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Armstrong Maxwell LOWTHER

Armstrong Maxwell LOWTHER

Male 1862 - 1942  (79 years)

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  • Name Armstrong Maxwell LOWTHER 
    Census 1900, 10, 20, 30  Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Born 1 Dec 1862  Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • "Ritchie County WV Cemeteries," p. 212, reports headstone dates as 1851-1942. But a photo of the headstone shows the birth date as 1861, and 1900 Census shows birth date as Dec 1861. Death record states birth date as Dec 1 1862, corresponding wtih age 79y 5m 9d at time of death on May 10 1942.
    Gender Male 
    Residence Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Died 10 May 1942  Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 5] 
    Buried IOOF (Egypt) Cemetery, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6] 
    Person ID I43365  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 22 Apr 2018 

    Father Archibald M. LOWTHER,   b. Jan 1831,   d. 1902  (Age ~ 70 years) 
    Mother Margaret F. MABIN,   b. 28 Oct 1842, Clarion Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jun 1925, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Family ID F17515  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Allie ROSS,   b. Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 26 Oct 1886  New Martinsville, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7] 
    • Informant for marriage license: Charles Hutchinson of Wetzel County.
    Divorced Bef Jun 1900  [8] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Jun 13 1900:
      Archie M. Lowther, 69, b. Jan 1831, married 40 yrs; wife Margaret F, 57, b. Oct 1842, mother of 2 children (both still living); son Armstrong M, 38, b. Dec 1861, divorced; grandson Joseph W, 12, b. Oct 1887; granddau Maggie J, age 2 months, b. Mar 1900.

      1910 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Apr 20 1910:
      Armstrong M. Louther (sic), 48, farmer, marital status indicated as both widowed and divorced; dau Maggie J, 20, single; mother Margaret F, 67, widowed.
      In the adjacent household: Joseph W. Louther, 22, farmer, married 2 months; wife Lotta, 17, no children. (Note: Marriage records show they were married on Oct 10 1909.) [9]
    Children 
     1. Joseph Woodson LOWTHER,   b. 1 Oct 1887, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1984, New Martinsville, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years)
     2. Maggie J. LOWTHER,   b. Mar 1900
    Family ID F21894  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 26 Oct 1886 - New Martinsville, Wetzel Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 May 1942 - Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - IOOF (Egypt) Cemetery, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    43365_ArmstrongMaxwellLowther_IOOF-Egypt-Cemetery_CairoRitchieCoWV.jpg    		43365_ArmstrongMaxwellLowther_IOOF-Egypt-Cemetery_CairoRitchieCoWV.jpg

    Documents
    43365_LOWTHER_ArmstrongMaxwell_1862-1942_DeathCertificate.jpg    		43365_LOWTHER_ArmstrongMaxwell_1862-1942_DeathCertificate.jpg
    43363_LOWTHER_ArchieM_1900Census_RitchieCoWV_GrantDist_13Jun1900.jpg    		43363_LOWTHER_ArchieM_1900Census_RitchieCoWV_GrantDist_13Jun1900.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1783] Ritchie County WV Deaths 1941-1955, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Dec 1998)).

    2. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    3. [S2292] Wetzel County Marriage Records, New Martinsville, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11594472&Type=Marriage.

    4. [S1783] Ritchie County WV Deaths 1941-1955, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Dec 1998)).
      Identified as Armstrong Maxwell Lowther, son of Archibald M. & Margard? (Mahone) Lowther, died May 10 1942, age 79y 5m 9d.

    5. [S638] Headstone (year only).

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

    7. [S1574] West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900, (http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4484.htm).

    8. [S2105] 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Grant District).

    9. [S1570] Obituary of son.