LOWTHER GENEALOGY

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6/07/2011

Generation One

1. Robert Lowther, b. ca 1714 in Westmeath, Ireland,^[1],[2] [Reports of Robert Lowther's birthplace being in England are considered incorrect.], d. ca 1780 in Monongalia Co, VA (now Harrison Co, WV),¹ resided (settled, ca 1785) in Harrison Co, (W)VA,² resided ca 1738 - ca 1785 in Albemarle Co, VA,² immigrated 1729.^[3]

He married² Feb-20-1736 in Philadelphia, PA,^[4],1 [First Presbyterian Church], Aquilla Reese, b. 1715 in Bucks Co, PA,² [Plumstead Township] (daughter of Joseph Reese and Rebecca ___), d. in Harrison Co, (W)VA,² [Don Norman's "Descendants of Robert Lowther," reports death date for Aquilla Reese as 1747, but then lists three children born after that date.].

Robert was a teen-ager when he arrived with his family in America from Ireland. He refused to become a Quaker, which led to his being disowned and disinherited by his father. His wife, Aquilla Reese, was a Quaker, and when she was married in a Presbyterian church, she was cast out by her family. Robert and Aquilla moved south to what is now Albemarle County, Virginia, then moved to Harrison County, Virginia (now W.Va.) in about 1785.¹

Children:

i. THOMAS LOWTHER,^[5] b. 1736,² d.⁵ [killed by Indians].

ii. HANNAH LOWTHER, b. ca 1738 in Pennsylvania.¹ She married¹ John Rhodes.

2. iii. MARY LOWTHER b. ca 1740.

iv. SARAH LOWTHER, b. ca 1741 in Virginia,¹ resided near Shepherdstown, Jefferson Co, WV.^1,4 She married¹ William Darke.

3. v. WILLIAM LOWTHER b. Dec-22-1742.

4. vi. MARTHA LOWTHER b. ca 1743.

5. vii. NANCY REBECCA LOWTHER b. 1744.

viii. HENRY LOWTHER,¹ b. ca 1745.²

Returned to his home in Albemarle County, Virginia after participating in the building of early forts in Harrison County.⁵

ix. JONATHAN LOWTHER, b. ca 1748,² d. Apr- 4-1778,^2,1,5 cause of death killed by Indians.^5,4,1

6. x. JOSEPH LOWTHER b. ca 1755.

7. xi. JOEL LOWTHER b. Aug- 4-1756.

Generation Two

2. Mary Lowther (1.Robert¹), b. ca 1740 in Albemarle Co, VA.^2,1 She married¹ 1759 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,² Alexander Morrison, b. ca 1737,² d. ca 1820 in Harrison Co, (W)VA.²

Alexander: Son of Archibald Morrison. Alexander and Mary came to Harrison County with her parents about 1785. Alexander was listed on the Tithables List in Harrison County in 1787/88 and 1789. He served as surveyor before 1788 and was on the grand jury in 1791.²

Children:

8. i. ARCHIBALD MORRISON b. ca 1766.

ii. MARGARET MORRISON.

Many researchers report that this Margaret Morrison married her first cousin, William Lowther, son of William Lowther & Sudna Hughes. But earlier researchers, notably Minnie Kendall Lowther in "History of Ritchie County," pp. 12-14, show that the Margaret Morrison who married William Lowther was born in North Carolina, a daughter of Archibald Morrison and a Miss Fooks.

iii. MARY MORRISON b. ca 1770.^[6] She married Feb-26-1788,^6,[7] Joseph Kester.

iv. ALEXANDER MORRISON b. ca 1773.⁶ He married⁶ Margaret ___.

v. SARAH MORRISON. She married² Nov- 7-1802,⁶ Marshall Reese.

3. William Lowther² title: Colonel, also known as William Beamer Lowther,² [There is disagreement among genealogists as to whether Col. William Lowther had the middle name Beamer, or any middle name at all. His headstone reads "Col. Wm. Lowther."] (1.Robert¹), b. Dec-22-1742 in Albemarle Co, VA,^2,5,[8],6 d. Oct-28-1814 near West Milford, Harrison Co, WV,^[9],6,2 buried in Old Lowther Cemetery, West Milford-Muttontown Rd, Harrison Co, WV,^[10],9 resided from Jun 1773 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,⁵ resided 1763 to Jun 1773 near Moorefield, Hardy Co, (W)VA.⁵

After settling in Harrison County in 1773, Col. William Lowther figured in the erection of Simpson's fort, about eight miles below Clarksburg, and West's fort, near Jane Lew. He played an important part, too, in the construction of the "Old Nutter" fort, near Clarksburg, ruins of which still mark the site. He soon became distinguished for his fearlessness as a frontiersman, and for his unselfish devotion to the welfare of the colonists. He was one of the most capable defenders of the settlement in the war of 1774, and later, and he led many successful expeditions against the enemy. He was the first Justice of the Peace in the district of West Augusta; the first Sheriff of Harrison and Wood Counties; and was at one time a member of the General Assembly at Richmond, Virginia. Having served in all the subordinate ranks of military life, he rose to that of Colonel. His military record was such as to admit his descendants to membership in the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution.^[11]

He married ca 1763 in Hardy Co, (W)VA,⁵ [DAR Lineage Book, Vol 160, p. 265, states marriage date as 1765.], Sudna Hughes, b. ca 1748,⁶ (daughter of Thomas Hughes and Mary Baker), d. 1829 near Berea, Ritchie Co, WV,^[12],6 buried (unmarked grave) at Flanagan Cemetery (CR 22, south of White Oak & Berea), Ritchie Co, WV,^12,[13],[14] resided aft 1814 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA.¹²

Children:

9. i. ROBERT LOWTHER b. Oct- 1-1765.

10. ii. THOMAS LOWTHER b. Mar- 7-1767.

iii. ELIZA LOWTHER b. Jan-27-1768.²

11. iv. WILLIAM LOWTHER b. Jan-27-1769.

12. v. JESSE LOWTHER b. Jul-21-1773.

vi. SUDNE LOWTHER b. ca 1774.² She married resided (family) (settled) near Zanesville, Muskingum Co, OH,^[15] Dec-15-1796 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^[16] Jacob Jackson (son of Robert Jackson).

13. vii. ELIAS LOWTHER b. Sep-16-1776.

4. Martha Lowther (1.Robert¹), b. ca 1743 in Bucks Co, PA,² d. 1838. She married ca 1762, William Childers, b. 1748,² (son of John Childers and ___ Finley), d. ca 1804 in Harrison Co, (W)VA.²

Children:

i. ISAAC CHILDERS^2.

ii. PAUL CHILDERS^2.

iii. WILLIAM CHILDERS, JR. b. ca 1763,² d. Dec- -1839.² He married Jul- 2-1793 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,² Sudna Richards.

iv. MARTHA CHILDERS b. ca 1765.² She married Nov-20-1798,² Benjamin Frazier.

v. ELIZABETH CHILDERS b. ca 1765.² Married a Shawnee Indian.²

vi. MARY "POLLY" CHILDERS b. ca 1770.² She married² Michael Brown.

14. vii. SUDNA CHILDERS b. ca 1778.

viii. JOHN CHILDERS b. ca 1780.² He married Mar- 6-1801 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,² Margaret Yerkey.

15. ix. ROBERT CHILDERS b. ca 1781.

x. SAMUEL CHILDERS b. ca 1783,² d. 1820.² He married Apr-26-1808,² Frances "Rebecca" Hughes.

16. xi. ABIGAIL CHILDERS b. Jun- 1-1789.

5. Nancy Rebecca Lowther, also known as Rebecca Lowther,⁴ (1.Robert¹), b. 1744 in Albemarle Co, VA.² She married^[17],2 (1) Charles Washburn, b. 1744,² d. Jun- -1782 in Hardy Co, (W)VA,^17,2 cause of death killed by Indians.¹⁷ She married¹⁷ (2) 1784 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,² William Henry M. Carder,² b. May-19-1762 in Culpeper Co, VA,² (son of William Henry M. Carder and Sarah ___), d. Nov-13-1839 in Harrison Co, (W)VA.²

Children by Charles Washburn:

i. ISAAC WASHBURN b. Sep- 6-1776.² He married² Amelia Roy.

ii. SUSANNAH WASHBURN b. 1778.²

Children by William Henry M. Carder:

iii. ELIZABETH CARDER b. 1786.² She married Feb-11-1805 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,² Thomas Washburn.

iv. WILLIAM HENRY M. CARDER, JR. b. 1787.² He married Oct-26-1808 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^[18],17 Martha Stutler, b. Sep- -1785 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,¹⁷ [Sep 10 (or 19) 1785 (or 1790)] (daughter of John Stutler and Sarah Abigail (or Ann) Hughes), d. Oct-22-1864 in Harrison Co, WV.¹⁷

v. MANLEY CARDER b. Jan- 9-1790,² d. Apr- 2-1890.²

vi. SARAH CARDER b. 1792.²

vii. JOHN WESLEY CARDER b. 1794,² d. Jul-13-1859.²

viii. NANCY CARDER b. 1797,² d. 1839,¹⁷ [Death date 1832 reported by Don Norman.]. She married Aug-25-1816 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^[19] John Stutler, b. ca 1788 in Kincheloe (Jane Lew), Harrison Co, WV,^[20] [Birth date reported variously as Jul 13 1787 or Aug 13 1789.] (son of John Stutler and Sarah Abigail (or Ann) Hughes), d. Jan-23-1873 in Roane Co, WV,¹⁷ cause of death kicked by a horse.¹⁷

ix. GEORGE CARDER b. 1802.²

6. Joseph Lowther (1.Robert¹), b. ca 1755 in Albemarle Co, VA,² d. ca 1800 in Harrison Co, (W)VA.² He married Jan- 1-1796 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^18,1 [Believed to be Joseph's second marriage.], Catherine Coburn (daughter of Jonathan Coburn, Jr. and Catherine ___).

Children:

17. i. ROBERT LOWTHER b. ca 1796.

7. Joel Lowther (1.Robert¹), b. Aug- 4-1756 in Loudoun Co, VA,² d. Nov- -1853 in Ohio,^[21],2 resided (settled) in Harrison Co, (W)VA,⁵ military Revolutionary War.^[22] He married^1,2 (1) Elizabeth West, b. ca 1770 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,² (daughter of Edmund West and Eleanor ___), d. bef 1812 in Ohio.² He married²² (2) ca 1812,² [Nancy Douglas was a widow, but unclear if Douglas is her maiden name or previous married name.], Nancy Douglas.

Children by Elizabeth West:

18. i. ROBERT ALLEN LOWTHER b. 1786.

