Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: John Marshall Lowther 1   
                Born: Jun- 5-1851          in Ritchie Co, (W)VA  2,3,4
                Died: Apr- 3-1930          in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV  5
              Buried:                      in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV  2,3,6
             Resided:                      near Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV  1
              Census: 1870, 1900           in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV  
              Census: 1860                 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA  
              Father: Archibald Lowther   (1811 - 1874) 
              Mother: Charlotta Willard   (1813 - 1895) 
Other spouse 2
                Wife: Lydia K. Amos     
             Married: Dec-12-1872          in Ritchie Co, WV  7,3
                Born: Aug-18-1852           8,9,4
                Died: May-24-1905          in Ritchie Co, WV  10,11,9
              Buried:                      in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV  6,3
             Resided:                      in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV  12
              Census: 1900                 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV  
              Father: Henry H. Amos   (1817 - 1889) 
              Mother: Malinda Rex   (1822 - 1891) 
Notes 
           F Child 1: Ida Grace Lowther   13   
       Also known as: Grace Lowther 4,2,14
                Born: Feb- 9-1875           2,4
                Died: Mar-24-1954          in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV  2
              Buried:                      in IOOF Cemetery, Enterprise, Harrison Co, WV  2
             Resided:                      in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV  3,2
              Census: 1900                 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV   (see note 1)
              Census: 1880                 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV  
             Husband: Lloyd McIntire  b. ca 1862  
             Married: Nov-29-1905          in Ritchie Co, WV  15
           F Child 2: Ivy Byrdie Lowther      
       Also known as: Byrdie Lowther 3,16
                Born: May-22-1878           17
                Died: Sep-30-1890           16
              Buried:                      in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV  3,6
              Census: 1880                 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV  
           M Child 3: Amos Claude Lowther      
       Also known as: Claude Lowther 
                Born: 1882                  9,18
                Died: 1944                  9
              Buried:                      in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV  6
             Resided:                      at Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV  3,19
              Census: 1900, 1910, 1920     in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV  
                Wife: Ora E. Gray  b. Oct- 2-1883  d. Aug-  -1982  
             Married: Oct- 2-1904          in Doddridge Co, WV  20
           F Child 4: Lillie Lowther      
                Born: May- 2-1885           16
                Died: Jan- 6-1903           16
              Buried:                      in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV  6,3
              Census: 1900                 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV  

Sources:
(1) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, 
http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 227. 
(2) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) 
(3) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 235. 
(4) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) 
(5) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). 
"Ritchie County in History & Romance," p. 235, reports his birth-death dates as Jun 1 1852 - 1931.  But death record 
shows his death date to be Apr 3 1930. 
(6) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, 
McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. 
(7) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as 
John M. Lowther, 20, of Ritchie Co, son of Archibald & Charlotte; and Lydia K. Amos, 20, of Ritchie Co, dau of Henry H. 
& Malinda.  Married Dec 12 1872. 
(8) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. 
(9) Headstone (year only) 
(10) Ritchie County Death Records, Harrisville, WV. 
(11) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 236. 
(12) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, 
http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 320. 
(13) 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Murphy District) 
(14) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). 
(15) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as 
Lloyd McIntire, widowed, 43, of Harrison Co; and Grace Lowther, 30, of Ritchie Co.  Married Nov 29 
1905. 
(16) Headstone. 
(17) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death. 
(18) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) 
(19) Death record of father. 
(20) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), 
Identified as A. C. Lowther, 22, of Ritchie Co; and Ora E. Gray, 21, of Doddridge Co.  Married Oct 2 
1904. 

Event Notes
Note (1) Listed as Grace Lowther, a boarder in the household of Winfield Scott Baker &
Olive Myrtle Amos.







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