Amelia Lowther

19 September 1813–27 September 1892 (Age 79)
Clarksburg, Harrison, Virginia, United States

The Life Summary of Amelia

When Amelia Lowther was born on 19 September 1813, in Clarksburg, Harrison, Virginia, United States, her father, Jesse D Lowther, was 40 and her mother, Mary Ann Ragan, was 42. She married Daniel H. Wires on 8 May 1833, in Harrison, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Center Township, Monroe, Ohio, United States in 1850. She died on 27 September 1892, in Franklin Township, Monroe, Ohio, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Stafford Cemetery, Stafford, Monroe, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Daniel H. Wires
1808–1858
Amelia Lowther
1813–1892
Marriage: 8 May 1833
Hellon Wires
about 1834–
James Wires
about 1836–
Mary Wires
about 1837–
Sarah Wires
about 1840–
Verl J. Wire
about 1842–
William F Wire
1844–1912
Elizabeth Wires
about 1847–
Low Wire
about 1852–

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World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 6
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 
1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""
Age 11
“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America. 
about 1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age NaN
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

(1997: 1434;2007: 3130; 2010: 4049)English: habitational name from a place in Cumbria, so called from the river on which it stands. The placename is of obscure etymology, perhaps of ancient Welsh origin (compare Lauder ), or from Old Norse lauthr ‘froth, foam’ + á ‘river’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Lawther
Lauder
Lattea

Sources (10)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Amelia Lowther - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Malissa Amelia Lowther
  • Amelia Wires in household of Daniel H Wires, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Amelia Lowther, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"

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