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Alexander "Sauney" LOWTHER

Alexander "Sauney" LOWTHER

Male 1816 - 1903  (86 years)

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  • Name Alexander "Sauney" LOWTHER  [1] 
    Born 1 May 1816  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence FORMERLY  Elizabeth, Wirt Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence FORMERLY  Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence FORMERLY  Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence UNTIL CA 1820  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence SINCE CA 1892  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Died 28 Mar 1903  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Buried Riverview Cemetery (aka K of P), Williamstown, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Notes 
    • At the age of four, Alexander Lowther moved with his family from Harrison County to where Oxford is now located, partially in Ritchie and partially in Doddridge County, their house being the first built there. He was a charter member of the Washingtonian Temperance society. He worked for 21 years as county surveyor in Ritchie County, served as county assessor, and was interested in various mercantile businesses near Ellenboro, where he located for some time. At one time, he lived at Graham Station, moving from there to Elizabeth, where he was prominent in public affairs. [2]
    Person ID I36096  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 22 Sep 2009 

    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 Emily PRUNTY,   b. 1819, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jul 1892, Elizabeth, Wirt Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 1837  [5] 
    • "History of Ritchie County," p. 118, reports marriage date as 1838.
    Children 
     1. Wilson LOWTHER,   b. 10 May 1839,   d. 18 Nov 1856  (Age 17 years)
     2. Roanna LOWTHER,   b. 19 Oct 1840, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Nov 1919  (Age 79 years)
     3. Sarah "Sallie" LOWTHER,   b. 31 Sep 1842,   d. 8 Sep 1920, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. (Infant daughter) LOWTHER,   b. Jan 1853,   d. 2 Jan 1853
     5. Milton Robert LOWTHER,   b. 2 Dec 1855, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jan 1931, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    Family ID F14303  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - FORMERLY - Elizabeth, Wirt Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - FORMERLY - Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - FORMERLY - Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - SINCE CA 1892 - Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Mar 1903 - Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Riverview Cemetery (aka K of P), Williamstown, Wood Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    36096_LOWTHER_Alexander_1816-1903_Obit.jpg    		36096_LOWTHER_Alexander_1816-1903_Obit.jpg
    43378_KENDALL_RoannaLowther_1900Census_Parkersburg_WoodCoWV.jpg    		43378_KENDALL_RoannaLowther_1900Census_Parkersburg_WoodCoWV.jpg

  • 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. [S14] Obituary.

    3. [S2000] 1900 Census, Wood County, WV.

    4. [S14] Obituary.
      Minnie Kendall Lowther's "History of Ritchie County," p. 582, states burial location as Parkersburg. But obituary specifies Riverview Cemetery, which is in Williamstown.

    5. [S110] Obituary of husband.
      "History of Ritchie County," p. 118, reports marriage date as 1838.