West Virginia Pioneers

Mary Wetzel

Female Abt 1792 - 1851  (~ 59 years)


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  • Name Mary Wetzel 
    Born Abt 1792  Delaware Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Female 
    Died 1851  [2] 
    Person ID I11114  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 24 May 2005 

    Family Robert Lowther,   b. 24 Mar 1795, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Apr 1856  (Age 61 years) 
    Notes 

    • 1840 Jackson, VA
      1m 5-10 Ed
      1m 40-50
      2f 10-15 Mary, Marg
      1f 15-20 other Mary?
      1f 40-50

      1850 Jackson, VA # 967-973
      Lowther Robt 55 M Lawyer Va
      Lowther Mary 58 F Del
      Lowther Margaret 24 F Va
      Lowther Mary 22 F Va
      Lowther Edwin D 20 M Farmer Va

      "Pioneers of Jackson County", by John House, it appears in the section"Lower Mill Creek".

      Lowther Family

      Robert Lowther, probably connected with Col. William Lowther, came from Harrison County to Ripley about 1831.

      He was one of the first members of the Ripley bar, and for several years, postmaster of the place.

      He was born March 24th, 1795, and died April 22nd, 1856.

      His wife, Mary Lowther, was three years his senior, and died five years earlier, or in 1851. They both sleep in the old cemetery at Ripley.

      By them lies a son, E. D. (Dunck) Lowther, born in 1830, died in 1897. Over his grave waves a faded American flag, showing that in "the times that tried men's souls", his rang true. Honor to all the graves, the flag waves over, be they never so lowly and peace to the ashes that sleep beneath.

      Andrew Lowther was another son.

      Mary Lowther, a daughter, died in Baltimore.

      Major Henry Harpold's wife was also a daughter, and the last of the family to cross the bar was Mrs. Minerva Smith, widow of the late Judge Joe Smith. She died a few years ago.

      Robert Lowther, as surveyor, first laid off the town of Ripley, in 1832, and for a quarter of a century, he was a distinguished and progressive citizen.
    Children 
     1. Andrew H Lowther,   b. Between 1810 and 1820,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Harriet Lowther,   b. 12 Dec 1817,   d. 7 Mar 1845  (Age 27 years)
     3. Minerva Lowther,   b. Abt 1824, VA [prob Harrison Co] Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Margaret Lowther,   b. Abt 1826, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Mary Lowther,   b. Abt 1828,   d. Baltimore, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Edwin Duncan Lowther,   b. 1830, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1897  (Age 67 years)
    Family ID F3723  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S70] John House.