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William Ireland "Willie" LOWTHER

William Ireland "Willie" LOWTHER

Male 1818 - 1904  (86 years)

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  • Name William Ireland "Willie" LOWTHER  [1, 2] 
    Born 27 Aug 1818  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850, 1860  Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence FORMERLY  White Oak (near Pullman), Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    Residence From 1901  Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Died 6 Nov 1904  Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 8] 
    Buried Pullman Cemetery, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6, 9] 
    Person ID I32356  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 31 Jan 2011 

    Father Alexander J. LOWTHER,   b. 14 Jan 1791, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Apr 1864, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Sarah IRELAND,   b. 13 Aug 1796,   d. 23 May 1841  (Age 44 years) 
    Family ID F12065  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Caroline Virginia MITCHELL,   b. 20 Oct 1820,   d. 15 Sep 1885  (Age 64 years)  [2, 5, 10] 
    Married 19 Nov 1840  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 11] 
    • William Lowther's obituary incorrectly states marriage date as Nov 19 1849. Three of their children are known to have been born before then, Minnie Kendall Lowther reports marriage date as 1840 in both of her books, and "Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894," p. 96, shows marriage date as Nov 19 1840.
    Children 
     1. Oliver A. LOWTHER,   b. 23 Aug 1841, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1911  (Age 69 years)
     2. Sarah E. LOWTHER,   b. 2 Jun 1845,   d. 20 Jul 1891  (Age 46 years)
     3. Sylvester LOWTHER,   b. 18 Feb 1847, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jul 1903, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
     4. Cordelia M. LOWTHER,   b. 2 Jun 1850,   d. 16 Mar 1864  (Age 13 years)
     5. Robert Alexander LOWTHER,   b. 3 Aug 1851, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 1906  (Age 54 years)
     6. Alvin C. LOWTHER,   b. 13 May 1852,   d. 2 Jan 1892  (Age 39 years)
     7. Coroelima LOWTHER,   bur. From (NO DATES, STONE BRO to ke), Pullman Cemetery, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F12568  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Sarah Jane MCKINLEY,   b. 21 Apr 1838, West Milford, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 May 1926, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)  [5] 
    Married 16 Dec 1886  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Family ID F14296  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - FORMERLY - White Oak (near Pullman), Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 16 Dec 1886 - Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - From 1901 - Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 6 Nov 1904 - Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Pullman Cemetery, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S145] The Families of Jesse Lowther and His Son Granville, with Their Descendants and Antecedents in America, Jane Lowther Bolster, (Daamen, Inc. (1982)), p. 28.

    2. [S123] Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), (McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995).

    3. [S14] Obituary.

    4. [S5] Headstone.

    5. [S293] History of Ritchie County, Minnie Kendall Lowther, (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 350.

    6. [S283] Ritchie County in History and Romance, Minnie Kendall Lowther, (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 288.

    7. [S293] History of Ritchie County, Minnie Kendall Lowther, (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 16.

    8. [S1736] Ritchie County Death Records, Harrisville, WV.

    9. [S293] History of Ritchie County, Minnie Kendall Lowther, (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 582.

    10. [S110] Obituary of husband.

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

    12. [S2050] Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV, MR p. 136.
      Identified as William I. Lowther, 68, b. Harrison Co, res. Ritchie Co; and Sarah Jane Lowther, 48, b. Ritchie Co, res. Wood Co. Married Dec 16 1886 in Parkersburg.