Husband: James C. Wise
Born: ca 1842 in Wetzel Co, (W)VA 1 Resided: 1868 in Doddridge Co, WV 1 Census: 1850, 1860 in Wetzel Co, (W)VA Father: Jackson Wise (1814 - ) Mother: Nancy Ann ___ (1810 - )
Wife: Mary Ellen Lowther 2 Married: Jan-15-1868 in Ritchie Co, WV 3
Born: ca 1850 4,1 Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Father: John Alexander Lowther (1820 - 1862) Mother: Elizabeth Ann Sinnett (1831 - 1913)
M Child 1: John Jackson Wise Born: Feb- -1869 in Ritchie Co, WV 5 (see note 1) Died: Mar-10-1934 in Ritchie Co, WV 5 Buried: in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 5 (see note 2) Occupation: farmer 5 Wife: Addie Kelley b. Jan-23-1869 d. Apr- 4-1937 Also known as: Adda Kelly 6 Married: ca 1894 7
M Child 2: Harvey F. Wise
Born: Jan- 5-1873 8
Died: Oct- 7-1875 in Doddridge Co, WV 9
Cause of death: accident 10
Sources: (1) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (2) Death record of son. (3) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as J. C. Wise, 25, b. Wetzel Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Jackson & Ann; and Mary Ellen Lowther, 17, of Ritchie Co, dau of John A. & Elizabeth Ann. Married Jan 15 1868. (4) 1860 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA. (5) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (6) Death record of husband. (7) 1910 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (8) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (9) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Harvey (or Henry or Harry) F. (or T) Wise, age 2y 9m 2d, b. in Doddridge Co, son of James C. & Mary E. Wise, died Oct 7 1875 from an accident. DR p. 25. (10) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given as Feb 23 1869 in death record, but as Feb 15 1869 on headstone. Note (2) Death record states burial location only as Oxford, and there is a marker for him and his wife at the Michael Cemetery in Oxford. But his wife's obituary states her burial location as South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery in Oxford, so there actual burial location in not clear.