Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: Elijah TRUMAN / Mary Columbia LOWTHER (F18942)

m. 12 Mar 1861


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  • Elijah TRUMANFather | Male
    Elijah TRUMAN

    Born  28 Jul 1836  Wood Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Bef Mar 1919   
    Buried     
    Married  12 Mar 1861  [1, 2]  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, (W)VA  [1, 2] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Robert TRUMAN | F18943 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary ___ | F18943 Group Sheet 

    Mary Columbia LOWTHERMother | Female
    Mary Columbia LOWTHER

    Born  28 May 1840  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  4 Mar 1919  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Parkersburg Memorial Gardens (aka IOOF Cem, 24th St), Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  John C. LOWTHER | F12560 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth PRITCHARD | F12560 Group Sheet 

  • Notes 
    • 1880 Census, Wood Co, WV (City of Parkersburg), enumerated on Jun 5 1880:
      Elijah Truman, 45, occupation hotel keeper; wife Mary C. Truman, 39; mother-in-law Elizabeth Lowther, 70; servant Julia Henry, black female, 42, widowed/divorced; servant Mary Henry, 22, black female, 22, single; boarder Alexander Lowther, 43, occupation saloon keeper.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 23.
      Identified as Elijah Truman, age 24y 7m 12, b. Wood Co, res. Parkersburg, son of Robert & Mary, occupation clerk; and Mary C. Lowther, 20y 9m 12d, b. & res. in Harrison Co, dau of John C. & Elizabeth. Married Mar 12 1861 in Clarksburg.

    2. [S1792] Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985)).