Husband: Jonathan Coburn Lowther 1
Also known as: Joneth Lowther 2
Born: Mar- 8-1819 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 3,4,5
Died: Oct-11-1916 3
Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 3,6
Resided: in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 4
Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Father: Elias Lowther (1776 - 1845)
Mother: Rebecca Coburn (1779 - 1850)
Notes 4
Wife: Emza M. Neal 7,2,8
Also known as: Emsy M. Neal
Married: Oct-19-1843 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 9,6
Born: Jun-14-1824 near Williamstown, Wood Co, WV 6,3
Died: Oct-27-1904 at Otterslide, Ritchie Co, WV 3,10 (see note 1)
Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 6,3
Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Father: Nathan Neal
Mother: Rachel M. Stout (1801 - 1890)
Notes
F Child 1: Sophronia Ellen Lowther Born: Mar-12-1845 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 11,12,13,14 Died: Feb-25-1922 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 11,14 Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 3,11 Husband: William M. Jett b. Jan-18-1840 d. Feb- 5-1922 Married: Oct-11-1866 in Ritchie Co, WV 12
F Child 2: Catharine Rebecca Lowther Also known as: Rebecca Lowther 6,15,7 Born: Aug- -1852 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 16,17,12 Census: 1920 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Census: 1910 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1900 in Wirt Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Charles W. Bee b. Jun-10-1848 Married: Oct- 2-1873 in Ritchie Co, WV 18
M Child 3: William W. Lowther [adopted] Born: ca 1855 19 Resided: in California 6,8 Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Sources: (1) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 249. (2) Death record of daughter. (3) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (4) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 18. (5) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 275. (6) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 276. (7) Marriage record of daughter. (8) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 258. (9) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Jonathan C. Lowther and Emza M. Neal. Married Oct 19 1843. (10) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990). Minnie Kendall Lowther reports death date of Emza Neal Lowther as 1906 in "History of Ritchie County" (p. 258), but as Oct 27 1904 in "Ritchie County in History and Romance" (p. 276). "Ritchie County Cemeteries" (p. 622) reports death date as Oct 27 1904. p. 276. (11) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (12) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (13) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 257. (14) Headstone (year only) (15) 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District) (16) 1900 Census, Wirt County, WV. (17) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, http://files.usgwarchives.net/wv/doddridge/vitals/birth.txt. (18) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Charles W. Bee, 25, b. Doddridge Co, res. Ritchie Co, son of Wilson & Percilla; and Catharine R. Lowther, 22, of Ritchie Co, dau of Jonathan C. & Emza. Married Oct 2 1873. (Corrected for transcription error, which has reversed the parents' names.) (19) 1870 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union Twp). Event Notes Note (1) Minnie Kendall Lowther reports death date of Emza Neal Lowther as 1906 in "History of Ritchie County" (p. 258), but as Oct 27 1904 in "Ritchie County in History and Romance" (p. 276). "Ritchie County Cemeteries" (p. 622) reports death date as Oct 27 1904.