Armstrong LOWTHER

1834 - Aft 1900  (~ 66 years)

• Name	Armstrong LOWTHER
  Born	CA 1834  [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Doddridge Co, (W)VA
  Census	1860	Ritchie Co, (W)VA
  Census	1870	Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV
  Census	1880, 1900	Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV
  	In 1900, he was one of numerous inmates at the Ritchie County Almshouse & Farm.
  Died	Aft Jun 1900  [3]
  Notes	1860 Census, Ritchie Co, (W)VA, enumerated on June 29 1860: Listed in the household of John Starr (47, farmer & carpenter) and his wife Ellen M. Starr (42), were their six children and Armstrong Lowther, age 24, identified as "Idiotic & Pauper" and unable to read or write. 1870 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Clay District), enumerated on Aug 1 1870: Listed in the household of E. B. Leggett (58, miller) and his wife Sarah A. Leggett (56), were two of their children and five other persons, two of whom were identified as paupers, and one of whom was Armstrong Lowther, 40, occupation given as "(Pauper)," unable to read or write. 1880 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Murphy District), enumerated on July 10 1880: Listed in the household of Thomas B. Rexroad (33, farmer) and his wife Sara E. Rexroad (34), were their two sons, Albert (7) and Francis (4), and six other persons all of whom were identified as paupers. One of those was Armstrong Lowther, 60, occupation given as "Pauper," unable to read or write. Age 60 given for him is inconsistent with other records and is considered to be in error. 1900 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Murphy District), enumerated on June 13 1900: Listed as an inmate at the Ritchie County Almshouse & Farm was Armstrong Lowther, 70, b. March 1830, unable to read or write.
  Person ID	I46870	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	16 Aug 2009

  
  

  Father	William Jesse LOWTHER,   b. 1791,   d. Bef 1840  (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann "Polly" LOWTHER,   b. CA 1792, Harrison Co, (W)VA
  Family ID	F7768	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S941] 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. [S1823] The Descendants of Robert Lowther, Don Norman, 41991 Emerson Court, Elyria, OH 44035, (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hcpd/norman/lowther.htm). [S2099] 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Murphy District).