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William W. LOWTHER

William W. LOWTHER

Male 1793 - 1872  (78 years)

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  • Name William W. LOWTHER 
    Born 31 Oct 1793  West Milford, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence (SETTLED IN 1838)  Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Died 26 Feb 1872  [3] 
    Buried IOOF (Egypt) Cemetery, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Notes 
    • 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.

      From obituary of daughter Rebecca Lowther Young (1832-1915):
      "At the time Mrs. Young's father moved to what is now known as Cairo in 1838, he purchased from the old McKinney estate the tract of land now covered by Cairo, that is all east of the river, which was in woods at that time. We have often heard of the cornfield that covered that side of the town. Mrs. Young's father sold the B & O Co. the lot of ground now occupied by them as a depot and loading ground. The Cairo Mercantile Co. is on this tract. In the early days of Cairo, the Lowthers were prominent in the building of the town."
    Person ID I31692  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 15 Sep 2014 

    Father William LOWTHER,   b. 27 Jan 1769, Moorefield, Hardy Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Nov 1857, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Margaret MORRISON,   b. 1 May 1768, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 May 1850  (Age 82 years) 
    Family ID F11104  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Melison W. MAXWELL,   b. 29 Oct 1798, Delaware Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 1879  (Age 80 years)  [1, 2, 6] 
    Married 20 Feb 1823  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
    +1. William Maxwell LOWTHER,   b. 1825,   bur. IOOF (Egypt) Cemetery, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Lorenzo Dow LOWTHER,   b. 25 May 1826, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Nov 1899, Guadalupe Co, TX Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     3. Armstrong LOWTHER,   b. 11 Apr 1829,   d. 1 Aug 1851  (Age 22 years)
    +4. Archibald M. LOWTHER,   b. Jan 1831,   d. 1902  (Age ~ 70 years)
     5. Rebecca LOWTHER,   b. 15 Sep 1832,   d. 11 Oct 1915  (Age 83 years)
    +6. Granville L. LOWTHER,   b. 1 Jun 1834,   d. 24 Jun 1908  (Age 74 years)
    +7. Alexander M. LOWTHER,   b. 13 Dec 1836,   d. 27 Mar 1908  (Age 71 years)
     8. Mary Jane LOWTHER,   b. 23 Jul 1838,   d. 2 Jul 1864  (Age 25 years)
     9. Sudna LOWTHER,   b. 23 Aug 1841,   d. 7 Mar 1864  (Age 22 years)
    Documents
    31692_LOWTHER_WilliamW_1850Census_RitchieCoVA_22Jul1850.jpg    		31692_LOWTHER_WilliamW_1850Census_RitchieCoVA_22Jul1850.jpg
    Family ID F12288  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    31692_LOWTHER_WilliamW_1850Census_RitchieCoVA_22Jul1850.jpg    		31692_LOWTHER_WilliamW_1850Census_RitchieCoVA_22Jul1850.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S283] Ritchie County in History and Romance, Minnie Kendall Lowther, (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 106.

    2. [S293] History of Ritchie County, Minnie Kendall Lowther, (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 13.

    3. [S5] Headstone.

    4. [S340] The Gibson and Related Families, Penny & O.D. Linder, http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GIBSON/2003-10/1067200853, (McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, 1991), p. 429.

    5. [S123] Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), (McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995), p. 213.
      findagrave.com reports burial at Cairo Masonic Cemetery

    6. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

    7. [S1792] Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985)).