Doddridge County Roots

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Similda Jane LOWTHER

Similda Jane LOWTHER

Female 1843 - 1928  (84 years)

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  • Name Similda Jane LOWTHER  [1
    Born 20 Aug 1843  Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Census 1860  Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1915  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Died 5 Apr 1928  Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Person ID I40279  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 8 Feb 2015 

    Father Jesse Madison LOWTHER,   b. May 1809,   d. 15 Nov 1855, Berea, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 46 years) 
    Mother Lucinda HALL,   b. 17 Mar 1816,   d. 20 Jan 1898, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Family ID F12585  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family George Washington Fitz RANDOLPH,   b. 31 Oct 1844, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Oct 1932, Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)  [5
    Married 4 Nov 1867  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Children 
     1. S. Avery Fitz RANDOLPH,   b. 13 Sep 1868,   d. 9 Mar 1870  (Age 1 years)
     2. Cora D. RANDOLPH,   b. 20 Jul 1870, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jul 1961  (Age 90 years)
    +3. Ruby F. RANDOLPH,   b. 18 Feb 1872, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Apr 1928, Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
     4. Myrtle RANDOLPH,   b. 13 Jul 1874, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Sep 1948, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    Family ID F16082  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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    40279_LOWTHER_SimildaJLowther_1843-1928_DeathCertificate.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    2. [S1630] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985)).

    3. [S1594] Obituary of brother.

    4. [S2243] Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, (Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995)).

    5. [S283] Ritchie County in History and Romance, Minnie Kendall Lowther, (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 250.

    6. [S1630] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985)).
      Identified as G. W. F. Randolph, 23, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Jeptha & Deborah; and Samilda J. Lowther, 24, of Ritchie Co, dau of Jesse & Lucinda. Married Nov 4 1867. (Note: Husband's obituary states birthplace as New Milton in Doddridge County and marriage date as Dec 1868. Susie Davis Nicholson, p. 124, reports marriage date as Dec 4 1867.)