Matilda Jane (Heninger) Lowder (1828 - 1883)

Born 23 Sep 1828 in Burkes Garden, Tazewell, Virginia, USA

Ancestors

Wife of David Lowder — married 11 Mar 1849 in Tazewell, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 5 Feb 1883 at age 54 in Harrisville, Weber, Utah, USA

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Biography

Matilda was born in 1828. She was the daughter of Philip Heninger and Elizabeth Workman. She married David Lowder on March 11, 1849 in Tazewell, Virginia.^[1] The couple are listed together on the 1860 Census (with five children),^[2] the 1870 Census,^[3] and the 1880 Census.^[4] Seven children are linked to her find-a-grave memorial but it should be noted that nine children are listed on census reports. She passed away in 1883 at the age of 54.^[5][6]

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRS1-GQ9 : 29 January 2020), Matilda Henigar in entry for David Lowder, 1849.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41B-74X : 18 February 2021), Matilda Lowder in entry for David Lowder, 1860.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFG6-HGJ : 29 May 2021), Matilda J Louder in entry for David Louder, 1870.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCR4-Q9B : 15 January 2022), Matilda J. Lowder in household of David Lowder, Rich Valley District, Smyth, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
5. ↑ "Utah, Obituaries from Utah Newspapers, 1850-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVSF-P2CC : 17 March 2018), Matilda J Henniger, 07 Feb 1883; citing Ogden Standard Examiner 1, The University of Utah. J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77211093/matilda-jane-lowder : accessed 20 July 2022), memorial page for Matilda Jane Heninger Lowder (23 Sep 1828–5 Feb 1883), Find a Grave Memorial ID 77211093, citing Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA ; Maintained by Redriver (contributor 47269236) .