Husband: James Henry Lowe
Born: May- 4-1873 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,2 (see note 1)
Died: Sep-26-1944 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 1,3
Buried: in Mole Hill Cemetery, Mountain, Ritchie Co, WV 1,4,2
Resided: at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 1,2
Census: 1920 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV 5
Census: 1910 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV
Census: 1900 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV
Occupation: farmer 1
Father: William Walker Lowe (1846 - 1920)
Mother: Mary E. Chrislip (1846 - )
Wife: Bertha Leota Griffin Census name: Leota Griffin Married: Jul- 1-1895 in Ritchie Co, WV 6
Born: Jan-17-1872 in Illinois 1,7 Died: Jul-15-1949 at Highland, Ritchie Co, WV 1 Buried: in Mole Hill Cemetery, Mountain, Ritchie Co, WV 1,4 Resided: at Highland, Ritchie Co, WV 1,8 Resided: 1944 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 9 Census: 1940 at Long Run, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Census: 1920 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV 5 Census: 1910 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Census: 1880, 1900 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1944 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Ebenezer B. Griffin (1842 - 1894) Mother: Lydia M. Freeman (1845 - )
F Child 1: Esta Lee Lowe Born: 1896 11,12 (see note 2) Died: 1975 11 Buried: in Mole Hill Cemetery, Mountain, Ritchie Co, WV 13 Resided: 1954 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 9 Census: 1930 in Ellsworth District, Tyler Co, WV Census: 1920 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Census: 1900 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Lewis Delville Davis b. Aug- 3-1883 d. Nov-19-1954
F Child 2: Lillie Mae Lowe Census name: Lily Lowe Born: Nov-24-1900 in Tyler Co, WV 14,15,12 Died: Aug-19-1943 in Wood Co, WV 16,15 Buried: in Mole Hill Cemetery, Mountain, Ritchie Co, WV 13 Census: 1910 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Husband: William Earl Andrews b. Feb- 1-1896 d. Mar-16-1946 Also known as: Willie E. Andrews 15
F Child 3: Myrtle E. Lowe Born: Jul-21-1904 17,18,19 Died: Jan-24-1990 17,15 Buried: in IOOF (Egypt) Cemetery, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 4 Resided: 1949 in Highland, Ritchie Co, WV 20 Census: 1930 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV 5 Census: 1910 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Husband: John D. Elliott b. Nov-20-1899 d. Apr- -1975 Census name: Johnie Elliott Married: Dec-21-1924 in Doddridge Co, WV 18
M Child 4: Charles T. Lowe Born: ca 1908 5 Resided: 1944 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 21 Census: 1920 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV 5 Census: 1910 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV
M Child 5: Alvin E. Lowe Born: Jul-23-1909 at Deep Valley, Doddridge Co, WV 14 (see note 3) Died: Feb- 5-1993 17 Buried: in Wilbur Cemetery, Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV 22 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 23 Resided: 1944 in Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV 24,21 Census: 1940 in Long Run, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Census: 1920 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1940 laborer with W.P.A. 10 Military: Oct-21-1942 - Sep-17-1943 Pvt, US Army, World War II 25,26,27 Wife: Rose I. Shepherd b. Oct- 3-1922 d. Jan-28-2000 Census name: Rosie Shepherd Married: Dec-17-1939 28
M Child 6: Claude Henry Lowe Census name: Claud Lowe Born: Jan-11-1913 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14,1,11 Died: Jan- 6-1958 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 1,11 Buried: in Wilbur Cemetery, Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV 1,22 Cause of death: pneumonia 1 Resided: since abt 1941 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 1 Census: 1940 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV 5 Occupation: welder 1 Occupation: 1940 farmer 10 Wife: Mary Jane Dillon b. Oct-11-1920 d. Nov- 9-1983 Married: Sep-21-1939 in Marietta, Washington Co, OH 29
Sources: (1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (2) Obituary. (3) Obituary - At home. (4) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (5) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District). (6) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (7) 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District) (8) Obituary of husband. (9) Death record of husband. (10) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (11) Headstone (year only) (12) 1910 Census, Tyler County, WV. (13) Findagrave.com. (14) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (15) Headstone. (16) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (17) Social Security Death Index. (18) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (19) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District). (20) Death record of mother. (21) Obituary of father. (22) Gary Patterson, Tyler County West Virginia Cemeteries (website), http://myplace.frontier.com/~garyepatterson/cemidx.htm. (23) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (24) Death record of father. (25) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (26) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (27) Military Grave Marker. (28) Obituary of wife. (29) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as May 1874. Note (2) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Aug 1895. Note (3) Birth date given in SSDI and in the WV Births Index as Jul 23 1909, and his Army enlistment record also reflects a 1909 birth date. But he did not appear with his family in the 1910 Census, enumerated on Apr 29 1910. His age was given as 9 in the 1920 Census and as 30 in the 1940 Census.