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Robert J. LOWTHER

Robert J. LOWTHER

Male 1801 - Aft 1873  (~ 73 years)


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  • Name Robert J. LOWTHER  [1]
    Birth CA 1801  Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1850, 1860  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [3] 
    Residence West Milford, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Death Aft Dec 1873  [5] 
    Person ID I32329  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 14 May 2020

    Father Robert LOWTHER,   b. 1 Oct 1765, Hardy Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Nov 1832, West Milford, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
    Mother Catherine CAIN,   b. 27 Oct 1766, Albemarle Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Mar 1851, West Milford, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    Family ID F11103  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eliza Ann HIGHLAND,   b. CA 1802, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Dec 1873, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 71 years)  [4, 5, 6, 7]
    Marriage 12 Dec 1824  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8] 
    Notes 
    • Minnie Kendall Lowther, in "History of Ritchie County," p. 10, states that Robert Lowther, Jr. and Eliza Highland were the parents of three sons and two daughters, names not given. Research has found that they had at least four sons and five daughters.

      1850 Census, Harrison Co, Virginia (now West Virginia):
      Robert J. Lowther, 48; Eliza Lowther, 47; John, 24; Dexter, 23; Luther, 17; Telitha, 19; Kitty, 14; Catherine Lowther, 83.

      1860 Census, Harrison Co, Virginia (now West Virginia):
      Robert J. Lowther, 57, farmer; Eliza A, 56; Tillithia, 26; Catharine, 22; John J. Miller, 1 yr 1 mo. [4]
    Children 
    +1. John Q. LOWTHER,   b. 19 Sep 1825   d. 1 Jan 1885, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
    +2. Dexter LOWTHER,   b. 11 Jul 1827   d. 28 May 1903, West Milford, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     3. Tobitha LOWTHER,   b. CA 1830
    +4. Juana LOWTHER,   b. 1832   d. 2 Jan 1914 (Age 82 years)
     5. Luther LOWTHER,   b. CA 1833
     6. Kitty LOWTHER,   b. CA 1836
    +7. Eliza LOWTHER,   b. CA 1837, Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    >8. Catherine LOWTHER,   b. CA 1838
    +9. George W. LOWTHER,   b. 16 Feb 1840, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jul 1896, Straight Run, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
    Family ID F12559  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    999999_LOWTHER_1850Census_HarrisonCoVA.jpg    		1850 Census, Harrison Co, VA

  • Sources 
    1. [S340] 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. 437.

    2. [S1823] Don Norman, 41991 Emerson Court, Elyria, OH 44035, The Descendants of Robert Lowther, (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hcpd/norman/lowther.htm).

    3. [S242] 1850 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA.

    4. [S293] Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County, (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 10.

    5. [S1588] Death record of wife.

    6. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.

    7. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

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