Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: John Marshall Lowther 1   
                Born: Jun- 5-1851          in Ritchie Co, (W)VA  2,3,4
                Died: Apr- 3-1930          in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV  5
              Buried:                      in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV  2,3,6
             Resided:                      near Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV  1
              Census: 1870, 1900           in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV  
              Census: 1860                 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA  
              Father: Archibald Lowther   (1811 - 1874) 
              Mother: Charlotta Willard   (1813 - 1895) 
Other spouse 1
                Wife: Annie E. Kershner   7  
             Married: Mar-26-1908          in Ritchie Co, WV  8
                Born: ca 1862               4,9
              Census: 1920                 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV  
              Father:
              Mother:
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) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 235. 
(4) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) 
(5) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). 
"Ritchie County in History & Romance," p. 235, reports his birth-death dates as Jun 1 1852 - 1931.  But death record 
shows his death date to be Apr 3 1930. 
(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, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 236. 
(8) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as 
John M. Lowther, 55, of Ritchie Co; and Mrs. Annie E. Jones, 46, b. West Virginia, res. Ritchie Co.  Married Mar 26 
1908. 
(9) 1920 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). 







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