Jul-28-2018
Husband: Elias J. Lowther
Born: Jan- 1-1801 at Wood Co, (W)VA 1,2 (see note 1) Died: Feb-27-1877 in Palestine, Wirt Co, WV 3,4 Buried: in Bethesda Baptist Church Cemetery, Palestine, Wirt Co, WV 5 Census: 1860 in Wirt Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Father: Jesse Lowther (1773 - 1854) Mother: Mary Ann Ragan (1770 - 1857) Notes
Wife: Salina McWhorter 2,6 Also known as: Celina McWhorter 7 Married: Jul-17-1828 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 8
Born: Oct-22-1811 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 9 Died: Oct- 7-1881 in Wirt Co, WV 10 Buried: in Bethesda Baptist Church Cemetery, Palestine, Wirt Co, WV 5 Census: 1860 in Wirt Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Father: Thomas McWhorter (1785 - 1815) Mother: Delila Stalnaker (1789 - 1872)
M Child 1: Jesse Lowther Born: Apr- 9-1829 9,11 Resided: 1910 in Braxton Co, WV 4 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Occupation: 1880 laborer 12 Wife: Mary Ann Maxwell b. ca 1829 d. bef Jun 1880 Also known as: Marianne Maxwell 2 Married: Aug-15-1855 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 13
M Child 2: Henry Marcellus Lowther Born: Oct-22-1830 9 Died: Jan- -1917 14 Resided: 1910 in Kentucky 4 Census: 1860 in Wirt Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Occupation: surveyor 15 Wife: Margaret Deem b. Oct-15-1832 Married: Mar-12-1854 9
M Child 3: John McWhorter Lowther Also known as: John W. Lowther 16 Born: Sep- 5-1832 9 Died: May-14-1863 at Elizabeth, Wirt Co, WV 9,4 (see note 2) Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Wife: Eliza M. Booth b. ca 1838 d. Sep-20-1873
M Child 4: McDuffie (twin) Lowther Also known as: McDuffy Lowther 4 Born: Apr-16-1834 9,7 Died: Jul- 3-1873 9 Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Occupation: teacher 17 Wife: Columbia J. Patton b. ca 1839 Married: Sep-12-1866 in Harrison Co, WV 18
M Child 5: Calhoun (twin) Lowther Born: Apr-16-1834 9 Died: 1835 9
M Child 6: Granville S. Lowther Born: Nov- 6-1836 9 Died: Mar-20-1920 9 Census: 1910 in Braxton Co, WV 19 Resided: 1865 in Wirt Co, WV 7 Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Wife: Elizabeth H. Pribble d. Feb-15-1865 Married: Nov-10-1862 9 Wife: Mary J. Lowther b. Dec-12-1834 d. bef Apr 1910 Married: Dec-20-1865 in Harrison Co, WV 20,9
M Child 7: Camillus Lowther Born: Jul- 9-1839 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 9,7,21 Died: Mar-26-1902 9,21 Buried: in Old Lowther Cemetery, West Milford-Muttontown Rd, Harrison Co, WV 22 Resided: 1879 in Wirt Co, WV 7 Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Wife: Drusilla C. Lowther b. Sep-27-1840 d. Sep- 7-1926 Also known as: Drucilla Lowther 22 Married: Jul- 9-1879 in Harrison Co, WV 23
M Child 8: Thomas Newton Lowther Born: Dec-24-1841 9,7 Died: Feb-10-1904 9 (see note 3) Census: 1900 in Wirt Co, WV (see note 4) Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Wife: Nancy Lowther b. Aug- 6-1842 d. Oct-25-1888 Married: Feb- 3-1868 in Harrison Co, WV 24
F Child 9: Columbia Virginia Lowther Born: Jul-24-1844 9,1 Died: Oct-27-1906 9,4 Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Husband: John Edwards
F Child 10: Mary Matilda Lowther Born: Sep-17-1846 9 Died: 1908 1,4 Buried: in Palestine, Wirt Co, WV Resided: in Jackson Co, WV 4 Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Husband: Phares William Morgan Married: Dec-11-1870 (see note 5)
M Child 11: Elias Hughes Lowther Born: Nov- 5-1848 in Mason Co, (W)VA 9,25 Died: 1888 9 Census: 1880 in Burning Springs, Wirt Co, WV Resided: 1870 in Jackson Co, WV 25 Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 26 Wife: Susanna Hughes b. Jul- -1850 Married: Apr-20-1870 in Jackson Co, WV 25
F Child 12: Celina Jane Lowther Also known as: Jane Lowther 27,28 Born: May-28-1851 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 29 Died: Oct-30-1923 in Wirt Co, WV 29 Resided: 1879, 1910 in Wirt Co, WV 28,4 Census: 1900 in Reedy District, Wirt Co, WV (see note 6) Census: 1880 in Reedy District, Wirt Co, WV Census: 1860 in Wirt Co, (W)VA Husband: Amos Lowther b. Oct-18-1827 d. Jul-28-1898 Census name: Amy Lowther 30 Married: Nov- 9-1879 in Wirt Co, WV 31 Husband: Elias Hall b. ca 1835 Married: Aug-18-1898 in Wirt Co, WV 32
M Child 13: William Alexander Harrison Lowther 33 Also known as: Alexander Harrison Lowther 29 Born: Dec-20-1854 in Wirt Co, (W)VA 33,29 Resided: 1910 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 34 Census: 1900 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Resided: 1882 in Jackson Co, WV 33 Wife: Matilda Roxie Day b. Nov- -1858 d. 1953 Also known as: Matilda Roxy 35 Married: Jul- -1882 in Lewis Co, WV 36
