lowther Bolster, The Families of Jesse Lowther and His Son Granville, with Their Descendants and Antecedents in America, Daamen, Inc. (1982), p. 39. (14) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 1, p. 1. (15) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Marian [sic] Lowther, b. Jul 10 1855, son of Jesse Lowther & Hannah. "Ritchie County WV Cemeteries through 1993," p. 661, incorrectly reports age at death appearing on headstone as 8y2m9d. An age of 5y2m9d calculates exactly to the Jul 10 1855 birth date found in the birth record. BR Bk 1, p. 6. (16) Headstone. (17) Penny & O.D. Linder, http://home.comcast.net/~jmlinder609, The Gibson and Related Families, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, 1991, p. 455. (18) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, http://files.usgwarchives.net/wv/doddridge/vitals/birth.txt. (19) Jane Lowther Bolster, The Families of Jesse Lowther and His Son Granville, with Their Descendants and Antecedents in America, Daamen, Inc. (1982), p. 40. (20) Jane Lowther Bolster, The Families of Jesse Lowther and His Son Granville, with Their Descendants and Antecedents in America, Daamen, Inc. (1982), p. 41. (21) Jane Lowther Bolster, The Families of Jesse Lowther and His Son Granville, with Their Descendants and Antecedents in America, Daamen, Inc. (1982), p. 42. (22) Jane Lowther Bolster, The Families of Jesse Lowther and His Son Granville, with Their Descendants and Antecedents in America, Daamen, Inc. (1982), p. 43. www.doddridgecountyroots.com Name Index