19. ii. JONATHAN LOWTHER b. 1788.

iii. MARGARET LOWTHER. She married² John Brown.

iv. SARAH "SALLY" LOWTHER. She married^[23] 1822,² Asa Ware. Asa: Last name may be Wade.²³

20. v. WILLIAM LOWTHER b. ca 1795.

21. vi. DIANA LOWTHER b. ca 1801.

vii. DELILAH LOWTHER b. ca 1802.^22,2 She married^22,2 Hugh Dougherty.

22. viii. JOHN JEFFERSON LOWTHER b. ca 1805.

ix. DIADEMA LOWTHER b. ca 1807.² She married² James Hamilton.

Children by Nancy Douglas:

x. ELIAS LOWTHER b. ca 1813.^22,2

xi. MARY ANN LOWTHER b. ca 1815.^22,2 She married 1835,^22,2 James Shepherd.

xii. JACKSON LOWTHER b. ca 1817.^22,2

xiii. ELIZABETH LOWTHER b. ca 1821.^22,2 She married² 1843,²² William Collins.

Generation Three

8. Archibald Morrison (2.Mary², 1.Robert¹), b. ca 1766,^6,[24] census 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA.

1850 Census, Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Sep 4 1850:

Archibald Morrison, 84, farmer; Sarah, 65; George, 28, farmer; Daniel, 26, farmer.

He married² (1) Jan-19-1790 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,¹⁸ Bridget Runyon, also known as Bridget Runnion.² He married² (2) Oct- 5-1813 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^18,6 Sarah Dobson, b. ca 1785,²⁴ census 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA.

Children by Bridget Runyon:

23. i. ABRAHAM MORRISON² b. Oct-17-1801.

9. Robert Lowther (3.William², 1.Robert¹), b. Oct- 1-1765 in Hardy Co, (W)VA,^2,[25],22 [on the South Branch of the Potomac], d. Nov-16-1832 near West Milford, Harrison Co, WV,^15,[26],2 [Linder, p. 426, reports death date as Nov 16 1831. Don Norman has it as Nov 16 1832, but in Ritchie County, which is incorrect. "Cemeteries of Union District, Harrison County," p. 2, reports it as Nov 17 1831, with birth date Oct 1 1767. He died from a fall while re-roofing his late father's cabin near West Milford in Harrison County.], buried in Old Lowther Cemetery, West Milford-Muttontown Rd, Harrison Co, WV,^10,25 military Sgt, 6th Reg. VA Inf, War of 1812.¹⁰ He married²⁵ Jan-21-1787 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^18,2,6 Catherine Cain,² also known as Kathrine Cain,^25,[27] b. Oct-27-1766 in Albemarle Co, VA,^25,2 [Linder, p. 425, reports birthdate as Nov 16 1766. Bolster, p. 23, reports birthplace as Harrison Co VA.] (daughter of Daniel Cain and Susannah Custer), d. Mar-25-1851 near West Milford, Harrison Co, WV,^25,22 [Don Norman reports death date as Oct 25 1851.], census 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,²⁴ [in household with son Robert and his family].

Children:

24. i. WILLIAM BEAMER LOWTHER b. Mar- 4-1787.

25. ii. JESSE G. LOWTHER b. Feb-27-1790.

26. iii. MARY ANN "POLLY" LOWTHER b. ca 1792.

27. iv. SUSANNAH LOWTHER b. ca 1795.

28. v. CATHERINE LOWTHER b. Jan-25-1798.

vi. SARAH LOWTHER b. ca 1800,^[28] census 1850 in Lewis Co, (W)VA. She married Nov-30-1819,^26,2 George Shoulders, b. ca 1800,²⁸ census 1850 in Lewis Co, (W)VA.

1850 Census, Lewis Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 23 1850:

George Shoulders, 50, farmer; Sarah, 50.

29. vii. ROBERT J. LOWTHER b. ca 1801.

30. viii. JOHN C. LOWTHER b. Aug-21-1804.

31. ix. JAMES K. LOWTHER b. 1806.

x. JONATHAN LOWTHER^2.

10. Thomas Lowther (3.William², 1.Robert¹), b. Mar- 7-1767 in Hardy Co, (W)VA,^[29] d. Jun- -1816 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^26,2 buried near West Milford, Harrison Co, WV,²⁹ resided near West Milford, Harrison Co, WV,²⁹ occupation farmer.^[30]

Tradition says that Thomas Lowther, son of Col. William Lowther, "was a snake-charmer, that he could wield such power over a poisonous reptile as to be able to handle it without harm to himself." He is said to have died in middle age of appendicitis, having undergone surgery without an anesthetic.

There is disagreement among researchers regarding the children of Thomas Lowther and Mary Coburn; some (e.g., Minnie Kendall Lowther) include Robert and Mary "Polly," while others (e.g., Linder and Donnelly) state that there is no proof for that. Don Norman lists Elias, Jesse, William, Mary and Margaret as the five children of Thomas and Mary Coburn, then shows a second marriage to Catherine Switzer producing seven children, Sarah "Sally," Phoebe, Elizabeth, Thomas, Polly, Robert and another Elizabeth. Researcher Jane Lowther Bolster, p. 23, states only that Thomas and Mary were the parents of five children, but does not name them.

The will of Thomas Lowther (Harrison County Will Book, Vol 2, p. 178), was written on May 19 1816. "The will lists five children of Thomas Lowther: Jesse, Eliza, Peggy, William and Nancy. A daughter named Mary was not mentioned. (According to the Census of 1810, by enumeration Thomas Lowther appeared to have had as many as nine children, four of them girls.) The will then lists six additional children of Catherine Switzer: Polly, Thomas, Sally, Robert, Pheby and Elizabeth. The will does not state that Thomas Lowther was married (second) to Catherine Switzer nor state that the second list of children were those of Thomas Lowther by marriage or adoption." [Donnelly, p. 50] The will named Thomas' friends Robert Lowther and Elias Lowther the executors of his estate, and it was signed in the presence of Marshall Rees, William Lowther and Elias R. Lowther.

There is also speculation that Catherine Switzer was actually Thomas Lowther's oldest child, but no marriage record has been found in Harrison or Lewis counties of a Catherine Lowther to a Switzer, including name variations. Doddridge County death records show a Robert Lowther, son of Thomas & Catharine, who died on Apr 13 1867. This is the Robert Lowther, born ca 1810, who married Mary Ann Spurgeon and whose household included in both the 1850 and 1860 Censuses a Catherine Lowther, born ca 1781, relationship not indicated. This may also be the Robert Lowther in question here as the son of Thomas Lowther. No death record for this Catherine Lowther has been found.

Despite the lack of evidence described in Linder's and Donnelly's excellent research, we include Robert and Mary "Polly" Lowther among Thomas Lowther's children with Mary Coburn, principally because Minnie Kendall Lowther saw fit to include them.^{29,[31],[32],15}

He married^[33],29 Mar-17-1789 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,¹⁸ Mary Coburn, b. Mar- 7-1767 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,² (daughter of Jonathan Coburn, Jr. and Catherine ___).

Children:

32. i. JESSE COBURN LOWTHER²⁹ b. ca 1790.

33. ii. ELIAS LOWTHER²⁹.

iii. WILLIAM LOWTHER.

This may be the William T. Lowther who died in Lewis County in 1819. There was no will. The final settlement of his estate was made in Dec 1820 by William B. Peterson, Executor.^[34]

34. iv. MARGARET "PEGGY" LOWTHER b. Feb- -1796.

v. NANCY LOWTHER. She married Jan-12-1817 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^[35],[36] John Burnside.

35. vi. MARY "POLLY" LOWTHER^33,29 b. ca 1802.

vii. ROBERT LOWTHER resided in Doddridge Co, (W)VA.²⁹

11. William Lowther (3.William², 1.Robert¹), b. Jan-27-1769 near Moorefield, Hardy Co, (W)VA,^[37],14 d. Nov-26-1857 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA,^{[38],[39],[40],14} [at the home of his son Archibald], buried in Lowther (Walnut Grove) Cemetery, Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV,^38,14 resided from 1837 in Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV,³⁷ resided (childhood to 1837) in Harrison Co, (W)VA,³⁷ resided (early childhood) in Hardy Co, (W)VA.³⁷

In about 1797, William Lowther "went to Ohio for the purpose of seeking a home, and, while on the Muskingum River, he helped to rear the first cabin where the city of Zanesville now stands, but owing to the prevalence of 'fever and ague' in this section, he returned to his home satisfied to remain at West Milford." William and Margaret Morrison Lowther were the parents of twelve children, six of whom reached maturity. Five of them married, and four of that five were the heads of pioneer families of Ritchie County.³⁸

He married³⁷ Aug- 4-1789 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^19,18,6 Margaret Morrison, b. May- 1-1768 in North Carolina,^37,6 [on the banks of the Yadkin River. DAR Lineage Book, Vol 160, p. 265, states birth date as 1766.] (daughter of Archibald Morrison and ___ Fooks), d. May-13-1850,^38,39,6,14 buried in Lowther (Walnut Grove) Cemetery, Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV,^38,14 resided (from 1837) in Ritchie Co, (W)VA,³⁷ resided (till 1837) in Harrison Co, (W)VA,³⁷ resided birth to young adult in North Carolina.³⁷ Conflicting information regarding Margaret Morrison, the wife of William Lowther, has been reported by numerous researchers. Minnie Kendall Lowther's "History of Ritchie County," pp. 12-14, reports that Margaret Morrison was born in North Carolina, one of several children of Archibald Morrison (a native of England) and a Miss Fooks. But Don Norman's "Descendants of Robert Lowther" reports her parents as Alexander Morrison and Mary Lowther (dau of Robert Lowther & Aquilla Reese). The same parentage is reported by Jane Lowther Bolster in "The Families of Jesse Lowther and His Son Granville, with Their Descendants and Antecedents in America," p. 25. Linder's "Gibson and Related Families," pp. 400-401, also shows her to be the daughter of Alexander Morrison and Mary Lowther of Harrison County, but then on p. 429 identifies her parents as Archibald & ___ (Fooks) Morrison.

While neither Norman nor Bolster nor Linder cite specific sources, the information reported by Minnie Kendall Lowther does have a credible basis. Not only was she a reputable researcher in local history and genealogy, but she was also the great-granddaughter of this couple, William Lowther and Margaret Morrison, and she was in possession of their family Bible. From research or personal experience, she reported as follows:

"Near the year 1789, he (William Lowther) was married to Miss Margaret Morrison, who was born on the banks of the Yadkin river, in North Carolina, on May 1, 1768, and with her parents emigrated to Harrison county in her early womanhood. After their marriage, they settled near one mile below West Milford, on the farm that is now owned by the Highlands. Here they reared their family, and here they remained until near the year 1837, when they came to this county, where they spent the evening hours of their lives with their son, Archibald Lowther, at Holbrook. ... Mrs. Lowther was a woman of devout religious character, a Presbyterian in faith, and her old Bible, which was her daily companion, is now in the hands of the writer. It bears the date of "1790", and is still held together by the old leather string that she ever kept about it."

