Martha Elizabeth (Brown) Lowder (1866 - 1947)

Born 19 Feb 1866 in Pinewood, Sumter, South Carolina, United States

Wife of Joseph Henry Lowder — married 13 Feb 1887 in Clarendon, South Carolina, United States

Died 17 Apr 1947 at age 81 in Pinewood, Sumter, South Carolina, United States

Biography

Martha Brown was born on February 19, 1866 in Pinewood, Sumter, South Carolina, United States.^[1] Her parents were Nelson Brown and Martha Moore.^[2] She married Joseph Lowder on February 13, 1887 in Clarendon County, South Carolina.^[3] Together they had the following children:

1. Marion Dargon Lowder, born December 19, 1887 in Pinewood, SC; died March 31, 1941 in Sumter Co., SC; married (1) May ?; married (2) Charlotte Elizabeth Tisdale November 30, 1911
2. Lillian Inez Lowder, born August 23, 1890; married James Willie Jones.
3. Viola Gertrude Lowder, born December 1894 in Pinewood, SC; died October 01, 1960 in Sumter Co., SC; married (1) Willie Ernest Geddings; married (2) Nathan Alvin Sanders
4. Millard Joseph Lowder, born June 08, 1898 in Clarendon County, SC; died September 13, 1954 in Sumter, SC; married (1) Beulah Tessie Barwick; married (2) Gernell Johnson.
5. Alice Loraine Lowder, born Abt. 1899 in Pinewood, SC; died December 09, 1944; married Marvin Cleveland Mathis.
6. Ellis Lowder, born August 29, 1902; died September 04, 1903.
7. Ada Furman Lowder, born April 26, 1904 in Pinewood, SC; died August 08, 1984; married Joseph Robert Wells.
8. Mary Russell Lowder, born July 19, 1912 in Pinewood, SC; died March 08, 1913
9. Virginia Virl Lowder, born August 16, 1915; died February 27, 1916.

She died on April 17, 1947 in Pinewood, Sumter, South Carolina, United States. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current"
   Ancestry Record 60525 #14081950 (accessed 17 May 2022)
   Martha Elizabeth Lowder burial (died on 17 Apr 1947) in Pinewood, Sumter County, South Carolina, United States of America.
2. ↑ Death Registration: "South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821-1970"
   South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; South Carolina Death Records; Year Range: 1925-1949; Death County or Certificate Range: Sumter; Volume Number: 11
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8741 #715813 (accessed 17 May 2022)
   Martha E Lowder death 17 Apr 1947 (age 81) in South Carolina, USA.
3. ↑ No title, wedding announcement, The Manning Times(Manning, South Carolina), 23 February 1887, P. 3, col. 3; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102030956/ : accessed 17 May 2022).
4. ↑ "Mrs. Lowder Passes at Daughter's Home", obituary, The Item(Sumter, South Carolina), 17 April 1947, P. 9, col. 4; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102041774/ : accessed 17 May 2022).

• 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1870; Census Place: Fulton, Clarendon, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1491; Page: 437B
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #11769647 (accessed 17 May 2022)
  Martha E Brown, At Home, in Fulton, Clarendon, South Carolina. Born in South Carolina.

• 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1880; Census Place: Fulton, Clarendon, South Carolina; Roll: 1225; Page: 64C; Enumeration District: 015
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #18169510 (accessed 17 May 2022)
  Elizabeth Brown (11), single daughter, At Home, in household of N.J. Brown (52) in Fulton, Clarendon, South Carolina, USA. Born in South Carolina.

• 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1900; Census Place: Fulton, Clarendon, South Carolina; Roll: 1523; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 1241523
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #37638257 (accessed 17 May 2022)
  Martha E Lowden (32), wife, in household of Jas H Lowden (33) in Fulton, Clarendon, South Carolina. Born in South Carolina, USA.

• 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1910; Census Place: Fulton, Clarendon, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1456; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0093; FHL microfilm: 1375469
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #182275690 (accessed 17 May 2022)
  Martha E Lowder (42), wife, in household of Joseph H Lowder (44) in Fulton, Clarendon, South Carolina, USA. Born in South Carolina.

• 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1930; Census Place: Fulton, Sumter, South Carolina; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2341947
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #96971201 (accessed 17 May 2022)
  Martha E Lowder (58), wife, in household of Joseph H Lowder (62) in Manning-Fulton Road, Fulton, Sumter, South Carolina, USA. Born in South Carolina.

• 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1940; Census Place: Fulton, Sumter, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03841; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 43-5
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #137208612 (accessed 17 May 2022)
  Martha Lowder (71), wife, in household of Joseph Lowder (72) in Fulton, Sumter, South Carolina. Born in South Carolina.