Doddridge County Roots

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Franklin P. LOWTHER

Franklin P. LOWTHER

Male 1853 - 1901  (48 years)

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  • Name Franklin P. LOWTHER 
    Born 14 Feb 1853  White Oak (near Pullman), Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • Birth date given in 1900 Census as Dec 1852, and date on headstone is Dec 14 1852. But birth record indicates Dec 14 1853.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1860  Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870  Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1872  Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1880, 1900  New Martinsville, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation physician  [4, 5
    Died 1 Nov 1901  New Martinsville, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Cause: killed in gunfight 
    Buried Williams Cemetery, New Martinsville, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Person ID I46628  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 4 Nov 2014 

    Father John Alexander LOWTHER,   b. 24 Sep 1820, West Milford, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 1862  (Age 41 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Ann SINNETT,   b. 14 Aug 1831,   d. 26 Jul 1913, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Family ID F13157  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Caroline A. WISE,   b. 30 Nov 1848, Wetzel Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1911, New Martinsville, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 8 Oct 1872  New Martinsville, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Anna L. LOWTHER,   b. CA 1876
     2. Campbell Forest LOWTHER,   b. 12 Dec 1876, New Martinsville, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Feb 1943, Louisville, Jefferson Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     3. Lena LOWTHER,   b. Nov 1881
     4. Frankie LOWTHER,   b. May 1887
    Family ID F40819  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Feb 1853 - White Oak (near Pullman), Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 8 Oct 1872 - New Martinsville, Wetzel Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880, 1900 - New Martinsville, Wetzel Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: killed in gunfight - 1 Nov 1901 - New Martinsville, Wetzel Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Williams Cemetery, New Martinsville, Wetzel Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1809] Ritchie County Birth Records, Harrisville, WV, BR p. 3 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2253740&Type=Birth.

    2. [S2068] 1860 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA.

    3. [S2292] Wetzel County Marriage Records, New Martinsville, WV.

    4. [S2322] 1880 Census, Wetzel County, WV.

    5. [S2291] 1900 Census, Wetzel County, WV.

    6. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    7. [S934] Findagrave.com.