John Lawrence Lowry

14 March 1877–10 March 1954 (Age 76)
Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States

The Life Summary of John Lawrence

When John Lawrence Lowry was born on 14 March 1877, in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States, his father, John Lowry III, was 24 and his mother, Laurentza Henrietta Andersen, was 21. He married Anna Jensen on 28 November 1900, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Manti Utah Temple, Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 10 March 1954, in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Lawrence Lowry
1877–1954
Anna Jensen
1878–1938
Marriage: 28 November 1900
Lester Jay Lowry
1902–1970
Ethel Lowry
1905–1996
Hal William Lowry
1907–1976
Leatha Lowry
1910–1973
Lila Lowry
1913–1967
Marlton J Lowry
1916–1990
Elma Lowry
1919–2016

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    28 November 1900Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (12)

    +7 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
    Age 4
    Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
    1896 · Utah Becomes a State
    Age 19
    After three prior attempts to become a state, the United States Congress accepted Utah into the Union on one condition. This condition was that the new state rewrite their constitution to say that all forms of polygamy were banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.
    1898 · War with the Spanish
    Age 21
    After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

    Name Meaning

    Irish: from Ó Labhradha, see Lavery , and compare McClory .Scottish and English: variant of Laury or Lawrie .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Lavery
    Lowrey
    Lowrie
    Lourie

    Sources (36)

    • Lawrence Lowry in entry for Lowry, "Utah, County Birth and Death Records,1892-1951"
    • John Lawrence Lowry, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
    • Lawrence Lowry in entry for G Kenneth Handley and Ethel Lowry, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

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