Husband: Thomas Harris Lowther 1
Born: Aug-18-1847 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 2,3
Died: Jun- 3-1922 in Salem, WV 2
Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 2,4
Resided: 1915 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV
Census: 1900 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV
Census: 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1876 in Doddridge Co, WV 3
Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA
Occupation: shoe maker 2
Father: Jesse Madison Lowther (1809 - 1855)
Mother: Lucinda Hall (1816 - 1898)
Other spouse 2
Wife: Ellen Jane Davis Also known as: Ella J. Davis 4 Married: Nov-11-1876 in Doddridge Co, WV 5
Born: Jan- 8-1859 6,3 (see note 1) Died: Jul- 7-1884 in Doddridge Co, WV 7 Buried: in Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 4 Census: 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1876 in Doddridge Co, WV 3 Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: Lodowick Hughes Davis (1816 - 1885) Mother: Margaret Davis (1817 - 1895)
F Child 1: Daisy Lowther Born: ca 1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 8,9 Census: 1920 in Manhattan, New York, NY Census: 1910 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Tillman Francis Kemper b. ca 1866 Also known as: Francis Kemper 10 Married: Aug-22-1900 in Harrison Co, WV 9
Sources: (1) 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. 448. (2) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (3) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (4) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995) (5) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Thomas H. Lowther, 29, res. Doddridge Co, son of Jesse M. & Lucinda; and Ellen Jane Davis, 18, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Lodawick H. & Margaret. Married Nov 11 1876. (6) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 48. (7) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Ellen J. Lowther, married, age 25y 6m, dau of Ludovic & Margaret Davis; died July 7 1884, cause of death consumption. Informant: T. H. Lowther, husband. (Note: "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 48, reports death date as Jul 17 1884, as does "Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County WV," p. 172.), DR p. 41. (8) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). (9) Harrison County WV Marriages 1895-1912, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Feb 2001) (10) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 250. Event Notes Note (1) "Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County WV," p. 172, reports birth date as Jun 8 1859, and death date as Jul 17 1884. Name on headstone: Ella J. Lowther.