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Edna Clair LOWTHER

Edna Clair LOWTHER

Female 1895 - 1969  (74 years)

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  • Name Edna Clair LOWTHER 
    Born 17 Oct 1895  New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Female 
    Occupation 1918  [4] 
    teacher at Smithburg School 
    Census 1930  New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 1940  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1950  Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Education Salem College  [1] 
    Occupation teacher & asst superintendent, Doddridge Co WV  [1, 2, 6, 7] 
    Occupation 1950  [8] 
    grade school teacher 
    Died 26 Dec 1969  Middlebourne, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 9, 10] 
    Buried Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 11] 
    Person ID I47499  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 22 Aug 2023 

    Father Varnum Bailey LOWTHER,   b. 5 Aug 1867, Freeborn Co, MN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jul 1950, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Eva Elizabeth WILLIS,   b. 12 Mar 1872, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1952, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Family ID F16657  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Clarence Thomas HYATT,   b. 4 Mar 1887, Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Nov 1965, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 1 Sep 1937  Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 12] 
    Count of Children 0   [2] 
    Documents
    47506_ClarenceThomasHyatt_EdnaCLowther_MarriageRecord_1Sep1937.jpg    		47506_ClarenceThomasHyatt_EdnaCLowther_MarriageRecord_1Sep1937.jpg
    Family ID F19424  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 17 Oct 1895 - New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1950 - Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 26 Dec 1969 - Middlebourne, Tyler Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    999999_EqualSuffrageMeeting_DoddridgeCoRepublican_17Aug1916.jpg    		999999_EqualSuffrageMeeting_DoddridgeCoRepublican_17Aug1916.jpg
    17248_ROBINSON_Cecil-Blaine_Letter-to-cousin-EdnaClairLowther_1Jul1918.jpg    		17248_ROBINSON_Cecil-Blaine_Letter-to-cousin-EdnaClairLowther_1Jul1918.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Obituary.

    2. [S83] Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Susie Davis Nicholson, (Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >), p. 185.

    3. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    4. [S691] West Union Herald, 10/10/1918.

    5. [S2035] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District).

    6. [S2294] Tyler County Death Records, Middlebourne, WV.

    7. [S1913] Dirigo, (Salem College Yearbook), 1928.

    8. [S295] 1950 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District).

    9. [S2294] Tyler County Death Records, Middlebourne, WV.
      Identified as Edna Clair Hyatt, age 74, dau of Varnum B. Lowther & Eva Willis, widowed, retired teacher; died Dec 26 1969 in Middlebourne, cause of death arteriosclerotic heart disease. (Note: "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 185, incorrectly reports death date as Dec 26 1965 and states her middle name as Clara.)

    10. [S1700] Obituary - Nursing home.

    11. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).

    12. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 45.
      Identified as Clarence Thomas Hyatt, 48, b. Doddridge Co, res. Morgansville WV; and Edna C. Lowther, 41, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Sep 1 1937 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV. (Note: Wife's obituary incorrectly states marriage date as Sep 1 1936.)