Husband: Joseph Woodson Lowther
Also known as: Woodson Lowther 1
Born: Oct- 1-1887 in Ritchie Co, WV 2,3,4,5
Died: Feb- 1-1984 in New Martinsville, Wetzel Co, WV 6,3,2
Buried: in IOOF (Egypt) Cemetery, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 7,8
Resided: in Wick, Tyler Co, WV 7,9
Census: 1930 in Marion Twp, Morgan Co, OH
Census: 1920 in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 10
Census: 1910 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV
Resided: 1909 at Goose Creek, Ritchie Co, WV 5
Census: 1900 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV
Occupation: 1930 farmer 11
Occupation: 1920 rig builder in oil fields 10
Father: Armstrong Maxwell Lowther (1862 - 1942)
Mother: Mary Allie Ross
Wife: Lottie May Francis 10,12 Married: Oct-10-1909 in Ritchie Co, WV 5
Born: Nov- 7-1893 2,10,5 (see note 1) Died: May- -1973 in Columbus, Franklin Co, OH 13,2 Resided: in Columbus, Franklin Co, OH 2 Census: 1940 in Athens, Athens Co, OH (see note 2) Census: 1930 in Marion Twp, Morgan Co, OH Census: 1920 in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 10 Census: 1910 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1909 at Goose Creek, Ritchie Co, WV 5 Father: Mother:
F Child 1: Elsie Elizabeth Lowther Born: 1910 in West Virginia 14,10 Died: 1974 14 Buried: in Ingram Ridge Cemetery, near Glendale, Ritchie Co, WV 8 Census: 1920 in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 10 Husband: Omer Christopher Ambrose b. 1905 d. 1971
M Child 2: Pearlie Ray Lowther Census name: Pearley Lowther Born: Dec- 2-1912 in Ohio 3,10 Died: Aug- 6-1994 3 Buried: in Orma Methodist Church Cemetery, Orma, Calhoun Co, WV 8 Resided: 1984, 1988 in Spencer, Roane Co, WV 15,16 Census: 1940 in Meade District, Tyler Co, WV Census: 1930 in Marion Twp, Morgan Co, OH Census: 1920 in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 10
M Child 3: Creed Irvin Lowther Also known as: Creed E. Lowther 17 Born: Jul-13-1915 in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 18,10,19 Died: Aug-14-1988 in Brunswick, Glynn Co, GA 6,2 Buried: in Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Brunswick, Glynn Co, GA 7,8 Resided: in Brunswick, Glynn Co, GA 20,7,15 Resided: 1934, 1969 in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 19,21 Census: 1930 in Marion Twp, Morgan Co, OH Census: 1920 in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 10 Occupation: Pennsylvania Railroad (14 yrs, retired 1976) 7 Wife: Alice Viletta "Alli" Fogle b. Jan-12-1915 d. Mar- 4-1983 Married: Apr-30-1934 in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 19 Wife: Grace Lee "Gracie" Burch b. Oct-10-1949 d. Apr- 7-2011 Married: Mar-21-1969 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 22
F Child 4: Osie D. Lowther Born: ca 1918 in West Virginia 10 Census: 1930 in Marion Twp, Morgan Co, OH Census: 1920 in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 10
M Child 5: Lloyd Donald Lowther Born: Sep- 3-1920 in West Virginia 3,11 Died: Nov- 4-1992 3 Buried: in Stockport Cemetery, Stockport, Morgan Co, OH 8 Resided: 1984 in Stockport, Morgan Co, OH 15 Census: 1940 in Windsor Twp, Morgan Co, OH (see note 3) Census: 1930 in Marion Twp, Morgan Co, OH Military: Tec 5, US Army, World War II 23 Wife: Mary Lou Hoover b. Jul-17-1927 d. May-15-2015 Married: Jun-15-1946 3
M Child 6: Floyd Maxwell Lowther Born: 1923 in Ritchie Co, WV 11,18 Census: 1940 near McConnelsville, Morgan Co, OH (see note 4) Census: 1930 in Marion Twp, Morgan Co, OH
M Child 7: Ora Lee Lowther Born: Oct- 5-1926 in Ohio 24,25,11 Died: Aug- 6-1997 in Morgan Co, OH 25 Resided: 1984 in Stockport, Morgan Co, OH 15 Census: 1940 in Windsor Twp, Morgan Co, OH (see note 5) Census: 1930 in Marion Twp, Morgan Co, OH Never married: 25
F Child 8: Pauline M. Lowther Born: ca 1929 in Ohio 11 Resided: 1984 in Columbus, Franklin Co, OH 15 Census: 1930 in Marion Twp, Morgan Co, OH Husband: ___ Dean
Sources: (1) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (2) Social Security Death Index. (3) Headstone. (4) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Grant District) (5) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (6) Obituary - Hospital. (7) Obituary. (8) Findagrave.com. (9) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (10) 1920 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Grant District). (11) 1930 Census. (12) Marriage record of son. (13) Death Record - Online. (14) Grave marker (year only) (15) Obituary of father. (16) Obituary of brother. (17) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998) (18) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (19) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11545538&Type=Marriage. (20) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Ohio before 1951. (21) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11548132&Type=Marriage. (22) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Creed Irvin Lowther, single, 53, b. Jul 13 1915 in Ritchie Co, res. Cairo, son of Joseph Woodson Lowther & Lottie May (Francis) Lowther; and Gracie Lee Burch, single, 19, b. Oct 10 1949 in Doddridge Co, res. Petroleum, dau of George Edward Burch & Merle (Pyle) Burch. Consent of wife's mother filed with application. Married Mar 21 1969 in Harrisville, officiated by Clifford T. Phillips, Minister of St. Luke's United Methodist Church, Harrisville. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11548132&Type=Marriage. (23) Military Grave Marker. (24) Ohio Birth Index, 1908-1964 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and Ohio Vital Records Office. (25) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. Event Notes Note (1) Birthplace given in marriage record as Ritchie County, but most census records show it as Ohio. The 1920 Census shows her birthplace as West Virginia and her parents' birthplace as Ohio. Note (2) Listed as Lottie Lowther, 46, b. Ohio, married, one of many patients at the Athens State Hospital for the Insane. Note (3) Along with brother Ora, listed as a boarder in the household of Harrison & Pearl Sweet. Note (4) Listed as a lodger in the household of Forest & Rachel Parmiter. Note (5) Along with brother Lloyd, listed as a boarder in the household of Harrison & Pearl Sweet.