Doddridge County Roots


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John E. LOWTHER

John E. LOWTHER

Male 1897 - 1982  (85 years)


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  • Name John E. LOWTHER
    Birth 2 Apr 1897  Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1910  Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1917  Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1920  Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 5, 6] 
    Death Nov 1982  [2] 
    Burial IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Notes 
    • After returning from working two years in the oil fields near Ranger, Texas, he moved to Harrisville WV and bought a partnership with his brother-in-law, Tracy Law, in the Dodge garage. After one year, John bought the business and operated it for 35 years. John then served four years as Sheriff of Ritchie County.
    Person ID I25357  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 25 Nov 2016

    Father James Samson LOWTHER,   b. 3 Sep 1851   d. 22 Sep 1933, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
    Mother Margaret F. HOLLIDAY,   b. 12 Dec 1854, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Nov 1912 (Age 57 years)
    Family ID F7765  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Cozbi Jenette BURNS,   b. 1 Jan 1903, Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Mar 1996 (Age 93 years)
    Marriage 9 Jun 1921  Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 8] 
    Children 
    >1. Edward Keith LOWTHER,   b. 25 Dec 1922   d. 26 Oct 1944, World War II Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 21 years)
    +2. Julia Lorraine LOWTHER,   b. CA 1925
    Family ID F9951  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1769] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998)).

    2. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    3. [S1704] Obituary of aunt.

    4. [S1756] Young American Patriots: The Youth of West Virginia in World War II, (National Publishing Co, Richmond, VA, 1946), p. 1086.

    5. [S313] Lorna Reese Overberg, The History of Ritchie County, West Virginia to 1980, (Ritchie County Historical Society, Taylor Publishing Co, 1980), p. 179.

    6. [S1577] Obituary of sister.

    7. [S123] Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, (McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995).

    8. [S1769] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998)).
      Identified as John E. Lowther, 24, b. Gilmer Co, res. Ritchie Co; and Cozbi Jenette Burns, 18, b. Braxton Co, res. Ritchie Co. Married Jun 9 1921.