Brief Life History 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
Sources (11)
- Amelia Wires in household of Daniel H Wires, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Amelia Lowther - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Malissa Amelia Lowther
- Amelia Lowther, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
Spouse and Children
1808–1858 Male
1813–1892 Female
Children (8)
about 1834–1898 Female
about 1836– Male
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about 1840– Female
about 1842– Female
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Parents and Siblings
1773–1854 Male
1770–1857 Female
Siblings (12)
1789–1850 Male
1793–1875 Female
1794–1849 Male
1795–1870 Female
1796– Female
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World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 6
1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""
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about 1836 · Remember the Alamo
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Name Meaning
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.
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