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Wickley B. LOWE

Wickley B. LOWE

Male 1890 - 1943  (52 years)

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  • Name Wickley B. LOWE 
    Born 22 Dec 1890  Mole Hill (now Mountain), Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • Birth date given in 1900 Census as Dec 1891. Birthplace given in death record as West Union, but Social Security records and World War I draft registration show it as Mole Hill.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Centerville, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1917  Deep Valley (Central Station), Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1920  Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1930  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Jockey Camp, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Occupation laborer/trackman, B & O Railroad  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Residence West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 21 Apr 1943  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Cause: multiple sclerosis 
    Buried Mole Hill Cemetery, Mountain, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I85798  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 28 Sep 2016 

    Father William Walker LOWE,   b. Dec 1846,   d. Bef 1920  (Age ~ 73 years) 
    Mother Mary E. CHRISLIP,   b. Jun 1846 
    Family ID F36787  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eva Luanna WALKER,   b. 4 Aug 1894, Nicholas Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Sep 1985  (Age 91 years) 
    Notes 
    • 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District), enumerated on April 16, 1950 on U.S. Route 50:
      Wick Lowe, 39, trackman for railroad, value of home $600, age 24 at time of first marriage; wife Luania, 35, age 20 at first marriage; stepdau Idress Hannah, 19, widowed; dau Esta Lowe, 13; son William Lowe, 12; son Glen Lowe, 8; step-granddau Wilda Hannah, 2. All born in West Virginia.
    Children 
     1. Esta Irene LOWE,   b. 6 Jul 1916, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jul 1986, Petersburg, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     2. William Clarence LOWE,   b. 21 Dec 1918, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Sep 1998  (Age 79 years)
     3. Cleo Glenn LOWE,   b. 3 Jun 1922, Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jan 1995, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     4. Alonzo LOWE,   b. 11 Apr 1929,   d. 4 May 1929  (Age 0 years)
     5. John Robert LOWE,   b. 29 Mar 1931, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Dec 1976  (Age 45 years)
    Family ID F36786  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 Dec 1890 - Mole Hill (now Mountain), Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Centerville, Tyler Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Jockey Camp, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: multiple sclerosis - 21 Apr 1943 - West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mole Hill Cemetery, Mountain, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
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    85798_LOWE_WickB_1890-1943_Obit.jpg
    85798_LOWE_WickleyB_1890-1943_DeathCertificate.jpg
    85798_LOWE_WickleyB_1890-1943_DeathCertificate.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S38] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S1875] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database).

    3. [S2027] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    4. [S2640] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    5. [S14] Obituary.

    6. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    7. [S1752] Obituary - At home.