Doddridge County Roots


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First Name Last Name
Rebecca LOWTHER

Rebecca LOWTHER

Female 1832 - 1915  (83 years)


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  • Name Rebecca LOWTHER
    Birth 15 Sep 1832  [1, 2] 
    Gender Female
    Residence Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Death 11 Oct 1915  [2] 
    Person ID I43357  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 15 Sep 2014

    Father William W. LOWTHER,   b. 31 Oct 1793, West Milford, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Feb 1872 (Age 78 years)
    Mother Melison W. MAXWELL,   b. 29 Oct 1798, Delaware Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 May 1879 (Age 80 years)
    Family ID F12288  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John R. YOUNG,   b. CA 1832   d. 10 Oct 1906 (Age ~ 74 years)  [2]
    Marriage 4 Jun 1879  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Count of Children 0   [2, 5] 
    • A foster son, Frank Fetty, shared in Rebecca's estate.
    Family ID F17512  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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    43357_YOUNG_RebeccaLowther_1832-1915_Obit.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Obituary.

    2. [S283] Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance, (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 107.

    3. [S293] Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County, (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 499.

    4. [S1630] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985)).
      Identified as John R. Young, 47, b. Virginia, res. Ritchie Co; and Rebecca Lowther, 46, b. Virginia, res. Ritchie Co, dau of W. W. Married June 4 1879.

    5. [S293] Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County, (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 182.