Husband: William Robert Lowther 1
Born: Feb-14-1809 near West Milford, Harrison Co, (W)VA 2,3,4 Died: Oct- 7-1881 in Mt. Zion, Calhoun Co, WV 3,5 Buried: in Pullman Cemetery, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 3 Resided: in Mt. Zion, Calhoun Co, WV 3 Resided: formerly near Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV 3 Resided: formerly near Smithville, Ritchie Co, WV 3 Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1860 in Barbour Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Resided: until 1838 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 3 Occupation: physician, schoolteacher 6,7,8 Father: William Beamer Lowther (1787 - 1867) Mother: Margaret Coburn (1787 - 1882) Other spouse 1
Wife: Sarah Ann Ayers 3,9 Married: Apr-20-1843 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 10,11 (see note 1)
Born: Aug- 9-1824 in Rockbridge Co, VA 2,1 Died: Sep- 6-1891 5 Buried: in Pullman Cemetery, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 6,12 Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1860 in Barbour Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Father: Daniel Ayers
F Child 1: Hannah E. Lowther Census name: Sarah E. Lowther 13 Born: 1844 10 (see note 2) Resided: in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV 6 Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1860 in Barbour Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Husband: John F. "Frank" Parker b. ca 1859 d. bef 1911 Also known as: Frank Parker 14,6 Married: Dec-25-1879 in Ritchie Co, WV 15
F Child 2: Arvilla Lowther 14,16 Also known as: Orvilla Lowther 6,10,13,8 Born: Feb-24-1846 in Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV 17,18 Died: Jun- 5-1931 in Ritchie Co, WV 16 Resided: in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV 6,10 Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1860 in Barbour Co, (W)VA Husband: James H. Nichols b. ca 1849 Married: Oct-17-1877 in Ritchie Co, WV 14
F Child 3: Sarah Ann Lowther Born: ca 1848 13 Resided: in Mt. Zion, Calhoun Co, WV 6 Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA
F Child 4: Margaret "Maggie" Lowther Born: Mar-22-1850 14 Died: Dec-16-1927 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 19 Buried: in Pullman Cemetery, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 19 Resided: in Mt. Zion, Calhoun Co, WV 6 Resided: 1879 in Ritchie Co, WV 14 Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1860 in Barbour Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Husband: Zachary Taylor Glover b. ca 1847 Also known as: Taylor Glover 6,10,12 Married: Oct-16-1879 in Ritchie Co, WV 20
M Child 5: George William Lowther Born: May-20-1852 19 Died: Apr- 6-1923 in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV 19 Buried: in Bluemont Cemetery, Grafton, Taylor Co, WV 19 Resided: in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV 6 Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1860 in Barbour Co, (W)VA Occupation: teacher, mayor of Grafton, streetcar conductor 6,19,18 Wife: Della Snodgrass b. ca 1862 Married: Oct-20-1881 in Ritchie Co, WV 14
M Child 6: Dolphus S. Lowther Also known as: Adolpheus Lowther 21 Born: Jul-11-1856 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 16,22 Died: Mar-22-1926 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 19,16,22 Buried: in Pullman Cemetery, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 19,12 Resided: in Mt. Zion, Calhoun Co, WV 6 Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1860 in Barbour Co, (W)VA Occupation: carpenter 19 Wife: Laura J. Lowther b. 1863 d. 1943 Married: Jan-16-1913 in Ritchie Co, WV 23
M Child 7: Daniel A. Lowther Born: Mar- 3-1862 17 Died: May-30-1937 in Ritchie Co, WV 16 Resided: in Mt. Zion, Calhoun Co, WV 6 Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
M Child 8: John Alexander Lowther
Born: Dec-23-1864 19
Died: Oct-14-1941 near Belington, Barbour Co, WV 19
Buried: in Belington Fraternal Cemetery, Belington, Barbour Co, WV 19
Resided: near Belington, Barbour Co, WV 19,10
Resided: formerly in Arkansas 6
Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Never married: 19
Sources: (1) Don Norman, 41991 Emerson Court, Elyria, OH 44035, The Descendants of Robert Lowther, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hcpd/norman/lowther.htm. (2) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death. (3) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 104. (4) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 270. (5) Headstone. (6) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 105. (7) 1860 Census, Barbour County, (W)VA. (8) 1850 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA. (9) Death record of son. (10) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 269. (11) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as William R. Lowther and Sarah Ann Ayers. Married Apr 20 1843. (12) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (13) 1870 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union Twp). (14) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (15) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Frank Parker, 20, of Ritchie Co, son of John & Nancy; and Hannah E. Lowther, 32, of Ritchie Co, dau of William R. & Sarah. Married Dec 25 1879. (16) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1918-1940, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Nov 1998) (17) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (18) 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. 449. (19) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (20) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Z. T. Glover, widowed, of Ritchie Co, son of Alex & Elizabeth; and Maggie Lowther, 26, res. Ritchie Co, dau of William R. & Sarah. Married Oct 16 1879. (21) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 271. (22) Headstone (year only) (23) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as D. S. Lowther, 56, of Ritchie Co; and Laura Lowther, 49, of Ritchie Co. Married Jan 17 1913. Event Notes Note (1) The wedding service was conducted by the Reverend A. C. Holden. "This was the first marriage solemnized in what is now Ritchie County, as it took place shortly after the organization of the county. The groom was the first clerk of the county court and doubtless wrote this license." Note (2) Birth date of 1844 reported in "Ritchie County in History and Romance," p. 269, but age 32 given at time of Dec 1879 marriage would put birth date in about 1847.