Jul-28-2018
Husband: Alexander S. Lowther Census name: A. S. Lowther
Born: Jun- 1-1842 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 1,2 Died: Jun- 4-1917 1 Buried: in Prairie Lawn Cemetery, Peabody, Marion Co, KS 1 Resided: 1911 in Peabody, Marion Co, KS 3 Resided: 1901 in Aulne, Marion Co, KS 4 Census: 1880 in Marion Co, KS Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1865 in Ritchie Co, WV 2 Census: 1850, 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 5 Military: Co M, 6th W.Va. Inf, Civil War 1,3 Father: Archibald Lowther (1811 - 1874) Mother: Charlotta Willard (1813 - 1895)
Wife: Mary Ann Nutter Married: Nov- 2-1865 in Ritchie Co, WV 2
Born: Aug-23-1846 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,2,6 Died: Mar- -1939 7 (see note 1) Buried: in Prairie Lawn Cemetery, Peabody, Marion Co, KS 6 Census: 1880 in Marion Co, KS Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Father: Christopher N. Nutter (1806 - 1883) Mother: Sarah Ann Swisher (1817 - 1894)
M Child 1: Fred D. Lowther Born: Oct- -1866 in Ritchie Co, WV 8,6,1 Died: Aug- 3-1933 in Tarrant Co, TX 6,1 Resided: in Texas 1 Census: 1920 in Weatherford, Parker Co, TX Census: 1900 in Henry Co, IL Census: 1880 in Marion Co, KS Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: 1920 foreman on oil pipeline 9 Wife: Maude E. Ward b. ca 1890
M Child 2: John Selwin Lowther Census name: Lewis Lowther Born: Nov- 2-1867 in West Virginia 7,8,1 Died: Dec- 9-1907 in Peabody, Marion Co, KS 7,6,1 Buried: in Prairie Lawn Cemetery, Peabody, Marion Co, KS 10,1 Census: 1900 in Henry Co, IL Census: 1880 in Marion Co, KS Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
M Child 3: James Mortimer Lowther Census name: Morton Lowther Born: May-31-1868 in Ritchie Co, WV 6,11 Died: Aug- -1945 in Peabody, Marion Co, KS 6 Buried: in Prairie Lawn Cemetery, Peabody, Marion Co, KS 12 Census: 1880 in Marion Co, KS Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
F Child 4: Frances E. "Fannie" Lowther Census name: Francis Lowther Born: Oct-18-1870 in Ritchie Co, WV 7,6,1,11 Died: Jul- 2-1915 7 (see note 2) Buried: in Prairie Lawn Cemetery, Peabody, Marion Co, KS 13,1 Census: 1880 in Marion Co, KS
F Child 5: Effie Lowther Born: Sep-15-1872 in Marion Co, KS 6,5 Died: Feb- 2-1940 in Hawk Springs, Goshen Co, WY 6 Buried: in Valley View Cemetery, Torrington, Goshen Co, WY 6 Resided: in Wyoming 1 Census: 1880 in Marion Co, KS Husband: Francis Allen Rockhold b. Mar-13-1858 d. Feb-24-1941 Married: Oct- 4-1891 in Marion Co, KS 6
M Child 6: Albert "Bert" Lowther Also known as: Bert Lowther 1 Born: Oct-25-1874 in Peabody, Marion Co, KS 5,6 Died: Dec-18-1953 in Hereford, Deaf Smith Co, TX 6 Buried: in West Park Cemetery, Hereford, Deaf Smith Co, TX 6 Resided: in Texas 1 Census: 1880 in Marion Co, KS
M Child 7: Jay Edwin Lowther Born: Jun-27-1877 in Kansas 14,5 Died: Jan- -1969 Buried: in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Wichita, Sedgwick Co, KS 6 Resided: in Wichita, Sedgwick Co, KS 1,14 Census: 1880 in Marion Co, KS Occupation: carpenter 14,15
M Child 8: Samuel Lowther Born: Apr- -1879 in Peabody, Marion Co, KS 6,16,5 Died: 1942 in Nanton, Alberta, Canada 16,6 Buried: in Nanton Town Cemetery, Nanton, Alberta, Canada 6 Resided: in Canada 1 Census: 1880, 1900 in Marion Co, KS
F Child 9: Ora C. Lowther Born: Feb- 2-1881 in Peabody, Marion Co, KS 7,6 Died: May-13-1901 in Emporia, Lyon Co, KS 7,6 Buried: in Prairie Lawn Cemetery, Peabody, Marion Co, KS 1 Resided: in Aulne, Marion Co, KS 17 Cause of death: suicide by drowning 17 (see note 3)
M Child 10: Ellsworth Frank Lowther Also known as: Frank Lowther 1 Born: Oct-13-1882 14,16 Died: 1941 16 Buried: in Whitewater Cemetery, Harvey Co, KS 18 Resided: in Whitewater, Butler Co, KS 1,14
M Child 11: Benjamin Harrison Lowther Born: Aug-21-1887 in Peabody, Marion Co, KS 6 Died: May- 4-1948 in Wichita, Sedgwick Co, KS 6 Buried: in Old Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick Co, KS 6 Resided: in Wichita, Sedgwick Co, KS 1
Sources: (1) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 235. (2) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (3) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 227. (4) Obituary of daughter. (5) 1880 Census. (6) Findagrave.com. (7) Headstone. (8) 1900 Census. (9) 1920 Census. (10) Findagrave.com, Name on headstone: John S. Lowther. (11) 1870 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union Twp). (12) Findagrave.com, Name on headstone: J. M. Lowther. (13) Findagrave.com, Name on headstone: Fannie E. Lowther. (14) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (15) 1930 Census. (16) Headstone (year only) (17) Obituary. (18) Findagrave.com, Name on headstone: E. Frank Lowther. Event Notes Note (1) "Ritchie County in History and Romance," p. 235, reports death date as 1937. But headstone reads March 1939. Note (2) "Ritchie County in History and Romance," p. 235, reports death date as 1917. But date on headstone is July 2, 1915. Note (3) "Ritchie County in History and Romance," p. 235, incorrectly reports birth date as 1880 and death date as 1898. Correct dates of 1881 and 1901 are shown on her headstone and in newspaper accounts of her death. Despondent over problems with her fiance, Ora Lowther jumped off a bridge and was drowned. She left a suicide note. https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8605056Name Index