Jul-28-2018                   

Husband: William George Lowther 1 Born: Feb-11-1839 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 2,3 (see note 1) Died: May-24-1921 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 2,4,5,6 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 7,2 Resided: at Fonzo, Ritchie Co, WV 1 Census: 1850, 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 2 Military: Co G, 14th W.Va. Inf, Civil War 7,1 Father: Archibald Lowther (1811 - 1874) Mother: Charlotta Willard (1813 - 1895) Other spouse 1
Wife: Mary Eleanor Meredith Married: Jun-24-1877 in Ritchie Co, WV 3
Born: Jan-11-1848 in Monroe Co, OH 2,6,3 Died: Sep- 1-1934 in Ritchie Co, WV 4,6 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 7 Father: William Meredith Mother: Tamer Deacon Other spouse 1
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) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (4) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1918-1940, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Nov 1998) (5) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 234. (6) Headstone (year only) (7) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. Event Notes Note (1) headstone reads 1838




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