It is on this basis that we report this family as we have.

Children:

36. i. ALEXANDER J. LOWTHER b. Jan-14-1791.

37. ii. SUDNA LOWTHER b. Apr- -1792.

38. iii. WILLIAM W. LOWTHER b. Oct-31-1793.

39. iv. ROBERT L. LOWTHER b. May-24-1795.

v. MARY LOWTHER b. Dec-12-1797,³⁸ d. young.³⁸

vi. SARAH LOWTHER b. Sep- 3-1800,³⁸ d. young.³⁸

vii. REBECCA LOWTHER b. Dec-20-1802,³⁸ d. 1885,³⁸ census 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA [in home of brother Archibald], never married^38,[41]

viii. JESSE LOWTHER b. Sep-21-1805,³⁸ d. in youth.³⁸

ix. MARGARET LOWTHER b. Sep-27-1806,^38,2 ["History of Ritchie County" reports birthdate as Sep 27 1806, exactly three months before birthdate of brother Elias.], d. young.³⁸

Some researchers have reported a marriage between this Margaret Morrison and William Peterson. But that marriage, on Feb 10 1815, was between William Bennett Peterson and Margaret Morrison, b. 1796, d. 1855, dau of Thomas Lowther & Mary Coburn.

x. ELIAS LOWTHER b. Dec-27-1807,² ["History of Ritchie County" reports birthdate as Dec 27 1806, exactly three months after birthdate of sister Margaret. Don Norman reports birthdate as Dec 27 1807.], d. young.³⁸

xi. KATHRINE LOWTHER b. Sep-21-1809,³⁸ d. young.³⁸

40. xii. ARCHIBALD LOWTHER b. May-17-1811.

12. Jesse Lowther (3.William², 1.Robert¹), b. Jul-21-1773 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^[42],15 d. Oct-29-1854 at West Milford, Harrison Co, (W)VA,^[43],42 buried near West Milford, Harrison Co, WV,⁴² resided at West Milford, Harrison Co, (W)VA,⁴² [except for a few years starting in 1797, at Neal's Island four miles below Parkersburg], census 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA.

Jesse Lowther is said to have been the first white male child born on Harrison County soil. "History of Ritchie County" states that he and wife Mary Ann had eleven children, but then lists twelve by name.⁴²

He married⁴² Aug-18-1791 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,¹⁹ Mary Ann Ragan, b. Dec-25-1770 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^42,2 (daughter of Jacob Ragan and Mary Abell), d. Apr- 3-1857 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV,^[44],42 buried in Pullman Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV,^42,[45] resided aft 1854 at Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV,⁴² census 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA.

Children:

41. i. WILLIAM JESSE LOWTHER b. 1791.

ii. URIAH LOWTHER b. ca 1793,² d. in youth.^[46]

42. iii. MARGARET LOWTHER b. 1794.

43. iv. MARY ANN LOWTHER b. ca 1794.

44. v. SARAH "SALLY" LOWTHER b. May-10-1795.

45. vi. JESSE LOWTHER, JR. b. ca 1799.

46. vii. ELIAS J. LOWTHER b. Jan- 1-1801.

47. viii. ROBERT H. LOWTHER b. ca 1802.

48. ix. SUDNA ALCINDA LOWTHER b. 1803.

49. x. ELIZABETH "BETSY" LOWTHER b. Oct- 8-1810.

xi. DRUSILLA LOWTHER, census name Drucilla, census name Druzilla, b. ca 1814 in Virginia,^[47] resided in Zanesville, Muskingum Co, OH,⁴⁶ census 1850, 1860, 1880 in Hopewell, Muskingham Co, OH. She married⁴⁶ Bradbury Morgan, census name Bradberry Morgan,⁴⁷ b. ca 1805 in Virginia,⁴⁷ census 1850 in Hopewell, Muskingham Co, OH.

xii. MILLIE LOWTHER resided in Woodsfield, Monroe Co, OH.⁴⁶ She married⁴⁶ May- 8-1833,^[48] Daniel H. Wyer, also known as Daniel H. Wire.⁴⁸

13. Elias Lowther title: Major (3.William², 1.Robert¹), b. Sep-16-1776 near West Milford, Harrison Co, (W)VA,^[49],2,13 d. Dec-15-1845 in Staunton, VA,^49,2,[50] [in a hospital for the insane], buried in Staunton, VA,⁴⁹ resided from 1820 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA,⁴⁹ resided until 1820 in Harrison Co, (W)VA.⁴⁹

Elias Lowther became a surveyor in early life, and when Wood County was formed, he was appointed by the surveyors of both Wood and Harrison to survey the line between the two counties. He was also a deputy surveyor for Wood County and a Justice of the Peace. It is evident that he lived in Wood County for a few years, as did his brother Jesse Lowther and their father, but they all returned to West Milford in Harrison County. Elias Lowther "was at one time a member of the Richmond Legislature from Harrison county, and was major in the militia. During the latter part of his life he lost his mind, and his last years were spent in the insane hospital at Staunton, Virginia, where he was laid to rest near the year 1845."^13,49

He married^49,2,13 May- 3-1804 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^18,50 [Minnie Kendall Lowther, in "Ritchie County in History and Romance," p. 249, indicates that Elias Lowther and Rebecca Coburn were married in about 1797, which would conform to the birth dates of their older children. But "Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894," p. 17, shows their marriage date as May 3 1804 in chronological sequence with other marriages.], Rebecca Coburn, b. Dec-11-1779 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^49,15,2 (daughter of Jonathan Coburn, Jr. and Catherine ___), d. 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA,^2,[51] buried (unmarked grave) at Flanagan Cemetery (CR 22, south of White Oak & Berea), Ritchie Co, WV.^49,13,14

Children:

i. SOPHIA MARGARET "PEGGY" LOWTHER² b. May-18-1798,¹³ d. in youth in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV,^49,13,51 cause of death drowned in millpond.⁵¹

50. ii. SARAH DARK "SALLY" LOWTHER b. Sep-26-1800.

51. iii. WILLIAM DARK LOWTHER b. Nov-23-1802.

52. iv. ELIZABETH LOWTHER b. Dec- 1-1806.

53. v. JESSE MADISON LOWTHER b. May- -1809.

54. vi. DORINDA LOWTHER b. Jun-15-1814.

vii. DECATUR LOWTHER b. Mar- 1-1817,¹³ d. at Berea, Ritchie Co, WV,^49,13 cause of death drowned in a millpond.^49,13

55. viii. MARY "POLLY" LOWTHER b. Sep-20-1818.

56. ix. JONATHAN COBURN LOWTHER b. Mar- 8-1819.

14. Sudna Childers, also known as Sydnea Childers,^[52] also known as Sudney Childers,⁵² (4.Martha², 1.Robert¹), b. ca 1778.² She married Apr- 5-1800,² Nimrod Freashur, also known as Nimrod L. Freshure,⁵² also known as Nimrod Frazier,² d. ca 1839.^[53]

Children:

57. i. NIMROD C. FRASHURE b. ca 1807.

ii. WILLIAM FRASHUER, census name William Frazier,^[54] b. ca 1815 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^[55] census 1880 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV, resided 1871 in Lewis Co, WV.^[56] He married Sep-17-1871 in Doddridge Co, WV,^[57] Hannah Bee, b. ca 1826 in Preston Co, (W)VA,⁵⁶ (daughter of Jonathan Bee and Martha "Patsy" Howard), census 1880 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV, resided 1871 in Doddridge Co, WV,⁵⁶ census 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA. Based on census records, Hannah was born as early as 1822 or as late as 1832, with her marriage record putting it in between at about 1826. Although the earliest record appears to be the most reliable, there still remains the conflict that Jonathan married Martha Howard in 1817, and Hannah's mother was reportedly Margaret.

1880 Census, Lewis Co, WV (Freemans Creek District), enumerated on Jun 26 1880:

William Frazier, 68, farmer, suffering from dropsy; wife Hannah, 50; sister-in-law Mariah, 41; nephew Nimrod, 16; nephew William G, 11; nephew Harvey L, 6.

(Note: The birthplace for everyone was West Virginia. The birthplace for Hannah's father was New Jersey, and Virginia for her mother, while the birthplace for both of Mariah's parents was listed as New Jersey. This is at variance from the Virginia birthplace that is found for Mariah's mother in her marriage record and all census records. It does lend credence, however, to the idea that Hannah was a half-sister to the rest of her father's children.)

15. Robert Childers (4.Martha², 1.Robert¹), b. ca 1781,² d. Sep- 6-1850.² He married (1) Jan-23-1806 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^2,18 Mary Tolbert. He married (2) Mar- 9-1847 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA,^2,[58] Mary Piggott.

Children by Mary Tolbert:

58. i. WILLIAM CHILDERS b. Dec-16-18__.

16. Abigail Childers (4.Martha², 1.Robert¹), b. Jun- 1-1789,² d. Jul- 3-1862.² She married Jan-10-1809 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,² John Edmond Yerkey, Jr..

Children:

i. RUHAMY YERKEY b. May- -1830,^[59] d. Mar-25-1871 in Doddridge Co, WV,⁵⁹ cause of death child birth.⁵⁹ She married^[60] ___ Childers.

17. Robert Lowther (6.Joseph², 1.Robert¹), b. ca 1796.² He married² Nov-28-1818 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^[61],18 Nancy Lowrey, b. ca 1797.²

Children:

59. i. WILLIAM LOWTHER.

60. ii. JOSEPH LOUTHER b. ca 1823.

iii. GEORGE LOWTHER^2.

Don Norman's "Descendants of Robert Lowther" shows that George Lowther, son of Robert Lowther & Nancy Lowrey, married M. Gregory. This is believed to be incorrect, probably from confusion with a different George Lowther. On Oct 30 1862, George Lowther, 22, son of Robert & Eliza (Highland) Lowther and brother of Joanna Lowther, married Mahala Gregory in Harrison County. This also brings into question whether Robert and Nancy had children George and Jonna/Joanna at all, as Norman does not list them among the children of Robert & Elizabeth (Highland) Lowther.

61. iv. NANCY LOWTHER b. ca 1825.

v. HENRY LOWTHER^2.

vi. JONNA LOWTHER^2.

