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William Robert LOWTHER

William Robert LOWTHER

Male 1809 - 1881  (72 years)

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  • Name William Robert LOWTHER  [1] 
    Born 14 Feb 1809  West Milford, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence UNTIL 1838  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1850  Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1860  Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870  Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation physician, schoolteacher  [5, 6, 7] 
    Residence Mt. Zion, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence FORMERLY  Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence FORMERLY  Smithville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Died 7 Oct 1881  Mt. Zion, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 8] 
    Buried Pullman Cemetery, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I43393  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2011 

    Father William Beamer LOWTHER,   b. 4 Mar 1787, West Milford, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Oct 1867  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Margaret COBURN,   b. 2 Jun 1787, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 May 1882  (Age 94 years) 
    Family ID F12556  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah RANDALL,   b. CA 1825, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. CA 1840, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 15 years) 
    Married Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Children 
     1. (Infant) LOWTHER,   d. IN INFANCY, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F17526  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Sarah Ann AYERS,   b. 9 Aug 1824, Rockbridge Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Sep 1891  (Age 67 years)  [3, 10] 
    Married 20 Apr 1843  Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 11] 
    • The wedding service was conducted by the Reverend A. C. Holden. "This was the first marriage solemnized in what is now Ritchie County, as it took place shortly after the organization of the county. The groom was the first clerk of the county court and doubtless wrote this license."
    Children 
     1. Hannah E. LOWTHER,   b. 1844
     2. Arvilla LOWTHER,   b. 24 Feb 1846, Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jun 1931, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     3. Sarah Ann LOWTHER,   b. CA 1848
     4. Margaret "Maggie" LOWTHER,   b. 22 Mar 1850,   d. 16 Dec 1927, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     5. George William LOWTHER,   b. 20 May 1852,   d. 6 Apr 1923, Grafton, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     6. Dolphus S. LOWTHER,   b. 11 Jul 1856, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 1926, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     7. Daniel A. LOWTHER,   b. 3 Mar 1862,   d. 30 May 1937, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     8. John Alexander LOWTHER,   b. 23 Dec 1864,   d. 14 Oct 1941, Belington, Barbour Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    Family ID F17527  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Feb 1809 - West Milford, Harrison Co, (W)VA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Mt. Zion, Calhoun Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - FORMERLY - Holbrook, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - FORMERLY - Smithville, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 7 Oct 1881 - Mt. Zion, Calhoun Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Pullman Cemetery, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1823] The Descendants of Robert Lowther, Don Norman, 41991 Emerson Court, Elyria, OH 44035, (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hcpd/norman/lowther.htm).

    2. [S1838] Headstone - Date calculated from age at death.

    3. [S293] History of Ritchie County, Minnie Kendall Lowther, (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 104.

    4. [S283] Ritchie County in History and Romance, Minnie Kendall Lowther, (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 270.

    5. [S293] History of Ritchie County, Minnie Kendall Lowther, (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 105.

    6. [S2164] 1860 Census, Barbour County, (W)VA.

    7. [S2066] 1850 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA.

    8. [S5] Headstone.

    9. [S283] Ritchie County in History and Romance, Minnie Kendall Lowther, (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 269.

    10. [S1604] Death record of son.

    11. [S1630] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985)).
      Identified as William R. Lowther and Sarah Ann Ayers. Married Apr 20 1843.