Husband: William Lowther
Father: Robert Lowther (1796 - )
Mother: Nancy Lowrey (1797 - )
Wife: Catherine Cummings 1,2 Also known as: Catherine Cummins 1 Married: Jan-29-1844 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 3,4
Father: Mother:
M Child 1: Isaac Lowther Census name: Isack Lowther 5 Born: ca 1845 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 6 (see note 1) Died: bef Jun 1890 7 Military: Pvt, Co E, Civil War 7 Census: 1880 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Resided: 1866 in Lewis Co, WV 6 Census: 1860 in Upshur Co, (W)VA (see note 2) Occupation: farmer 6 Wife: Elizabeth Burnside b. Feb- -1839 Married: Feb- 1-1866 in Lewis Co, WV 6
M Child 2: Elza Cummings Lowther Born: Jan- -1848 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 8,9 Died: Dec-27-1933 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 10 Buried: Laurel Lick 10 Cause of death: cancer of the face 10 Census: 1930 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV Resided: 1906 in Gaston, Lewis Co, WV 9 Census: 1900 in Collins Settlement District, Lewis Co, WV Census: 1880 in Hackers Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Resided: 1874 in Lewis Co, WV 9 Occupation: mining 6 Wife: Margaret A. Linger b. Jun- 6-1854 d. bef Mary 1898 Married: Feb-25-1874 in Upshur Co, WV 11 Wife: Mary Elizabeth Myers b. Jun- -1851 d. bef Mar 1906 Married: Mar-25-1898 in Lewis Co, WV 6 Wife: Rebecca A. Stockwell b. ca 1857 Married: Mar- 1-1906 in Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV 9
F Child 3: Louise Lowther 1
F Child 4: Mary Lowther 1
M Child 5: Benjamin Lowther 1
Sources: (1) Don Norman, 41991 Emerson Court, Elyria, OH 44035, The Descendants of Robert Lowther, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hcpd/norman/lowther.htm. (2) Marriage record of son. (3) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (4) Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985) (5) 1880 Census, Lewis County, WV. (6) Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV. (7) 1890 Veterans Schedules [database online], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (8) 1900 Census, Lewis County, WV. (9) Upshur County Marriage Records, Buckhannon, WV. (10) Lewis County Death Records, Weston, WV. (11) Upshur County Marriage Records, Buckhannon, WV, Identified as Elza C. Louther, single, 24, b. & res. in Lewis Co, son of Wm. & Catharine; and Margaret A. Linger, single, 20, b. Braxton Co, res. Upshur Co, dau of John H. & Mary J. Married Feb 25 1874 in Upshur County. (Note: This couple identified in Don Norman's "Descendants of Robert Lowther" as Eliza Lowther & M. Lurger.), MR p. 32 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11232128&Type=Marriage. Event Notes Note (1) Handwritten marriage record appears to show age as 20 as of Feb 1 1866, but may actually be 26, which would put birth in about 1839. Note (2) In household of Isaac M. Hinzman and his family.