62. vii. ABETHELE LOWTHER b. Oct-20-1827.

63. viii. SARAH "SALLY" LOWTHER b. ca 1829.

18. Robert Allen Lowther² (7.Joel², 1.Robert¹), b. 1786 in Virginia,^47,23,2 d. Oct- 8-1854,^23,2 census 1850 in Jasper Co, MO.

1850 Census, Jasper County, Missouri, enumerated on Sep 27 1850:

Robert Lowther, 64, b. Virginia, farmer; Melissa, 35, b. North Carolina; Samuel, 12, b. Missouri; Mary J, 11, b. Missouri; Thomas B, 10, b. Missouri; Benjamin F, 7, b. Arkansas; Jonathan J, 5, b. Arkansas; Robert P, 3, b. Missouri; Margaret A, 1, b. Missouri.

He married² (1) Jun 6 1804/05,²³ Nancy Fourchty (daughter of George Fourchty and Eve ___). Nancy: Spelling Fourghy has also been reported.

He married² (2) Ann Dickinson.

He married² (3) Melissa Roberts, b. ca 1815 in North Carolina,⁴⁷ census 1850 in Jasper Co, MO.

He married² (4) Mary McGuire.

Children by Nancy Fourchty:

64. i. SARAH LOWTHER b. 1806.

ii. (SON) LOWTHER b. 1807.²

iii. ELIZABETH LOWTHER b. 1808.² She married Jan-15-1827 in Wood Co, (W)VA,^[62] John Murphy. Nine children: Hiram, William, John, Elizabeth, Mary, Leonidas, Celinda, Winfield, Edwin.²

iv. CATHERINE LOWTHER b. 1813.² She married 1839,² Samuel Fourchty.

v. SUSANNAH LOWTHER b. 1820.² She married² Jacob Elliot.

Children by Melissa Roberts:

vi. SAMUEL LOWTHER b. 1838 in Missouri,^47,2 census 1850 in Jasper Co, MO.

vii. MARY J. LOWTHER b. 1839,^47,2 census 1850 in Jasper Co, MO.

viii. THOMAS B. LOWTHER b. 1840 in Missouri,^47,2 census 1850 in Jasper Co, MO.

65. ix. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN LOWTHER b. Jan- 8-1843.

x. JONATHAN J. LOWTHER b. 1845 in Arkansas,^47,2 census 1850 in Jasper Co, MO.

xi. ROBERT P. LOWTHER b. 1847 in Missouri,^47,2 census 1850 in Jasper Co, MO.

xii. MARGARET A. LOWTHER² b. ca 1849 in Missouri,⁴⁷ census 1850 in Jasper Co, MO.

19. Jonathan Lowther (7.Joel², 1.Robert¹), b. 1788,^23,2 d. 1830.² He married^23,2 Phoebe Bowers, b. ca 1790 in Pennsylvania,^[63] resided 1870 in Meigs Co, OH.⁶³

Children:

i. ELIAS LOWTHER b. 1811.² He married² Roberta Fogle.

ii. DELILAH LOWTHER. She married 1839,² Jacob Porter.

iii. ELIZABETH LOWTHER^2.

iv. ROBERT LOWTHER. He married² Elizabeth Robinette.

v. MARGARET LOWTHER b. 1817,² d. 1906.² She married² David Canny.

66. vi. JESSE LOWTHER b. 1821.

67. vii. JOEL B. LOWTHER b. 1826.

20. William Lowther (7.Joel², 1.Robert¹), b. ca 1795,^23,2 d. bef 1830.²

Children:

i. DIADEMIA LOWTHER b. 1821.² She married 1840,² James Yates.

ii. MARY LOWTHER b. 1823.² She married 1841,² Samuel J. Jeffers.

21. Diana Lowther (7.Joel², 1.Robert¹), b. ca 1801.² She married²² Dec-11-1817 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,² William B. Smith.²

Children:

i. WILLIAM B. SMITH, JR..

ii. HUGH SMITH.

iii. ELECTRA SMITH.

iv. JOHN V. SMITH b. 1851.²

v. DELILAH SMITH.

22. John Jefferson Lowther (7.Joel², 1.Robert¹), b. ca 1805.^22,2 He married²² May-13-1830 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,² Susannah Smith.

Children:

i. ELIZABETH LOWTHER b. 1831.² She married 1849,² John Clark.

Generation Four

23. Abraham Morrison (8.Archibald³, 2.Mary², 1.Robert¹), b. Oct-17-1801 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^[64],2 d. Jul-19-1865.^44,[65] He married^29,65 May- 3-1825 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,¹⁸ Susannah Lowther,¹⁸ also known as Susan Lowther,^29,26 b. ca 1795 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,² (daughter of Robert Lowther and Catherine Cain), resided at Brown's Creek, Mt. Clare, Harrison Co, WV.²⁹

Children:

i. SARAH MORRISON b. ca 1828.^65,2

ii. CARTERINE MORRISON b. ca 1830.^65,2

iii. LUCINDA MORRISON b. ca 1832.^65,2

iv. MELTHENA MORRISON^65.

24. William Beamer Lowther² (9.Robert³, 3.William², 1.Robert¹), b. Mar- 4-1787 at West Milford, Harrison Co, (W)VA,^[66] [But age 80y7m13d on headstone would put birth date at Mar 6 1787.], d. Oct-19-1867,^14,66 buried in Pullman Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV,^14,[67] resided since 1840 in Ritchie Co, WV,⁶⁷ resided originally in Harrison Co, (W)VA.⁶⁷

Don Norman's "Descendants of Robert Lowther" and Linder's "Gibson and Related Families," p. 426, report a second marriage for William B. Lowther, to Elizabeth Dotson in Feb 1825 in Harrison County. But "Harrison County Marriages 1785-1894," p. 59, identifies the groom in that marriage as William D. Lowther (this was William B. Lowther's first cousin, William Dark Lowther, son of Elias Lowther & Rebecca Coburn); records of the family's children born after 1825 identify their mother as Margaret Coburn (who died in 1882); and the 1850 Census of Ritchie County identifies the parents in their household as William B. Lowther and Margaret (both age 63). Linder, on p. 436, provides the following caveat: "There is some indication that William B. was married two times. We have not, however, found a record of any other marriage." Minnie Kendall Lowther's "History of Ritchie County," p. 105, makes it clear: "In 1840, William B. Lowther, father of Dr. William R., with his wife, Mrs. Margaret Coburn Lowther, and their family, came from his native Harrison County, and succeeded his son on the Edward J. Lowther farm, at the mouth of Turtle Run. Here the remainder of his life was spent, and in the Pullman churchyard by the side of his wife, he lies at rest." Information regarding the immediate family of this couple was reported by Minnie Kendall Lowther in "Ritchie County in History and Romance," p. 270, citing the family Bible and the will of William B. Lowther.

He married^25,[68] Aug-29-1809 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^18,2 [Minnie Kendall Lowther in "Ritchie County in History & Romance," p. 270, reports marriage date as Aug 29 1808, but "Harrison County WV Marriage 1785-1894," p. 26, shows it as Aug 29 1809, in chronological sequence with other marriages. Note, however, that their oldest child, William, was born on Feb 14 1809 according to age at death on his headstone.], Margaret Coburn, b. Jun- 2-1787 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^66,14 [Linder and Norman report birthdate as Jun 28 1786.] (daughter of Jonathan Coburn, Jr. and Catherine ___), d. May-10-1882,^14,66 buried in Pullman Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV,^14,67 census 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV.

1850 Census, Ritchie Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Sep 4 1850:

William B. Lowther, 63, farmer; Margaret, 63; Julia, 28; Rebecca, 27; Edward J, 20; James R, 18.

Children:

68. i. WILLIAM ROBERT LOWTHER b. Feb-14-1809.

ii. LEMUEL E. LOWTHER b. Jan-25-1811,^68,2 [Linder, p. 435, reports birthdate as Oct 25 1811.], resided (settled) in Michigan.⁶⁷

69. iii. JULIET LOWTHER b. Oct-11-1812.

70. iv. NAPOLEON B. LOWTHER b. Oct-13-1815.

v. JULIA LOWTHER b. Oct- 6-1817,¹⁴ d. Apr-17-1906,¹⁴ buried in Pullman Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV,¹⁴ census 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV, census 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA, never married^68.

71. vi. ROSETTA LOWTHER b. Feb-16-1820.

72. vii. CAMBYSSES LOWTHER b. Jan- -1822.

73. viii. MANDANE LOWTHER b. Mar-22-1824.

ix. CATHARINE REBECCA LOWTHER, also known as Rebecca Lowther,^67,[69] census name C. Rebecca Lowther,^[70] b. Jul-10-1827,^14,68 d. Mar-26-1908,¹⁴ buried in Pullman Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV,¹⁴ never married⁶⁸ census 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA.

x. EDWARD J. LOWTHER b. Sep- 2-1829,⁶⁸ d. 1920's,⁶⁸ resided in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV,⁶⁷ census 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV, census 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA, never married^68.

74. xi. JAMES R. LOWTHER b. Jun-15-1832.

25. Jesse G. Lowther (9.Robert³, 3.William², 1.Robert¹), b. Feb-27-1790,^2,24,25,26 d. Aug-25-1870 at West Milford, Harrison Co, WV,²⁵ buried near West Milford, Harrison Co, WV,²⁵ resided near West Milford, Harrison Co, WV.^25,24

Jesse G. Lowther and Nancy Swisher were the parents of ten children. He and Wady Knight are believed to have had two children.

1830 Census, Harrison Co, VA: Household of Jesse G. Lowther had one male between the ages of 70 and 80, one 40-50, one 10-15, two 5-10, one under 5; and one female 30-40, one 15-20, and two under five.

1840 Census, Harrison Co, VA: Household of Jesse G. Lowther had one male between the ages of 50 and 60, one 15-20, one 10-15, one under 5; and one female 50-60, two 10-15, and two 5-10.

Nancy Swisher Lowther died in April 1840. Jesse G. Lowther then married Wady Knight in Sep 1841.

1850 Census, Harrison Co, VA: Household of Jesse Lowther had following family members: Jesse, age 60; Wady, 45; Amy, 22; Penelope, 20; Emily, 18; Mary, 15; John, 11; Nancy, 7; Jesse, 6.

(Note: Although the entry clearly shows the oldest child as a female named Amy, no further reference to that daughter has been found, and the entry is believed to refer to a son named Amos.)

