Husband: Hedgeman M. Lowther
Also known as: Hedge Lowther 1
Born: Aug- 8-1892 in Lewis Co, WV (see note 1)
Died: Dec- 1-1967 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 2 (see note 2)
Buried: in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Rt 19 N, Weston, Lewis Co, WV 2
Resided: in Linn, Gilmer Co, WV 3,2,4
Census: 1930 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV
Census: 1920 in Vadis, Lewis Co, WV
Census: 1910 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: gas worker 2
Father: John Henry Lowther (1851 - 1932)
Mother: Emily Adeline Spurgeon (1856 - 1939)
Wife: Annie Myrtle Lattea 5
Also known as: Myrtle Lattea 6
Married: Apr-25-1914 at Vadis, Lewis Co, WV 1
Born: Dec-30-1882 in Lewis Co, WV 7 (see note 3)
Died: Apr-22-1967 7
Buried: in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Rt 19 N, Weston, Lewis Co, WV 7
Resided: 1936 in Alum Bridge, Lewis Co, WV 6
Census: 1930 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV
Census: 1920 in Vadis, Lewis Co, WV
Census: 1900, 1910 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV
Father: Nathaniel Cathern Lattea (1847 - 1938)
Mother: Columbia Serena Shackelford (1853 - 1936)
Other spouse 1
Notes
M Child 1: Henry Couthern Lowther Born: Jan- 4-1915 in Lewis Co, WV 8,9,10,11 Died: Feb- -1983 9 Resided: in York, York Co, PA 3 Resided: Oct 1940 in Baldwin, Gilmer Co, WV 8 Census: Apr 1940 in Glenville District, Gilmer Co, WV Resided: 1936 in Alum Bridge, Lewis Co, WV 11 Census: 1930 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Census: 1920 in Vadis, Lewis Co, WV Occupation: farmer 12 Wife: Sarah Catharen Bonnett b. ca 1919 Married: Apr-25-1936 in Glenville, Gilmer Co, WV 11
M Child 2: Argel Brent Lowther Born: Jun-25-1916 9 Died: May- -1983 9 Resided: in Troy, Gilmer Co, WV 3 Census: 1930 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Census: 1920 in Vadis, Lewis Co, WV Military: Pfc, US Army, World War II 13
M Child 3: Everett Nathaniel Lowther Census name: Evert N. Lowther 10 Born: 1918 in Lewis Co, WV 7,1 Died: May-19-1963 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH 14 Buried: in Mt. Olive Cemetery, Hinkleville (Hemlock), Upshur Co, WV 7 Resided: in Lakewood, Cuyahoga Co, OH 14 Resided: 1938 in Alum Bridge, Lewis Co, WV 1 Census: 1930 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Census: 1920 in Vadis, Lewis Co, WV Wife: Irene Bertha Frances Goldsmith b. Dec-21-1917 Married: Sep- 4-1938 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 1
M Child 4: Worthy Leonard Lowther Born: Aug-24-1921 in Camden, Lewis Co, WV 15,8 (see note 4) Died: Feb-28-1947 in Malaga Twp, Monroe Co, OH 16 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, St. Marys, Pleasants Co, WV 7 Cause of death: automobile accident 16 Resided: in St. Marys, Pleasants Co, WV 16 Resided: 1941, 1942 in Linn, Gilmer Co, WV 8,17 Census: 1930 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Occupation: pipefitter 16 Wife: Verna Mae Higgins b. Sep-18-1923 d. Feb-28-1947 Married: Aug- 2-1941 in Marietta, Washington Co, OH 17
F Child 5: Columbia Adaline Lowther Born: Jun-11-1923 in Camden, Lewis Co, WV 18,15 Died: Jan- 7-1981 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 7,18 Buried: in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Rt 19 N, Weston, Lewis Co, WV 7 Resided: in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 3 Census: 1930 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Husband: Everett Keesecker b. Apr-16-1915 d. Dec- -1980 Married: Oct-14-1945 in Gilmer Co, WV 19
F Child 6: Thelma Mae Lowther Born: Dec- 3-1925 in Linn, Gilmer Co, WV 20,15 Died: Mar-14-2015 in Westminster, Carroll Co, MD 21 Buried: in Woodlawn Cemetery, Woodlawn, Baltimore Co, MD 20,7 Census: 1930 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Occupation: owner/operator of Banks Embroidery Service 20 Husband: James D. Banks d. 1988
Sources: (1) Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV. (2) Lewis County Death Records, Weston, WV. (3) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (4) Obituary of brother. (5) Obituary of wife's mother. (6) Obituary of mother. (7) Findagrave.com. (8) World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (9) Social Security Death Index. (10) 1920 Census, Lewis County, WV. (11) Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=71003&Type=Marriage. (12) 1940 Census, Gilmer County, WV. (13) Military Grave Marker. (14) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (15) 1930 Census, Lewis County, WV. (16) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (17) Ohio Marriage Records, 1774-1993 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (18) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (19) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (20) Obituary. (21) Obituary - Hospice. Event Notes Note (1) Age 24 at time of Apr 1914 marriage would put birth in about 1890, and age 31 in 1920 Census would put it in about 1889. But the 1900 Census shows birth date as Aug 1892, while SSDI and death record have it as Aug 8 1893. Note (2) Death date reported in SSDI as Nov 1967, but death record shows it to be Dec 1 1967. Note (3) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Dec 1883. Note (4) Birth date on death record is Aug 24 1920. Birth date on headstone is Apr 7 1897, clearly incorrect.