Lydia C. (Lowther) Elliott (1816 - 1858)

Born 27 Sep 1816 in Ritchie, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John Elliott — married about 10 Dec 1837 in Wood County, Virginia(WV)

Descendants

Died 17 Apr 1858 at age 41 in Ritchie, Virginia, United States

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Biography

From 1850 US Census, Ritchie Co., VA: "John Elliott M 39 Virginia Lydia C Elliott F 33 Virginia James W Elliott M 11 Virginia William H H Elliott M 9 Virginia John G Elliott M 7 Virginia Phebe E Elliott F 4 Virginia Francis M Elliott M 2 Virginia"

From Find a Grave, "Married John Elliott on December 10, 1837 in Wood Virginia. Mother of James Washington, William Henry, John G., Phebe Elizabeth, Francis Marion, Sarah Margaret, & Charles Wesley. Lydia's parents were Jesse C. Lowther & Phebe Cunningham. Her paternal grandparents were Thomas Lowther & Mary Coburn. Her maternal grandparents were Revolutionary War soldier, William Cunningham, & Susanna Barbara Handyshel. Her siblings were Mabel M., Margaret, William H., Rebecca Jane, John G., Leah C., Barbara, Phebe, Matilda H., Mabel H., & Mary Ann Lowther. Lydia was the great granddaughter of the Revolutionary War soldier, Col. William Lowther. "

Sources

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DL-LRD : 12 April 2016), Lydia C Elliott in household of John Elliott, Ritchie county, part of, Ritchie, Virginia, United States; citing family 295, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "West Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1854-1932," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRWL-FRD : 11 February 2018), Jno. Elliott in entry for Lydia C. Elliott, 17 Apr 1858; citing , Ritchie, Va., reference n14; FHL microfilm 34,491.

• Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43427735

• History of Ritchie County, with biographical sketches of its pioneers and their ancestors, and with interesting reminiscences of revolutionary and Indian times

by Lowther, Minnie Kendall, 1869-1947 Published [c1911] Publisher Wheeling, W. Va., Wheeling News Litho Co https://archive.org/stream/historyofritchie00lowt/historyofritchie00lowt_djvu.txt

• Lowther Genealogy, http://www.doddridgecountyroots.com/register/lowther.htm

• Descendents of Robert Lowther, Don Norman, http://hackerscreek.com/norman/LOWTHER.htm