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George W. LOWTHER

George W. LOWTHER

Male 1849 - 1931  (82 years)

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  • Name George W. LOWTHER 
    Born 2 Mar 1849  [1] 
    • Age given at 1850 and 1860 Census would put birth in about 1848, but death record specifies Mar 2 1850, while obituary states Mar 2 1849.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Gilmer Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1874  Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1880  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920, 1930  Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [2, 4] 
    Died 7 May 1931  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 6] 
    Buried Hurst Cemetery, Rush Fork, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5] 
    Person ID I37194  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 22 Jan 2018 

    Father Robert LOWTHER,   b. CA 1810, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Apr 1867, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 57 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann SPURGEON,   b. May 1824, Preston Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Mar 1916, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 91 years) 
    Family ID F5745  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Amanda Columbia BURTON,   b. 8 Feb 1849, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Dec 1937, Rush Fork, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 17 Dec 1874  Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Notes 
    • 1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Cove District), enumerated on Apr 17 1930:
      George W. Lowther, 81, farmer; wife Manda C, 81; dau Mary L, 44, single; boarder Roy Lowther, 20, single. [8]
    Children 
     1. Emma Lura LOWTHER,   b. 26 Apr 1876, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Sep 1878, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
    +2. Sarah A. LOWTHER,   b. May 1879,   d. 3 Nov 1959  (Age ~ 80 years)
    +3. Clara B. LOWTHER,   b. CA 1882
     4. Verna Lou LOWTHER,   b. 26 Jun 1885, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1965, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     5. John Wesley LOWTHER,   d. Bef Dec 1937
    +6. Francis Charlotte "Lottie" LOWTHER,   b. 26 Feb 1889, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Feb 1967, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    Family ID F16243  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Obituary, West Union Record, 5/31/1931.

    2. [S967] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (South West Twp).

    3. [S1739] Gilmer County WV Marriages 1845-1933, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Jan 1989)).

    4. [S2020] 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District).

    5. [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV.

    6. [S1773] Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101).

    7. [S1739] Gilmer County WV Marriages 1845-1933, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Jan 1989)).
      Identified as G. W. Lowther, 25, b. Doddridge Co, res. Gilmer Co; and A. C. Burton, 25, b. Doddridge Co, res. Gilmer Co. Married Dec 17 1874.

    8. [S692] Obituary of wife.