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Henderson Columbus LOWTHER

Henderson Columbus LOWTHER

Male 1892 - 1958  (66 years)

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  • Name Henderson Columbus LOWTHER 
    Born 12 Feb 1892  Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • 1900 Census of Gilmer County gives his birth date as Feb 1893.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1910  Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1915  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1920  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1920  [3] 
    newsstand worker 
    Census 1930  Davisson Run (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1930  [4] 
    fire insurance adjuster 
    Residence 1935  Sawyers Run (Salem), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 1940  Sawyers Run (Salem), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1940  [5] 
    fire insurance agent 
    Residence 1954  Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Died 25 Oct 1958  [1, 7] 
    Notes 
    • 1920 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Coal District, City of Clarksburg), enumerated on Jan 17 1920:
      Henderson Louther, 28, laborer at newsstand; wife Griselda, 26; son Birk, 3; dau Margaret, 1 (?) month; lodger Maude Maloney, 35, widowed, school teacher; son Daniel Maloney, 10.

      1930 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Clark District), enumerated on Apr 11 1930 at Davisson Run:
      Henderson C. Lowther, 38, fire insurance adjuster; wife Zella M, 36; son Birk C, 14; dau Margaret P, 11; dau Rosalie B, 8; dau Billy (?) A, 7 months; lodger Charles E. Holliday, 54, married, farm laborer.

      1940 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Tenmile District), enumerated on Apr 9 1940 at Sawyer Run:
      H. C. Lowther, 48, fire insurance agent; wife Irena, 32; dau Margaret, 21, single; dau Rosalie, 18; dau Betty, 10; dau Patsy, 5; stepson David Lee Stutler, 5. All resided in the same house in 1935 except for Irena and David, rural Doddridge County.
    Person ID I64  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 25 Nov 2016 

    Father James Samson LOWTHER,   b. 3 Sep 1851,   d. 22 Sep 1933, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Margaret F. HOLLIDAY,   b. 12 Dec 1854, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 1912  (Age 57 years) 
    Family ID F7765  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Griselda Maria "Zella" CONLEY,   b. CA 1894, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Aug 1930  (Age ~ 36 years) 
    Married 24 Jul 1915  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    Children 
     1. Birk Conley LOWTHER,   b. 29 Feb 1916, Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 May 1992, Kandiyohi Co, MN Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     2. Margaret Priscella LOWTHER,   b. 11 Mar 1918, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 1998, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     3. Rosalie LOWTHER,   b. 5 Dec 1921,   d. 31 Jun 2005
     4. Betty LOWTHER,   b. CA 1929, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F1050  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Jeanette SKINNER  [10] 
    Children 
     1. Patsy Anne LOWTHER,   b. 12 Jan 1935, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Dec 2012  (Age 77 years)
    Family ID F46630  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Irene SUTTON,   b. 4 Feb 1908, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 1969, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)  [7, 11] 
    Family ID F8059  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1915 - Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 24 Jul 1915 - Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    64_HendersonColumbusLowther_GriseldaMariaConley_MarriageRecord_24Jul1915.jpg    		64_HendersonColumbusLowther_GriseldaMariaConley_MarriageRecord_24Jul1915.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    2. [S2050] Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV.

    3. [S2096] 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    4. [S2039] 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    5. [S2638] 1940 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    6. [S1577] Obituary of sister.

    7. [S692] Obituary of wife.

    8. [S2050] Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10251965&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Henderson Columbus Lowther, 23, b. Gilmer Co, res. Clarksburg; and Griselda Maria Conley, 22, b. Doddridge Co, res. Mt. Clare. Married Jul 24 1915 in Parkersburg. Informants for marriage license: H. C. Lowther & G. M. Conley.

    9. [S2567] West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    10. [S1564] Obituary of daughter.

    11. [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. 202.