Husband: William W. Lowther
Born: Oct-31-1793 in West Milford, Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,2,3
Died: Feb-26-1872 3
Buried: in IOOF (Egypt) Cemetery, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 4
Resided: (settled in 1838) in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 2,5
Father: William Lowther (1769 - 1857)
Mother: Margaret Morrison (1768 - 1850)
Notes
Wife: Melison W. Maxwell 2,1,6 Also known as: Melicent Maxwell 2 Married: Feb-20-1823 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 7
Born: Oct-29-1798 in Delaware 1,3,8 Died: May- 5-1879 3 Buried: in IOOF (Egypt) Cemetery, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 9 Resided: (settled) in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 5 Father: Mother:
M Child 1: William Maxwell Lowther Also known as: Maxwell Lowther 10,11 Born: 1825 12,13 Buried: in IOOF (Egypt) Cemetery, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 12 Wife: Matilda H. Lowther b. 1839 d. Feb-27-1913 Married: Aug-30-1856 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 14
M Child 2: Lorenzo Dow Lowther Born: 1826 12 Resided: (settled) in Texas 12,15 Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA
M Child 3: Armstrong Lowther 9
Born: Apr-11-1829 16
Died: Aug- 1-1851 3
Buried: in IOOF (Egypt) Cemetery, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 9
M Child 4: Archibald M. Lowther Also known as: Archie Lowther 17,18 Born: Jan- -1831 19,20,12 Died: 1902 12,20 Buried: in IOOF (Egypt) Cemetery, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 9 Resided: at Goose Creek, Ritchie Co, WV 15 Wife: Margaret F. Mabin b. Oct-28-1842 d. Jun-19-1925 Married: May-17-1860 in Wirt Co, (W)VA 21
F Child 5: Rebecca Lowther Born: Sep-15-1832 22,12 Died: Oct-11-1915 12 Resided: in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 15 Husband: John R. Young b. ca 1832 d. Oct-10-1906 Married: Jun- 4-1879 in Ritchie Co, WV 23 No children: 12,24 (see note 1)
M Child 6: Granville L. Lowther Born: Jun- 1-1834 12,20 Died: Jun-24-1908 12,20 Buried: in Oakwood Cemetery, Sistersville, Tyler Co, WV 12,3 Resided: in Sistersville, Tyler Co, WV 12,15 Resided: formerly in Middlebourne, Tyler Co, WV 12 Resided: originally in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 12 Occupation: saddler, harness-maker 25,12 Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Wife: Elizabeth Kelly b. ca 1832 d. Jun-24-1870 Married: May-10-1855 in Middlebourne, Tyler Co, WV 26 Wife: Mary E. Kramer b. Sep- 3-1845 d. Jan- 8-1920 Married: Feb- 5-1871 in Tyler Co, WV 27
M Child 7: Alexander M. Lowther Born: Dec-13-1836 3,18 Died: Mar-27-1908 3 Buried: in Ayers (aka Deem) Cemetery, near Macfarlan, Ritchie Co, WV 9 Resided: near Macfarlan, Ritchie Co, WV 12,15 Wife: Amanda D. Mann b. ca 1859 Married: Apr-26-1881 in Ritchie Co, WV 28
F Child 8: Mary Jane Lowther 9 Born: Jul-23-1838 3 Died: Jul- 2-1864 3 Buried: in IOOF (Egypt) Cemetery, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 9 Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA
F Child 9: Sudna Lowther 9 Born: Aug-23-1841 3 Died: Mar- 7-1864 3 Buried: in IOOF (Egypt) Cemetery, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 9 Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA
Sources: (1) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 106. (2) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 13. (3) Headstone. (4) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995, findagrave.com reports burial at Cairo Masonic Cemetery, p. 213. (5) Penny & O.D. Linder, http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GIBSON/2003-10/1067200853, The Gibson and Related Families, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, 1991, p. 429. (6) Marriage record of son. (7) Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985) (8) 1850 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA. (9) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (10) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 155. (11) Marriage record of daughter. (12) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 107. (13) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (14) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as W. M. Lowther, 32, of Ritchie Co, son of William W. & Melissa; and Matilda Lowther, 18, of Ritchie Co, dau of Jesse & Phebe. Married Aug 30 1856. (15) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 499. (16) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death. (17) Penny & O.D. Linder, http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GIBSON/2003-10/1067200853, The Gibson and Related Families, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, 1991, p. 442. (18) Don Norman, 41991 Emerson Court, Elyria, OH 44035, The Descendants of Robert Lowther, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hcpd/norman/lowther.htm. (19) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Grant District) (20) Headstone (year only) (21) Wirt County Marriage Records, Elizabeth, WV. (22) Obituary. (23) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as John R. Young, 47, b. Virginia, res. Ritchie Co; and Rebecca Lowther, 46, b. Virginia, res. Ritchie Co, dau of W. W. Married June 4 1879. (24) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 182. (25) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV. (26) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV, Identified as Granville L. Lowther, age 20y 11m, single, occupation saddler, b. Wood Co, son of William & Melison Lowther; and Elizabeth Kelly (sic), age 23y 4m, single, b. Tyler Co, dau of Thomas & Mary Kelley (sic). Married May 10 1855 in Middlebourne. (27) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV, Identified as Granville L. Lowther, widowed, 36, b. Ritchie Co, res. Middlebourne, occup saddler, son of William & Mellison Lowther; and Mary E. Kramer, single, 32, b. Greene Co PA, res. Middlebourne, dau of James W. & Selina Kramer. Married Feb 5 1871 in Tyler Co. MR p.27. (28) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Alex Lowther, 44, b. Virginia, res. Ritchie Co; and Amanda D. Mann, 22, b. Wood Co, res. Ritchie Co. Married Apr 26 1881. Event Notes Note (1) A foster son, Frank Fetty, shared in Rebecca's estate.