Husband: Archibald M. Lowther
Also known as: Archie Lowther 1,2
Born: Jan- -1831 3,4,5
Died: 1902 5,4
Buried: in IOOF (Egypt) Cemetery, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 6
Resided: at Goose Creek, Ritchie Co, WV 7
Father: William W. Lowther (1793 - 1872)
Mother: Melison W. Maxwell (1798 - 1879)
Wife: Margaret F. Mabin 5
Married: May-17-1860 in Wirt Co, (W)VA 8
Born: Oct-28-1842 in Clarion Co, PA 9,3,8,4,5,10
Died: Jun-19-1925 in Ritchie Co, WV 11,4,5
Buried: in IOOF (Egypt) Cemetery, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 6,5
Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV
Father: J. S. Mabin
Mother: Rebecca ___
Notes
Notes
M Child 1: Armstrong Maxwell Lowther 5 Also known as: Army Lowther 12 Born: Dec- 1-1862 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 13,14,15 (see note 1) Died: May-10-1942 in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 14,16,4 Buried: in IOOF (Egypt) Cemetery, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 6,14 Resided: in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 14 Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Wife: Mary Allie Ross Also known as: Alice Ross 12 Married: Oct-26-1886 in New Martinsville, Wetzel Co, WV 15,17 (see note 2) Divorced: bef Jun 1900 3
M Child 2: Charles Lowther 5 Also known as: Charlie Lowther 18,19 Born: Dec- 5-1865 14,4 Died: Apr-24-1931 in Pike (Ellenboro), Ritchie Co, WV 14,11 Buried: in Mt. Carmel Cemetery (Twin Oaks, Co Rd 50/10), Glendale (Cairo), Ritchie Co WV 14,6 Census: 1910 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: farmer 14 Wife: Mary Emily "Molly" Allender b. Jan-11-1868 d. Mar-18-1948 Married: Jan- 5-1888 in Ritchie Co, WV 20
Sources: (1) 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. (2) Don Norman, 41991 Emerson Court, Elyria, OH 44035, The Descendants of Robert Lowther, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hcpd/norman/lowther.htm. (3) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Grant District) (4) Headstone (year only) (5) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 107. (6) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (7) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 499. (8) Wirt County Marriage Records, Elizabeth, WV. (9) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (10) Death record of son. (11) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1918-1940, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Nov 1998) (12) Obituary of son. (13) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1941-1955, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Dec 1998) (14) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (15) Wetzel County Marriage Records, New Martinsville, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11594472&Type=Marriage. (16) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1941-1955, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Dec 1998), Identified as Armstrong Maxwell Lowther, son of Archibald M. & Margard? (Mahone) Lowther, died May 10 1942, age 79y 5m 9d. (17) West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900 (http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4484.htm) (18) Headstone. (19) Birth record of son. (20) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Charles Lowther, 22, of Ritchie Co; and Mary E. Allender, 19, of Ritchie Co. Married Jan 5 1888. Event Notes Note (1) "Ritchie County WV Cemeteries," p. 212, reports headstone dates as 1851-1942. But a photo of the headstone shows the birth date as 1861, and 1900 Census shows birth date as Dec 1861. Death record states birth date as Dec 1 1862, corresponding wtih age 79y 5m 9d at time of death on May 10 1942. Note (2) Informant for marriage license: Charles Hutchinson of Wetzel County.