1860 Census, Harrison Co, VA: Household of Jesse G. Lowther: Jesse G. Lowther, age 70; Emily, 28; Mary, 26; John D., 22; Nancy, 18; Jesse G., 16.²⁵

He married^25,26,2 (1) Nancy Swisher, b. Feb-10-1794,^[71],2 d. Apr- 6-1840.^71,2 He married^25,26 (2) Sep-23-1841 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,¹⁸ Wady Knight, b. Jun-15-1805 in Fauquier Co, VA,^[72] (daughter of Augustus Knight and Nancy ___), d. Aug-19-1856 in Harrison Co, (W)VA.^[73]

Children by Nancy Swisher:

i. REBECCA LOWTHER b. Aug-31-1812.^[74],2 She married Jul-22-1830 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,¹⁹ James Jenkins.

ii. SYLVESTER LOWTHER b. Jan-10-1817,² d. Dec- -1834.²

75. iii. JAMES HARRISON LOWTHER b. Nov-20-1820.

iv. SILAS LOWTHER b. Feb- 1-1824.²

v. CAROLINE LOWTHER b. Oct-31-1825.²

76. vi. AMOS LOWTHER b. Oct-18-1827.

77. vii. PENELOPE LOWTHER b. Oct-31-1829.

viii. EMILY LOWTHER b. Jan-23-1832,^2,24 census 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA.

78. ix. MARY J. LOWTHER b. Dec-12-1834.

x. JOHN D. LOWTHER b. Oct-10-1838.^2,[75]

Believed to have had at least two children, Frank and John. Wife is unknown to us.²

Children by Wady Knight:

xi. NANCY LOWTHER b. Aug- 6-1842,^[76],2 d. Oct-25-1888 in Palestine, Wirt Co, WV,^[77] buried in Palestine, Wirt Co, WV,⁷⁷ resided in Wirt Co, WV,²⁵ census 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA. She married Feb- 3-1868 in Harrison Co, WV,^[78] Thomas Newton Lowther, b. Dec-24-1841,^[79],18 (son of Elias J. Lowther and Salina McWhorter), d. Feb-10-1904,⁷⁹ [But Don Norman reports death date as 1934.], census 1900 in Wirt Co, WV [Listed as father-in-law in household of Lewis Thorn.].

Thomas: Middle initial given as W by Minnie Kendall Lowther in "History of Ritchie County," p. 17, but "Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894," p. 201, reports it as N.

As great-grandchildren of William Lowther and Sudna Hughes, Thomas Newton Lowther and Nancy Lowther were second cousins.

xii. JESSE G. LOWTHER, JR. b. Mar-14-1843 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^2,[80],24,75 d. bef 1911,²⁵ buried in Williamstown, Wood Co, WV,^[81] census 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA, occupation physician in Wirt, Wood & Ritchie counties.²⁵ He married Oct- 1-1882 in Ritchie Co, WV,^[82],81 Mary Lovena Kendall, b. Jun- 8-1860,^81,80 (daughter of Ransom K. Kendall and Lydia Rex), d. May-22-1925,⁸¹ buried in Crescent, Logan Co, OK.⁸¹

26. Mary Ann "Polly" Lowther (9.Robert³, 3.William², 1.Robert¹), b. ca 1792 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^[83],2 d. [not found in 1880 Census], resided at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV,²⁹ census 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV [in household with cousin Jonathan Coburn Lowther], census 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA. She married^{29,[84],[85],2} Feb-11-1812 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,¹⁸ William Jesse Lowther,² b. 1791,⁴² [Jan 27 1789 birthdate reported by Don Norman.] (son of Jesse Lowther and Mary Ann Ragan), d. bef Aug 1850,⁸³ resided at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV.⁴² As grandchildren of William Lowther and Sudna Hughes, William J. Lowther and his wife Mary "Polly" Lowther were first cousins.

1850 Census, Doddridge County, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Aug 1 1850:

Mary Lowther, 58; Barsheba, 32; Armstrong, 16; Diantha, 9²⁹

Children:

i. ROBERT J. LOWTHER b. ca 1812.²

ii. PERRY LOWTHER b. ca 1813,² occupation Methodist minister.⁶⁷

79. iii. HENDERSON B. LOWTHER b. ca 1814.

iv. DRUZILLA LOWTHER b. ca 1815.²

v. REBECCA LOWTHER b. ca 1817.²

80. vi. BARSHEBA LOWTHER b. 1818.

vii. JESSE LOWTHER b. ca 1820.²

viii. ARMSTRONG LOWTHER b. ca 1834,^83,2 d. aft Jun 1900,^[86] census 1880, 1900 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV, census 1870 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV, census 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA, census 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA.

1860 Census, Ritchie Co, (W)VA, enumerated on June 29 1860:

Listed in the household of John Starr (47, farmer & carpenter) and his wife Ellen M. Starr (42), were their six children and Armstrong Lowther, age 24, identified as "Idiotic & Pauper" and unable to read or write.

1870 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Clay District), enumerated on Aug 1 1870:

Listed in the household of E. B. Leggett (58, miller) and his wife Sarah A. Leggett (56), were two of their children and five other persons, two of whom were identified as paupers, and one of whom was Armstrong Lowther, 40, occupation given as "(Pauper)," unable to read or write.

1880 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Murphy District), enumerated on July 10 1880:

Listed in the household of Thomas B. Rexroad (33, farmer) and his wife Sara E. Rexroad (34), were their two sons, Albert (7) and Francis (4), and six other persons all of whom were identified as paupers. One of those was Armstrong Lowther, 60, occupation given as "Pauper," unable to read or write. Age 60 given for him is inconsistent with other records and is considered to be in error.

1900 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Murphy District), enumerated on June 13 1900:

Listed as an inmate at the Ritchie County Almshouse & Farm was Armstrong Lowther, 70, b. March 1830, unable to read or write.

27. Susannah Lowther¹⁸ also known as Susan Lowther,^29,26 (9.Robert³, 3.William², 1.Robert¹) (See marriage to number 23.)

28. Catherine Lowther, also known as Katherine Lowther,² (9.Robert³, 3.William², 1.Robert¹), b. Jan-25-1798 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,⁶⁴ d. Mar-26-1873,⁴⁴ buried in White Oak ME Church Cem, near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV.¹⁴ She married^2,85 resided (family) in Ritchie Co, WV,⁶⁵ Oct- 5-1820 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,¹⁸ Thomas Ireland, b. Apr-10-1798 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,⁶⁴ (son of Alexander Ireland and Nancy ___), d. Jul-22-1869 in Ritchie Co, WV,⁴⁴ buried in White Oak ME Church Cem, near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV.¹⁴ Thomas Ireland and Catherine (Kathrine) Lowther were the first settlers at the mouth of the Middle Fork of Hughes River in Ritchie County.²⁹

Children:

i. ELIZABETH IRELAND b. Nov- 6-1821,⁴⁴ d. Feb- 5-1888,⁴⁴ buried in White Oak ME Church Cem, near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV,¹⁴ never married^[87]

ii. ROBERT IRELAND b. Feb-22-1823,² d. Jul- 1-1870 in Kansas,^87,65 buried in Kansas,⁸⁷ resided (settled, bef 1861) in Kansas.^[88] He married 1848,⁸⁷ Lydia Wells, b. May-11-1828.⁸⁸

iii. ALEXANDER IRELAND b. Oct-19-1824,^2,65 d. Feb-20-1918,⁸⁸ resided in Cardington, Morrow Co, OH.^[89] He married⁸⁹ Oct- 7-1851 in Ohio,⁸⁹ Mary Melvina Maxwell, b. Jun-27-1828 in Virginia,^88,89 (daughter of Robert Maxwell and Rebecca Eastlack), d. 1907.⁸⁹

iv. CATHERINE IRELAND, also known as Katherine Ireland,² b. 1826,^76,2,65 [Linder (p. 439) and Norman give birth date as Jul 1826, but age 95y7m15d in death record puts birth date at Sep 19 1826. Minnie Kendall Lowther, RCHR, p. 232, states birth date as Oct 19 1926.], d. May- 4-1922 in Ritchie Co, WV,^[90],88 never married^88,65 census 1920 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV [listed as an aunt in household of Zeri & Anza (Anzonetta M. Ireland) Amos].

v. SUSAN IRELAND b. Jul- 8-1828,^76,88,2,65 d. Nov-17-1921 in Ritchie Co, WV,^90,88 census 1920 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV [listed as an aunt in household of Zeri & Anza (Anzonetta M. Ireland) Amos], never married^88.

81. vi. JOHN C. IRELAND b. Apr- 1-1830.

vii. ALBERT IRELAND b. Mar-25-1832,⁶⁴ d. Sep-28-1849,⁴⁴ buried in White Oak ME Church Cem, near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV.¹⁴

82. viii. MORTIMER IRELAND b. Aug- 8-1834.

ix. SARAH IRELAND b. Apr- 6-1837 in Wood Co, (W)VA,^{[91],88,2,80,65} d. Nov- 5-1919,⁸⁸ resided in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV.^88,91 She married Apr-22-1875 in Ritchie Co, WV,^[92] no children from this marriage,⁹¹ John W. Maulsby, b. Nov-29-1828 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^44,80 [1900 Census shows birth date as Nov 1829.] (son of Lawson B. Maulsby and Elizabeth ___), d. Sep- 2-1900,⁴⁴ buried in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery, West Union, WV,^[93] resided in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV.^88,91

83. x. GEORGE MONROE IRELAND b. Jan- 2-1839.

xi. THOMAS WESLEY IRELAND b. Jun-30-1840 in Lewis Co, (W)VA,^[94],2,80,65 d. Apr- 2-1913 in Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV,⁹⁴ buried in Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV,⁹⁴ occupation minister, Morgantown WV.^[95] He married Dec-12-1864 in Ritchie Co, WV,⁸⁰ Temperance Wilson, b. Dec-14-1838 in Wood Co, (W)VA,^94,80 (daughter of Archibald J. Wilson and Elizabeth Hudkins), d. 1916,⁹⁴ buried in Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV,⁹⁴ census 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA, occupation teacher.⁹⁴

xii. JAMES FRANKLIN IRELAND⁶⁵ b. Jul- 1-1842 in Lewis Co, (W)VA,^[96],80 d. Nov-10-1928,⁹⁶ buried in California,⁹⁶ resided 1866 in Ritchie Co, WV,⁸⁰ resided (settled) in California,⁹⁶ resided formerly in Colorado.⁹⁶ He married Oct-18-1866 in Ritchie Co, WV,⁸⁰ Geniza Law, b. Apr-20-1850,^96,80 (daughter of Andrew Law and Margaret Waldeck).

