Showing posts with label Ordway. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ordway. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Tombstone Tuesday - William Lowry (1804 - 1836)



William Lowry
was born Apl. 7th
1804
died Sept. 20th
1836

Buried Piney Fork Cemetery, Crittenden County, Kentucky. Tombstone photographed 25 January 2017.

William Lowry and Elizabeth Ordway were married 5 February 1824 in Caldwell County by Robt. A. Lapsley, according to the rights and ceremonies of the Presbyterian church. James Lowry, father of the bridegroom, and Kinsay Robison, step father and guardian of the bride, gave consent in person.[1]

The will of James Lowry, dated 21 September 1844 and recorded 20 November 1854, mentions "heirs of my son William (who is dead)." [2]





[1] Brenda Joyce Jerome. Caldwell County, Kentucky Marriages 1809-1832, (Evansville, IN: Evansville Bindery, 1996) 84.
[2] Caldwell County, Kentucky Will Book B:155.

Published 3 October 2017, Western Kentucky Genealogy Blog, http://wkygenealogy.blogspot.com/

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Tombstone Tuesday - Lowery

John Lowery
Born
Feb. 26, 1806
Died
Aug. 1, 1874
Grace Lowery
Born
Aug. 5, 1807
Died
Oct. 29, 1885

In
memory of
Miss Charlotte
Lowery
Born
Mar. 27, 1799
Died
May 20, 1883

Buried Old Fredonia Cemetery, Caldwell County, Kentucky. Tombstones photographed 15 March 2013.

John and Charlotte Lowry [sic] are listed as children in the will of James Lowry in Caldwell County Will Book B, page 155.

John Lowery married Grace Ordway 22 September 1825 Caldwell County.

Published 26 March 2013, Western Kentucky Genealogy Blog,  http://wkygenealogy.blogspot.com/