Sources: (1) Don Norman, 41991 Emerson Court, Elyria, OH 44035, The Descendants of Robert Lowther, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hcpd/norman/lowther.htm. (2) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 16. (3) Penny & O.D. Linder, http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GIBSON/2003-10/1067200853, The Gibson and Related Families, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, 1991. (4) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 17. (5) Findagrave.com. (6) Marriage record of son. (7) Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985) (8) Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985), Identified as Elias J. Lowther and Celina McWhorter. Married Jul 17 1828. Don Norman identifies her as Rebecca McWhorter, basis for which is unknown. (9) Penny & O.D. Linder, http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GIBSON/2003-10/1067200853, The Gibson and Related Families, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, 1991, p. 445. (10) Wirt County Death Records, Elizabeth, WV, Identified a Cilina Lowther, age 71y 8m, born in Harrison Co, dau of F (sic) & Delila McWhorter; died Oct 7 1881, cause of death consumption. Informant: T. N. Lowther, son. (11) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (12) 1880 Census, Harrison County, WV (Grant District). (13) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Jesse Lowther, 26, of Harrison Co, son of Elias J. & Mary A.; and Mary A. Maxwell, of Harrison Co, dau of A. Married Aug 15 1855. (14) Penny & O.D. Linder, http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GIBSON/2003-10/1067200853, The Gibson and Related Families, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, 1991, Death date reported as Jan 26 1917 on p. 445, but as Jan 25 1917 on p. 456. (15) 1860 Census, Wirt County, (W)VA. (16) Death record of son. (17) Penny & O.D. Linder, http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GIBSON/2003-10/1067200853, The Gibson and Related Families, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, 1991, p. 457. (18) Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985), Identified as McDuffie Lowther, 32, of Harrison Co, son of E. J. & Lavina [sic]; and Columbia J. Patton, 27, of Harrison Co, dau of A. L. & Ruth. Married Sep 12 1866. (19) 1910 Census, Braxton County, WV. (20) Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985), Identified as G. S. Lowther, widowed, 28, b. Harrison Co, res. Wirt Co, son of E. J. & Salina; and Mary J. Lowther, 24, of Harrison Co, dau of Jesse G. & Nancy. Married Dec 20 1865. (21) Headstone (year only) (22) Cemeteries of Union District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1990) (23) Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985), Identified as Camillus Lowther, 40, b. Harrison Co, res. Wirt Co, son of Elias J. & Salina; and Drusilla C. Lowther, 38, of Harrison Co, dau of James K. & Lydia. Married Jul 9 1879. (24) Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985), Identified as Thomas N. Lowther, 26, b. Harrison Co, res. Wirt Co, son of Elias J. & Celina; and Nancy Lowther, 25, of Harrison Co, dau of Jesse G. & Wady. Married Feb 3 1868. (25) Jackson County Marriage Records, Ripley, WV. (26) 1880 Census, Wirt County, WV. (27) Marriage record of daughter. (28) Wirt County Marriage Records, Elizabeth, WV. (29) Penny & O.D. Linder, http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GIBSON/2003-10/1067200853, The Gibson and Related Families, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, 1991, p. 446. (30) 1850 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA. (31) Wirt County Marriage Records, Elizabeth, WV, Identified as Amos Lowther, 52, widowed, b. Harrison Co, res. Wirt Co, occupation mechanic; and C. J. Lowther, 26, single, b. Harrison Co, res. Wirt Co. Married in Wirt County on Nov 9 1879 by Andrew Stalnaker. (Note: "Gibson & Related Families," p. 446, reports marriage date as 1878. As great-grandchildren of William Lowther and Sudna Hughes, Amos Lowther and Celina Jane Lowther were second cousins.) (32) Wirt County Marriage Records, Elizabeth, WV, Identified as Elias Hall, widowed, 66, b. Harrison Co, res. Wirt Co, son of Wm. & Maryann; and Jane Lowther, widowed, 47, b. Harrison Co, res. Wirt Co, dau of Elias Lowther & Mcquarter. Married Aug 18 1898 in Wirt County. (33) Lewis County WV Marriages 1881-1937, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Sep 1994) (34) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com). Identified as W. H. H. Lowther. p. 17. (35) Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and Florida Dept of Health, Office of Vital Records. (36) Lewis County WV Marriages 1881-1937, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Sep 1994), Identified as William Alexander Harrison Lowther, divorced, 27, b. Wirt Co, res. Jackson Co, son of Elias J. & Selina; and Matilda Roxie Day, 23, b. Braxton Co, res. Lewis Co, dau of Sandford & Eliza. Married July 1882 (day not given). Event Notes Note (1) Neal's Island Note (2) in the Civil War Note (3) But Don Norman reports death date as 1934. Note (4) Listed as father-in-law in household of Lewis Thorn. Note (5) Linder, p. 445, reports marriage date as 1867. Note (6) In household with daughter & son-in-law Mollie & Archie Cline and family.Name Index