West Virginia Pioneers
Harriet Lowther
1817 - 1845 (27 years)-
Name Harriet Lowther Born 12 Dec 1817 [1, 2] Gender Female Died 7 Mar 1845 [2, 3] Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA 
Notes
John House:
She was a descendant of Col William Lowther, of Harrison Co
old Ripley graveyard:
Here lys the body of Harriet Wetzel wife of John Wetzel born Dec the 12th 1817 and died the 7th of March 1845
Person ID I11220 WVPioneers Last Modified 17 Apr 2015
Father Robert Lowther, b. 24 Mar 1795, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA , d. 22 Apr 1856 (Age 61 years) Mother Mary Wetzel, b. Abt 1792, Delaware , d. 1851 (Age ~ 59 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.
Family ID F3723 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family John Henry Wetzel, b. 1811, Virginia, USA , d. 13 Nov 1891, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA (Age 80 years) Married 15 Sep 1835 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [4] Notes
1840 Jackson, VA
John Wetzel
1m 0-5
2m 20-30
1f 0-5
1f 10-15
1f 20-30
1850 Jackson, VA # 989-995
Whetzel Jno 39 M Jailor Va
Whetzel Ann 39 F Va
Whetzel Elizabeth 13 F Va
Whetzel Robt 11 M Va
Whetzel William 1 M Va
"History of Mill Creek and Sandy Valley and its Early Settlement" (Jackson County Pioneers) by John House
He was married to Harriet Lowther, a descendant of Col. Wm. Lowther, of Harrison County, and daughter of Robert Lowther.
A gray old weatherbeaten headstone under the shadowy beeches of the central part of the old Ripley graveyard bears the quaint inscription –
“Here lys the body of Harriet Wetzel wife of John Wetzel born Dec the 12th 1817 and died the 7th of March 1845”
John and Harriet Lowther Wetzell’s children were:
Hon. Robert T. Wetzell, of Ravenswood.
Elizabeth Wetzell, married Ben Chase, who was killed in the Confederate Army, at Lloyd’s Mountain. They had a daughter, Greek Chase, who married a Park. She was very proud of her New York origin. She once said “Virginia doesn’t hustle enough to suit me. One class does not have to work, and the other won’t”.
Children 1. Elizabeth Ann Wetzel, b. 3 Jul 1837, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 8 Apr 1924 (Age 86 years)2. Robert T Wetzel, b. 14 Sep 1843, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 20 Aug 1922, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 78 years)Family ID F3770 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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