29. Robert J. Lowther^[97] also known as Robert Lowther, Jr.,^[98] (9.Robert³, 3.William², 1.Robert¹), b. ca 1801 in Ohio,^2,97,24 d. aft Dec 1873,⁶⁰ resided near West Milford, Harrison Co, WV,²⁵ occupation farmer,²⁴ census 1850, 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA. He married^25,85,52,60 Dec-12-1824 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^18,97 Eliza Ann Highland, b. ca 1802 in New Jersey,^73,24 d. Dec- 9-1873 in Harrison Co, WV,^[99] census 1850, 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA. Minnie Kendall Lowther, in "History of Ritchie County," p. 10, states that Robert Lowther, Jr. and Eliza Highland were the parents of three sons and two daughters, names not given. Research has found that they had at least four sons and five daughters.

1850 Census, Harrison Co, Virginia (now West Virginia):

Robert J. Lowther, 48; Eliza Lowther, 47; John, 24; Dexter, 23; Luther, 17; Telitha, 19; Kitty, 14; Catherine Lowther, 83.

1860 Census, Harrison Co, Virginia (now West Virginia):

Robert J. Lowther, 57, farmer; Eliza A, 56; Tillithia, 26; Catharine, 22; John J. Miller, 1 yr 1 mo.²⁵

Children:

84. i. JOHN Q. LOWTHER b. Sep-19-1825.

85. ii. DEXTER LOWTHER b. Jul-11-1827.

iii. TOBITHA LOWTHER, census name Telitha Lowther,²⁴ b. ca 1830,⁹⁷ census 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA.

86. iv. JOANNA LOWTHER b. ca 1832.

v. LUTHER LOWTHER b. ca 1833,^24,97 census 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA.

vi. KITTY LOWTHER b. ca 1836,²⁴ census 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA.

vii. ELIZA LOWTHER b. ca 1837 in Lewis Co, (W)VA,^[100] resided 1856 in Lewis Co, (W)VA.¹⁰⁰ She married (1) Jul-24-1856 in Lewis Co, (W)VA,¹⁰⁰ Basil Dawson, b. ca 1828 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,¹⁰⁰ (son of Samuel Dawson and Rachel ___), d. Feb- 8-1859 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,⁷³ cause of death consumption,⁷³ occupation farmer.^100,73 She married (2) Sep-12-1861 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^[101] Ranson Lorentz, b. ca 1822 in Fauquier Co, VA,¹⁸ (son of Samuel Lorentz and Mary ___), resided 1861 in Lewis Co, (W)VA.¹⁸

viii. CATHERINE LOWTHER b. ca 1838.¹⁸ She married Dec-19-1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^[102] Frederic W. Allen, b. ca 1837,¹⁸ (son of John J. Allen and Tabitha ___).

87. ix. GEORGE W. LOWTHER b. Feb-16-1840.

30. John C. Lowther (9.Robert³, 3.William², 1.Robert¹), b. Aug-21-1804 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^2,97,[103] d. Feb- 4-1858 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV,^97,25,103 buried in Jackson Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV,^103,97 resided in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV,²⁵ occupation physician,²⁵ census 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA. He married²⁵ Feb-10-1833 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^19,18 Elizabeth Pritchard, b. Jul- 5-1810,^64,[104] d. Jun-10-1886,^103,104 buried in Jackson Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV,^103,104 census 1880 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV [in household with daughter and son-in-law, Mary & Elijah Truman.], census 1860 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, (W)VA, occupation seamstress.⁷⁵

Elizabeth: This Elizabeth Pritchard is sometimes erroneously reported to be the daughter of Thomas & Nancy (Tichenell) Pritchard. That Elizabeth Pritchard (1812-1876) married John Harris and is buried with him at White Oak Cemetery in Ritchie County.^[105],14

1850 Census, Harrison Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Aug 15 1850:

John C. Lowther, 46, physician; Elizabeth, 40; Evan, 16; Catharine, 13; Susan, 12; Columbia, 10; Ellen B, 7; India E, 2.

1860 Census, Harrison Co, (W)VA, city of Clarksburg:

Elizabeth Lowther, 48, seamstress; Susan A. Lowther, 21, schoolteacher; Mary C. Lowther, 19; Ellen B. Lowther, 16; India E. Lowther, 11; Daniel James, 27, druggist; George Earnest, 27, gunsmith; James J. Pritchard, 26; William Johnson, 22, cooper; Rebecca Cain, 25.

(Note: It is unclear who this Rebecca Cain (b. ca 1835) might be. Rebecca Lowther Cain (b. 1824), the first cousin once removed of Elizabeth Pritchard Lowther's husband, was enumerated in this census with her husband Edmund in Doddridge County.)

Children:

i. EVAN F. LOWTHER b. ca 1833 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,¹⁸ d. bef Dec 1906,⁶⁰ resided in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV,^18,29 no children from this person^29.

Minnie Kendall Lowther, in "History of Ritchie County," p. 11, states that Evan Lowther was the only child of John C. & Elizabeth Pritchard Lowther. Perhaps she intended to say "only son," because research has found that he did have several siblings, all sisters.

He married Dec-28-1856 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^[106] Charlotte D. Compton, b. ca 1836 in Fauquier Co, VA,^18,73 (daughter of John Compton and Lucinda ___), d. Dec- 5-1906 in Harrison Co, WV,⁷³ cause of death Bright's disease,⁷³ resided 1856 in Harrison Co, (W)VA.¹⁸

ii. WILLIAM LEONIDAS LOWTHER b. Oct-24-1835,¹⁰³ d. Oct- 9-1847,¹⁰³ buried in Jackson Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV.¹⁰³

iii. CATHERINE V. LOWTHER b. ca 1836 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,¹⁸ resided 1859 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, (W)VA.¹⁸ She married Dec-29-1859 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^[107] John Griffith Schilling, also known as J. Griffith Schilling,¹⁸ b. ca 1836 in Germany,¹⁸ (son of J. C. Schilling and Margaret ___), resided 1859 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, (W)VA.¹⁸

iv. SUSAN A. LOWTHER b. ca 1838 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,¹⁸ resided 1862 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, (W)VA,¹⁸ census 1860 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, (W)VA, occupation school teacher.⁷⁵ She married Mar-28-1862 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,¹⁸ William J. Hill, b. ca 1841 in Wood Co, (W)VA,¹⁸ (son of ___ Hill and Susan ___), resided 1862 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV.¹⁸

v. MARY COLUMBIA LOWTHER, also known as Columbia Lowther,^24,[108] b. May-28-1840 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^19,[109] [Linder, p. 438, and Don Norman's "Descendants of Robert Lowther" report birth date as May 28 1835. But age 20 given at time of Mar 1861 marriage would put birth in about 1840 or 1841, and age 39 at time of 1880 Census would also make it about 1841.], d. Mar- 4-1919 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV,^[110] buried in Parkersburg Memorial Gardens (aka IOOF Cem, 24th St), Wood Co, WV,¹⁰⁸ census 1880 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV, census 1860 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, (W)VA. She married Mar-12-1861 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, (W)VA,^[111],18 Elijah Truman, b. Jul-28-1836 in Wood Co, (W)VA,¹⁹ (son of Robert Truman and Mary ___), d. bef Mar 1919,⁶⁰ census 1880 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV, resided 1861 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV.¹⁸

1880 Census, Wood Co, WV (City of Parkersburg), enumerated on Jun 5 1880:

Elijah Truman, 45, occupation hotel keeper; wife Mary C. Truman, 39; mother-in-law Elizabeth Lowther, 70; servant Julia Henry, black female, 42, widowed/divorced; servant Mary Henry, 22, black female, 22, single; boarder Alexander Lowther, 43, occupation saloon keeper.

vi. ELLEN B. LOWTHER b. Sep- 9-1843,^64,104 d. Sep-11-1871,^103,104 buried in Jackson Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV,^[112] census 1860 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, (W)VA, never married^104.

vii. INDIA E. LOWTHER b. ca 1847,¹⁰⁴ census 1860 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, (W)VA.

31. James K. Lowther, census name James R. Lowther,⁷⁵ (9.Robert³, 3.William², 1.Robert¹), b. 1806,^[113] d. 1902,^26,2,[114] buried in Old Lowther Cemetery, West Milford-Muttontown Rd, Harrison Co, WV,¹⁰ census 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA. He married²⁹ Sep-20-1834 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^18,2 Lydia Knight, b. 1811 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^114,73 d. Jun-12-1900 in West Milford, Harrison Co, WV,^{[115],104,114} buried in Old Lowther Cemetery, West Milford-Muttontown Rd, Harrison Co, WV.¹⁰

Children:

i. TALITHA LOWTHER, also known as Telitha Lowther,⁷³ b. ca 1829,⁷⁶ d. Feb-25-1910 in Mt. Clare, Harrison Co, WV,^[116],29 [The last survivor of her family.], never married^29,73.

88. ii. JAMES ALLEN LOWTHER b. Jul-24-1834.

89. iii. GUSTAVUS A. LOWTHER b. Aug-15-1838.

iv. DRUSILLA C. LOWTHER, also known as Drucilla Lowther,¹⁰ b. Sep-27-1840,¹⁸ d. Sep- 7-1926 in Union District, Harrison Co, WV,¹⁰⁸ buried in Old Lowther Cemetery, West Milford-Muttontown Rd, Harrison Co, WV,^10,108 [No dates. Name on headstone: Drucilla Lowther.], resided in West Milford, Harrison Co, WV,¹⁰⁸ resided 1908 in Harrison Co, WV.^[117] She married (1) Jul- 9-1879 in Harrison Co, WV,^[118] Camillus Lowther, b. Jul- 9-1839 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^79,18,114 (son of Elias J. Lowther and Salina McWhorter), d. Mar-26-1902,^79,114 buried in Old Lowther Cemetery, West Milford-Muttontown Rd, Harrison Co, WV,¹⁰ resided 1879 in Wirt Co, WV.¹⁸ She married⁶⁰ (2) Jul-12-1908 in Harrison Co, WV,^[119] Rolley Clark Bennett, b. ca 1839 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA,¹¹⁷ (son of John M. Bennett and Matilda ___), resided 1926 in West Milford, Harrison Co, WV,⁶⁰ resided 1908 in Harrison Co, WV.¹¹⁷

v. HARRIETT V. LOWTHER b. 1844,^114,104 d. 1917,¹¹⁴ buried in Rose Hill (formerly IOOF) Cemetery, West Milford, Harrison Co, WV.¹⁰

vi. MARY E. LOWTHER b. ca 1848.¹⁸ She married May-12-1870 in Harrison Co, WV,¹⁸ Alexander A. Paugh, b. ca 1845,¹⁸ (son of Joseph Paugh and Johanna ___).

