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Melison W. MAXWELL

Melison W. MAXWELL

Female 1798 - 1879  (80 years)

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  • Name Melison W. MAXWELL 
    Born 29 Oct 1798  Delaware Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Female 
    Residence (SETTLED)  Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Died 5 May 1879  [2] 
    Buried IOOF (Egypt) Cemetery, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I31693  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 6 Nov 2007 

    Father David MAXWELL,   b. 19 Jun 1750, Dover, Kent Co, DE Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1820, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Susanna WHITE,   b. 22 Apr 1751, Dover, Kent Co, DE Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1792, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years) 
    Family ID F56400  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William W. LOWTHER,   b. 31 Oct 1793, West Milford, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Feb 1872  (Age 78 years)  [1, 6, 7] 
    Married 20 Feb 1823  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Children 
    +1. William Maxwell LOWTHER,   b. 1825,   bur. IOOF (Egypt) Cemetery, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Lorenzo Dow LOWTHER,   b. 25 May 1826, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Nov 1899, Guadalupe Co, TX Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     3. Armstrong LOWTHER,   b. 11 Apr 1829,   d. 1 Aug 1851  (Age 22 years)
    +4. Archibald M. LOWTHER,   b. Jan 1831,   d. 1902  (Age ~ 70 years)
     5. Rebecca LOWTHER,   b. 15 Sep 1832,   d. 11 Oct 1915  (Age 83 years)
    +6. Granville L. LOWTHER,   b. 1 Jun 1834,   d. 24 Jun 1908  (Age 74 years)
    +7. Alexander M. LOWTHER,   b. 13 Dec 1836,   d. 27 Mar 1908  (Age 71 years)
     8. Mary Jane LOWTHER,   b. 23 Jul 1838,   d. 2 Jul 1864  (Age 25 years)
     9. Sudna LOWTHER,   b. 23 Aug 1841,   d. 7 Mar 1864  (Age 22 years)
    Documents
    31692_LOWTHER_WilliamW_1850Census_RitchieCoVA_22Jul1850.jpg    		31692_LOWTHER_WilliamW_1850Census_RitchieCoVA_22Jul1850.jpg
    Family ID F12288  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S283] Ritchie County in History and Romance, Minnie Kendall Lowther, (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 106.

    2. [S5] Headstone.

    3. [S2066] 1850 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA.

    4. [S340] The Gibson and Related Families, Penny & O.D. Linder, http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GIBSON/2003-10/1067200853, (McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, 1991), p. 429.

    5. [S123] Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), (McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995).

    6. [S293] History of Ritchie County, Minnie Kendall Lowther, (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 13.

    7. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

    8. [S1792] Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985)).