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Romeo Earnest LOWTHER

Romeo Earnest LOWTHER

Male 1897 - 1915  (~ 18 years)


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  • Name Romeo Earnest LOWTHER
    Birth Feb 1897  [1] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1900  Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 8 Jun 1915  Elm Run, Mahone, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Cause: typhoid fever 
    Person ID I55282  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 25 Jan 2009

    Father Daniel Rexroad LOWTHER,   b. 4 Oct 1860   d. 14 Oct 1935, Cokeleys, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    Mother Catherine L. "Kate" LAYFIELD,   b. 20 Apr 1867, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Oct 1939, Cokeleys, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    Family ID F15846  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2099] 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Murphy District).

    2. [S1736] Ritchie County Death Records, Harrisville, WV, DR p. 113.
      There are two entries for this death, both on the same ledger page. (1) Identified as Romeo Lowther, age abt 15, single, occup (blank), d. Jun 8 1915 at Elm Run, cause of death typhoid fever, informant George M. Cokeley, undertaker. (2) Identified as Romeo Earnest Lowther, age 18y 4m 6d, single, occup farmer, d. Jun 6 1915 at Cokeleys, cause of death typhoid fever, informant C. W. Rexroad, M.D. The age at death calculates to a birth date of Jan 30 1897, but the 1900 Census states his birth date as Feb 1897.