32. Jesse Coburn Lowther (10.Thomas³, 3.William², 1.Robert¹), b. ca 1790 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^[120],[121] d. Dec-19-1842 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA,^44,121 buried in Pioneer Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV,^[122],14 resided in Cornwallis, Ritchie Co, WV.^29,30 He married Nov- -1811 in Wood Co, (W)VA,^62,121 Phebe Cunningham, b. May-22-1794 in Culpeper Co, VA,^2,65,114 (daughter of William Cunningham and Susannah Barbara Handyshel), d. Jun-11-1871,^65,114 buried in Pioneer Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV.^[123],122 Jesse Coburn Lowther's family was the first to settle in Cornwallis, Ritchie County, (West) Virginia.^[124]

Children:

90. i. MARGARET LOWTHER b. ca 1813.

91. ii. WILLIAM HENRY LOWTHER b. ca 1815.

92. iii. LYDIA C. LOWTHER b. ca 1817.

93. iv. BARBARA SUSANA LOWTHER¹²² b. ca 1820.

94. v. JOHN G. J. LOWTHER b. ca 1822.

vi. MABEL M. LOWTHER b. ca 1823,¹²⁴ d. young.¹²⁴

95. vii. MARY ANN LOWTHER b. Aug-18-1824.

viii. LEAH C. LOWTHER b. ca 1827,¹²⁴ d. young,¹²⁴ census 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA.⁶⁹

96. ix. REBECCA JANE LOWTHER b. ca 1830.

x. PHEBE E. LOWTHER d. young,¹²⁴ census 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA.⁶⁹

97. xi. MATILDA H. LOWTHER b. 1839.

33. Elias Lowther (10.Thomas³, 3.William², 1.Robert¹), b. in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^[125] d. in Wirt Co, WV,³⁰ buried in Wirt Co, WV,¹²⁵ resided from 1825 in Wirt Co, (W)VA,¹²⁵ resided formerly in Ritchie Co, (W)VA,¹²⁵ resided originally in Harrison Co, (W)VA,¹²⁵ occupation blacksmith, gunsmith and powder-maker.¹²⁵

Elias Lowther's wife was thought to be Margaret Bean or Margaret Hattabaugh, married in 1815.^30,2

Children:

i. ANDREW LOWTHER.

ii. DANIEL LOWTHER.

34. Margaret "Peggy" Lowther (10.Thomas³, 3.William², 1.Robert¹), b. Feb- -1796 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^76,30 d. Aug-18-1855 in Lewis Co, (W)VA,^[126] cause of death dysentery.^[127] She married^[128],60 Feb-10-1816 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^30,[129] [marriage bond dated Dec 25 1815], William Bennett Peterson, b. Feb-23-1794 in Pendleton Co, (W)VA,^[130] (son of William Peterson and Mary E. Bennett), d. Sep-30-1873 in Sullivan Co, MO,¹³⁰ buried Lindley Cemetery in Sullivan Co, MO.¹³⁰

Children:

98. i. ANNA PETERSON¹²⁸ b. Jul-15-1821.

35. Mary "Polly" Lowther²⁹ (10.Thomas³, 3.William², 1.Robert¹), b. ca 1802 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,³³ d. btwn 1860 - 1863 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,³¹ buried in West Cemetery, Duck Creek, Harrison Co, WV,³³ census 1830, 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA.³³ She married²⁹ Jan-22-1827 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^18,33 Washington Lee West, also known as Lee West,^[131] b. ca 1804 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,³³ (son of Nathan West and Sarah Davisson), d. 1828 at Duck Creek, Harrison Co, (W)VA,¹³¹ buried in West Cemetery, Duck Creek, Harrison Co, WV,³³ occupation farmer, shoemaker.³³

Children:

i. ELIZA WEST b. ca 1828 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,³³ d. aft 1886,³³ never married^31.

36. Alexander J. Lowther (11.William³, 3.William², 1.Robert¹), b. Jan-14-1791 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA,^[132],[133] d. Apr-30-1864 at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV,^[134],2 buried in White Oak ME Church Cem, near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV,^134,14 resided in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV,³⁸ census 1850, 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA, census 1830, 1840 in Harrison Co, (W)VA, military War of 1812,^{134,[135],14.}

In 1822, Alexander Lowther was the first settler in, and founder of, the community of Oxford, in present-day Doddridge County, WV, near the Ritchie County border. He was one of the earliest Justices of the Peace in the region.

We previously reported another child with this family, a daughter Emily, b. 1819, d. 1903, the only basis for which was Don Norman's "Descendants of Robert Lowther." We now believe that to have been an error that resulted from confusion with son Alexander (1816-1903) and his wife Emily (1819-1892).

Similarly, we had also previously reported another son with this family, Sinnett, b. 1830, d. 1919, citing the same source. But no corroborating evidence of that child has been found, and we now believe his inclusion to have been in error, possibly resulting from confusion with son John Alexander (b. 1820) and his wife Elizabeth Sinnett (1831-1913).

1830 Census, Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Western District:

Household of Alexander Lowther:

1 male age 30-40 (this would be Alexander himself)

2 (3?) males age 10-15 (Alexander, William)

2 males age 5-10 (John, Jesse)

1 male under 5 (Archibald)

1 female age 30-40 (wife Sarah)

1 female age 10-15 (Margaret)

1 female under 5 (Elizabeth)

These counts conform fairly closely to this family as we have it.

1840 Census, Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia):

Household of Alexander Lowther:

1 male age 40-50 (Alexander himself)

1 male age 20-30 (William)

2 males age 15-20 (John, Jesse)

1 male age 10-15 (Archibald)

2 males age 5-10 (Sinnett, Robert, Andrew) ??

1 female age 40-50 (wife Sarah)

1 female age 20-30 (Margaret)

1 female age 10-15 (Elizabeth)

These counts do not conform to the children and ages we have from other sources. In this case, Rebecca (age 16) and Catherine (age 6) are not accounted for at all.

1850 Census, Ritchie County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Western District, enumerated on Sep 4 1850:

Alex Lowther, 59, farmer; Rachel, 49; Robert, 19; Jackson, 17; Cath, 16; Rebecca, 18; Sarah, 9; Philander S. Austin, 29, merchant.

(Note: Sequence and ages are exactly as listed on the census form. Rebecca's placement and age are curious, since she is known from other census returns and her death record to have been born in 1824.)

1860 Census, Ritchie County, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 26 1860:

Alexander Lowther, 69, farmer; Rachel Lowther, 59; Sarah J. Lowther, 19; Rachel J. Bice, 13.

(Note: Relationship of Rachel Bice to this family is not known.)¹³⁴

He married^133,85 (1) Jun- 9-1812 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,¹⁸ Sarah Ireland, b. Aug-13-1796,¹³⁴ (daughter of Alexander Ireland and Elizabeth Ragan), d. May-23-1841,^2,134 buried near M. P. Church.¹³⁴ He married^134,14 (2) Jun- 6-1842,² Rachel M. Stout, b. May-31-1801,¹⁴ d. Jun-27-1890,¹⁴ buried in Pullman Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV,¹⁴ census 1850, 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA.

Children by Sarah Ireland:

i. MARGARET LOWTHER¹³⁴ b. Apr-15-1815 in West Milford, Harrison Co, (W)VA, d. Apr-28-1848,^[136],135 never married^136,135.

99. ii. ALEXANDER "SAUNEY" LOWTHER b. May- 1-1816.

100. iii. WILLIAM IRELAND "WILLIE" LOWTHER b. Aug-27-1818.

101. iv. JOHN ALEXANDER LOWTHER¹³⁴ b. Sep-24-1820.

102. v. JESSE LOWTHER b. Mar-29-1823.

103. vi. REBECCA LOWTHER b. Aug-27-1824.

104. vii. ARCHIBALD LOWTHER b. Feb-26-1826.

105. viii. ELIZABETH JANE LOWTHER b. Jun-12-1828.

106. ix. ROBERT W. LOWTHER b. Dec- 9-1830.

107. x. ANDREW JACKSON LOWTHER b. Jun-29-1833.

xi. CATHERINE L. LOWTHER b. ca 1834,^69,135,2 census 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA.

108. xii. SARAH JANE LOWTHER b. Jan- 5-1841.

Children by Rachel M. Stout:

xiii. (INFANT) LOWTHER d. in infancy.¹³⁴

37. Sudna Lowther, also known as Sudnes Lowther,¹⁸ (11.William³, 3.William², 1.Robert¹), b. Apr- -1792 near West Milford, Harrison Co, (W)VA,^[137],14 ["History of Ritchie County," p. 228, states her birthdate as Apr 10 1792, but "Ritchie County Cemeteries," p. 647, reports headstone date as Apr 18 1792.], d. Apr-20-1872,⁴⁴ buried in Pullman Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV,^137,14 census 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA [in home of daughter Rebecca Willard Brown].

After her husband's early death, Sudna Lowther Willard moved to Ritchie County and lived with her parents.¹²⁴

She married^38,85 Aug-24-1827 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,¹⁸ George Willard, also known as George Williard,¹⁸ b. 1789 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,² (son of George Willard and Elizabeth Hume), d. ca 1834 at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV,^124,137 buried (unmarked grave) in Flanagan Cemetery (CR 22, south of White Oak & Berea), Ritchie Co, WV.^137,14

Children:

109. i. MARGARET E. WILLARD b. ca 1827.

110. ii. CHARLOTTE WILLARD b. May-28-1834.

111. iii. REBECCA WILLARD b. 1835.

38. William W. Lowther (11.William³, 3.William², 1.Robert¹), b. Oct-31-1793 in West Milford, Harrison Co, (W)VA,^[138],38,44 d. Feb-26-1872,⁴⁴ buried in IOOF (Egypt) Cemetery, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV,^[139] resided (settled) in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV.^38,40 He married^38,138,52 Feb-20-1823 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,¹⁸ Melison W. Maxwell, also known as Melicent Maxwell,³⁸ also known as Millison Maxwell,¹⁸ also known as Melina,⁵² b. Oct-29-1798 in Delaware,^138,44,69 d. May- 5-1879,⁴⁴ buried in IOOF (Egypt) Cemetery, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV,¹⁴ resided (settled) in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV.⁴⁰

1850 Census, Ritchie County, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on July 22 1850:

William W. Lowther, 56, farmer; Melison, 57; William M, 25; Lorenzo D, 24; Armstrong, 22; Archie, 19; Rebecca, 18; Granville L, 15; Alex M, 14; Mary J, 11; Sudna, 8.

