Hortensius
Lowry
Born in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Stephen Lowry
and Anne (Pollock) Lowry
Brother of
Herpalice (Lowry) Isherwood
Husband of
Harriet F (Wimer) Lowry
— married
1863 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Harry F Lowry and Charles Stephen Lowry
Died
at age 76
in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
Hortensius was the son of Stephen Lowry and Anna Pollock.
Hortentious was found in the 1850 US Census in Rostraver, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States with the Douglass family.[1]The household was enumerated as follows:
- Robert Douglass M 31 Pennsylvania
- Harriet Douglass F 20 Pennsylvania
- Mary E Douglass F 5 Pennsylvania
- Susan R Douglass F 1 Pennsylvania
- Hortensius Lowry M 31 Pennsylvania
- William Smitt M 10 Pennsylvania
Hortentious was found in the 1860 US Federal Census in Rostraver Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania. Still with the Douglass Family.[2] The Household was enumerated as follows:
- Hortencius Lowry M 39 Pennsylvania, Farming
- Robert Douglass M 40 Pennsylvania, Farm Laborer
- Harriet Douglass F 31 Pennsylvania
- Mary E Douglass F 12 Pennsylvania
- Susannah R Douglass F 10 Pennsylvania
- David H P Douglass M 8 Pennsylvania
- Hortencius A Douglass M 6 Pennsylvania
- John W Douglass M 4 Pennsylvania
- Margaret Douglass F 0 Pennsylvania
He married Harriet F. Wimer FaG # 80532575 (the relict of Robert Douglas who died in 1862 FaG #80532574 )
Children:
- Charles S Lowry (1868-1910) FaG Memorial #87002916
- Harry F a.k.a. Henry (30 Apr 1864- 30 Mar 1872) FaG Memorial #87002918
The family was found in the 1870 US Federal Census in Rostraver, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania. [3] The household was enumerated as follows:
- H Lowrey M 50 Pennsylvania, farmer
- Harriet Lowrey F 40 Pennsylvania, Keeping House
- Mary Lowrey F 22 Pennsylvania
- Rebecca Lowrey F 20 Pennsylvania
- David Lowrey M 18 Pennsylvania, Works on Farm
- Hortentus Lowrey M 16 Pennsylvania, Works on Farm[4]
- John Lowrey M 14 Pennsylvania, Works on Farm
- Maggie Lowrey F 10 Pennsylvania
The children above named Lowery were actually Douglass children.
- Henry Lowrey M 6 Pennsylvania
- Stephen Lowrey M 1 Pennsylvania
- Anna Kamaher F 75 Pennsylvania
The family was found in the 1880 US Federal Census in Rostraver, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania[5]The household was enumerated as follows:
- Hortentious Lowry Self M 61 Pennsylvania Farmer
- Harriet Lowry Wife F 51 Pennsylvania
- Rebecca Douglass Daughter F 30 Pennsylvania
- John Douglass Son M 24 Pennsylvania Farm Laborer
- Margret Douglass Daughter F 20 Pennsylvania
- Charlie Lowry Son M 11 Pennsylvania Farm Laborer
- Pricilla Davis Other F 68 Pennsylvania
Hortensius passed away in 1895 wand was interred in the West Newton Cemetery, West Newton, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA [6][7]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4ZZ-ZS4 : 12 April 2016), Hortensius Lowry in household of Robert Douglass, Rostraver, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 312, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXRV-6NK : 12 December 2017), Hortencius Lowry, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ2R-NTF : 12 April 2016), H Lowrey, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 12, family 85, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,965.
- ↑ "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKQV-BXX : 8 March 2018), Hortentious A. Douglass, 12 Apr 1900; citing cn 21994, Philadelphia City Archives and Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; FHL microfilm 1,838,983.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWVT-ZZX : 15 July 2017), Hortentious Lowry, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 117, sheet 207D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1204; FHL microfilm 1,255,204.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #87002917
- ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 July 2019), memorial page for Hortensius Lowry (22 Aug 1818–18 Mar 1895), Find A Grave Memorial no. 87002917, citing West Newton Cemetery, West Newton, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Jonathan Omholt (contributor 47248504) .
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