Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Franklin P. Lowther    
       Also known as: Frank P. Lowther 1,2
                Born: Feb-14-1853          in White Oak (near Pullman), Ritchie Co, WV  3,4 (see note 1)
                Died: Nov- 1-1901          in New Martinsville, Wetzel Co, WV  5
              Buried:                      in Williams Cemetery, New Martinsville, Wetzel Co, WV  6
      Cause of death:                      killed in gunfight  7
              Census: 1880, 1900           in New Martinsville, Wetzel Co, WV  
             Resided: 1872                 in Wetzel Co, WV  1
              Census: 1870                 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV  
              Census: 1860                 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA  
          Occupation:                      physician  8,9
              Father: John Alexander Lowther   (1820 - 1862) 
              Mother: Elizabeth Ann Sinnett   (1831 - 1913) 
                Wife: Caroline A. Wise     
         Census name: Carry A. 
             Married: Oct- 8-1872          in New Martinsville, Wetzel Co, WV  1
                Born: Nov-30-1848          in Wetzel Co, (W)VA  1,10,5 (see note 2)
                Died: Apr- 4-1911          in New Martinsville, Wetzel Co, WV  5
              Buried:                      in Williams Cemetery, New Martinsville, Wetzel Co, WV  6
              Census: 1880, 1900, 1910     in New Martinsville, Wetzel Co, WV  
             Resided: 1872                 in Wetzel Co, WV  1
              Census: 1850, 1860           in Wetzel Co, WV  
              Father: Jackson Wise   (1814 -     ) 
              Mother: Nancy Ann ___   (1810 -     ) 
           F Child 1: Anna L. Lowther      
                Born: ca 1876               8
              Census: 1880                 in New Martinsville, Wetzel Co, WV  
           M Child 2: Campbell Forest Lowther      
         Census name: Forest Lowther 
                Born: Dec-12-1876          in New Martinsville, Wetzel Co, WV  6,9,11
                Died: Feb-15-1943          in Louisville, Jefferson Co, KY  6,11
              Buried:                      in Williams Cemetery, New Martinsville, Wetzel Co, WV  6
              Census: 1880, 1900           in New Martinsville, Wetzel Co, WV  
           F Child 3: Lena Lowther      
                Born: Nov-  -1881           9
              Census: 1900, 1910           in New Martinsville, Wetzel Co, WV  
           F Child 4: Frankie Lowther      
                Born: May-  -1887           9
              Census: 1900                 in New Martinsville, Wetzel Co, WV  

Sources:
(1) Wetzel County Marriage Records, New Martinsville, WV. 
(2) Headstone. 
(3) Ritchie County Birth Records, Harrisville, WV, BR p. 3 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2253740&Type=Birth. 
(4) 1860 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA. 
(5) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(6) Findagrave.com. 
(7) Obituary, www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=35866255. 
(8) 1880 Census, Wetzel County, WV. 
(9) 1900 Census, Wetzel County, WV. 
(10) 1860 Census, Wetzel County, (W)VA. 
(11) Headstone (year only) 

Event Notes
Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Dec 1852, and date on headstone is Dec 14
1852.  But birth record indicates Dec 14 1853.
Note (2) Age 14 in 1860 Census would put birth in about 1846, while age in marriage
record and death record puts it in about 1848.  Date on headstone is Nov 30
1848.







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