Brief Life History of William Loren
When William Loren Lowe was born on 19 January 1893, in Missouri, United States, his father, George Sumner Lowe, was 45 and his mother, Frances W. Glaze, was 43. He married Flora Mae Gilson on 28 June 1919, in Fresno, Fresno, California, United States. He lived in Jackson Township, Nodaway, Missouri, United States in 1900 and Fresno, California, United States in 1935. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 21 July 1957, in Fresno, Fresno, California, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Fresno, Fresno, California, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Wm Loren Lowe in household of Geo Lowe, "United States Census, 1900"
- William L Lowe, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
- William Loren Lowe, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
Spouse and Children
1893–1957 Male
1901–1991 Female
Parents and Siblings
1847–1941 Male
1849–1935 Female
Siblings (8)
1870–1908 Male
1873– Male
1877–1918 Female
1883– Female
1885–1978 Female
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World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 3
1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake
Age 13
1910 · The BSA is Made
Age 17
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: variant of Low .
German (Löwe) and Danish (Løwe): from Middle High German lēwe, löuwe ‘lion’, hence a nickname for a brave or regal person. In some cases the surname may have been a topographic or habitational name referring to a house or inn distinguished by the sign of a lion. It is also found in Sweden. Compare Loewe 1, Lau , Lave , and Lurvey .
Jewish (Ashkenazic; Löwe): artificial name from German Löwe ‘lion’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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