Children:

112. i. WILLIAM MAXWELL LOWTHER b. 1825.

ii. LORENZO DOW LOWTHER b. 1826,^[140] resided (settled) in Texas,^140,[141] census 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA.

iii. ARMSTRONG LOWTHER b. Apr-11-1829,⁶⁴ d. Aug- 1-1851,⁴⁴ buried in IOOF (Egypt) Cemetery, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV.¹⁴

113. iv. ARCHIBALD M. LOWTHER b. Jan- -1831.

v. REBECCA LOWTHER b. 1832,¹⁴⁰ d. Oct- 1-1915,¹⁴⁰ resided in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV.¹⁴¹ She married¹⁴⁰ Jun- 4-1879 in Ritchie Co, WV,^[142] no children from this marriage,^140,[143] [A foster son, Frank Fetty, shared in Rebecca's estate.], John R. Young, b. ca 1832,⁸⁰ [Minnie Kendall Lowther describes John Young as "a Scotchman," but marrige record indicates he was born in Virginia.] (son of Andrew Younge and Agnes Hall), resided 1879 in Ritchie Co, WV.⁸⁰

114. vi. GRANVILLE L. LOWTHER b. Jun- 1-1834.

115. vii. ALEXANDER M. LOWTHER b. Dec-13-1836.

viii. MARY JANE LOWTHER b. Jul-23-1838,⁴⁴ d. Jul- 2-1864,⁴⁴ buried in IOOF (Egypt) Cemetery, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV,¹⁴ census 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA.

ix. SUDNA LOWTHER b. Aug-23-1841,⁴⁴ d. Mar- 7-1864,⁴⁴ buried in IOOF (Egypt) Cemetery, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV,¹⁴ census 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA.

39. Robert L. Lowther (11.William³, 3.William², 1.Robert¹), b. May-24-1795,³⁸ ["History of Ritchie County," p. 13, reports birth date as May 24 1795. But age 60y 10m 2d on headstone calculates to a birth date of Jun-20-1795.], d. Apr-22-1856 in Jackson Co, (W)VA,^[144],44 buried in Early Settlers (aka Old Ripley) Cemetery, Ripley, Jackson Co, WV,^[145],144 resided from 1830s in Jackson Co, (W)VA,^38,[146] resided until 1830s in Harrison Co, (W)VA,¹⁴⁴ occupation lawyer.¹⁴⁴

Robert Lowther was the first resident attorney of Jackson County and helped survey the town of Ripley.¹⁴⁴

He married¹⁴⁴ Mar-21-1815 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^19,18 [Although Minnie Kendall Lowther in "History of Ritchie County," p. 14, reports their marriage date as about 1809, which would conform to the 1810 birth date that she incorrectly reports for their oldest child Andrew, Harrison County marriage records show that Robert Lowther married Polly Hattabaugh (or Radabaugh or Hallebaugh, the handwritten record being barely legible) on Mar 21 1815. Linder, in "Gibson and Related Families," p. 442, also reports an 1815 marriage date and shows Andrew's birth date as about 1816, conforming to his age 44 given in 1860 Census.], Mary "Polly" Hattabaugh, b. Nov- 2-1792 in Kent Co, DE,¹⁴⁴ ["History of Ritchie County," p. 13, reports birth date as Nov 2 1792. But age 59y 2m 29d on headstone calculates to a birth date of Apr- 2-1792.], d. Jul- 1-1851,^144,44 buried in Early Settlers (aka Old Ripley) Cemetery, Ripley, Jackson Co, WV,¹⁴⁵ census 1850 in Jackson Co, (W)VA.

Children:

116. i. ANDREW H. LOWTHER b. 1816.

ii. HARRIET LOWTHER b. 1817,¹⁴⁴ d. 1845,¹⁴⁴ resided in Ripley, Jackson Co, WV.¹⁴⁴ She married¹⁴⁴ John H. Wetzel.

iii. WILLIAM WIRT LOWTHER b. 1820,¹⁴⁴ d. ca 1838 in Indiana,¹⁴⁴ [while attending college].

iv. AGNES LOWTHER b. 1822,¹⁴⁴ d. in infancy.¹⁴⁴

v. MINERVA LOWTHER b. 1823,¹⁴⁴ d. 1901,¹⁴⁴ resided in Ripley, Jackson Co, WV.¹⁴⁴ She married¹⁴⁴ Feb-18-1844 in Jackson Co, (W)VA,^[147] Joseph Smith.

vi. MARGARET LOWTHER b. 1826,¹⁴⁴ d. 1899,¹⁴⁴ resided in Baltimore, MD,¹⁴⁴ census 1850 in Jackson Co, (W)VA. She married¹⁴⁴ Henry Harpold.

vii. MARY LOWTHER b. 1828,¹⁴⁴ d. 1899 in Baltimore, MD,¹⁴⁴ census 1850 in Jackson Co, (W)VA, never married^144.

viii. EDWARD DUNCAN LOWTHER, census name Edwin D. Lowther,¹⁴⁶ b. 1828,¹⁴⁴ d. 1899 in Ripley, Jackson Co, WV,¹⁴⁴ census 1850 in Jackson Co, (W)VA, never married^144.

40. Archibald Lowther (11.William³, 3.William², 1.Robert¹), b. May-17-1811 near West Milford, Harrison Co, WV,^[148],14 [the youngest of 12 children], d. Oct-29-1874 in Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV,^148,14 buried in Lowther (Walnut Grove) Cemetery, Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV,¹⁴ resided aft 1836 at Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV,¹⁴⁸ resided until 1836 in Harrison Co, (W)VA.¹⁴⁸ He married⁸⁵ Dec-26-1834 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA,^[149] [Don Norman reports marriage as Sep 23 1834 in Ritchie Co.], Charlotta Willard,¹⁴ also known as Charlotte Willard,^148,85,[150] also known as Sharlotta,⁴⁴ b. Jan-29-1813 in Greene Co, PA,^148,14 (daughter of George Willard and Elizabeth Hume), d. Apr- 6-1895 in Ritchie Co, WV,^2,148,14 buried in Lowther (Walnut Grove) Cemetery, Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV.¹⁴

Children:

i. ELIZABETH JANE LOWTHER b. Aug-16-1836,^[151] d. Jan-19-1853,¹⁴ buried in Lowther (Walnut Grove) Cemetery, Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV.^44,14

117. ii. WILLIAM GEORGE LOWTHER b. Feb-11-1839.

118. iii. MARGARET CLARISSA LOWTHER b. 1840.

119. iv. ALEXANDER S. LOWTHER b. Jun- 1-1842.

v. ROBERT LOWTHER b. Apr- 3-1844,⁹⁶ d. Feb- 7-1850,^14,96 buried in Lowther (Walnut Grove) Cemetery, Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV.^14,96

120. vi. JOHN MARSHALL LOWTHER b. Jun- 5-1851.

121. vii. SARAH ANN LOWTHER b. Feb-23-1854.

41. William Jesse Lowther² (12.Jesse³, 3.William², 1.Robert¹) (See marriage to number 26.)

42. Margaret Lowther (12.Jesse³, 3.William², 1.Robert¹), b. 1794,^[152] d. at West Milford, Harrison Co, WV.⁴⁶ She married⁴⁶ Jan- 6-1820 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,¹⁸ William L. Mitchell, b. ca 1774 in Harrison Co, (W)VA.²

Children:

122. i. CAROLINE VIRGINIA MITCHELL b. Oct-20-1820.

ii. MARY MITCHELL resided in the west.⁴⁶

iii. WILLIAM MITCHELL d. aft 1911.⁴⁶

iv. CYRUS MITCHELL d. bef 1911.⁴⁶

v. MADISON B. MITCHELL d. bef 1911.⁴⁶

vi. ROBERT MITCHELL d. aft 1911.⁴⁶

vii. LAFAYETTE MITCHELL d. bef 1911.⁴⁶

123. viii. MARGARET MITCHELL b. ca 1834.

43. Mary Ann Lowther, also known as Maryan Lowther,¹⁸ (12.Jesse³, 3.William², 1.Robert¹), b. ca 1794,^69,2 d. 1876.¹⁵² She married⁴² Jun- 2-1814 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,¹⁸ William Hall, Jr., b. ca 1793,⁶⁹ resided near Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV,⁴² census 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA, resided originally in Loudoun Co, VA.^[153]

Children:

124. i. LUCINDA HALL^13,[154] b. Mar-17-1816.

ii. CYRUS HALL b. ca 1822,⁶⁹ census 1850, 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA, occupation prosecuting attorney in Ritchie County.¹⁵³

44. Sarah "Sally" Lowther^2,18 also known as Sallie Lowther,⁴² also known as Sarah Lowther,^[155] (12.Jesse³, 3.William², 1.Robert¹), b. May-10-1795 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^2,152 [Birth date reported as Oct 5 1795 by Linder, but May 10 1795 by Don Norman.], d. May-22-1870 in Gilmer Co, WV,^2,155 resided in Gilmer Co, (W)VA.⁴² She married^42,2 Apr-20-1817 in Harrison Co, (W)VA,^18,152 [bond date Apr 18 1817], William Norris, Jr.,² b. Aug- 8-1792 in Fauquier Co, VA,^2,155 d. 1861.¹⁵⁵

Children:

i. MILTON G. NORRIS b. Nov-10-1819,¹⁵⁵ d. Jul-30-1896.¹⁵⁵ He married¹⁵⁵ Jan- 3-1869,² Mary Louise Campbell.

ii. EMILY NORRIS b. ca 1820,¹⁵⁵ d. 1906,¹⁵⁵ never married^155.

iii. JOHN G. NORRIS b. May- 9-1820.² He married¹⁵⁵ Eliza ___.

iv. JESSE NORRIS b. May- 4-1823,^2,155 never married^155.

v. MARY NORRIS b. ca 1824,⁷⁹ d. 1825.⁷⁹

vi. CAROLINE NORRIS b. ca 1829.⁷⁹

vii. WILLIAM P. NORRIS b. ca 1831.⁷⁹

viii. DRUSILLA NORRIS b. Jul- 3-1832,^2,79 d. Jan-14-1902.² She married 1852,² George Washington Kerns.

ix. LUCINDA NORRIS b. ca 1833,⁷⁹ d. 1888,⁷⁹ never married^79.

x. ELIZABETH "BETSY" NORRIS b. ca 1835.^79,2

xi. EDWARD NORRIS b. ca 1839.⁷⁹

xii. ELIAS NORRIS b. ca 1839 in Gilmer Co, (W)VA.^[156] He married Sep-28-1864 in Gilmer Co, WV,^[157] Elizabeth R. Stout, b. ca 1844 in Monroe Co, (W)VA,¹⁵⁶ resided 1864 in Gilmer Co, WV.¹⁵⁶

45. Jesse Lowther, Jr. (12.Jesse³, 3.William², 1.Robert¹), b. ca 1799 in Virginia,⁴⁷