Descendants of Henry George Lowery
Although many of my relatives have tried to make a connection to Major George Lowrey, patron of Sequoyah and aide to Chief John Ross of the Cherokee tribe, and his brother John Lowrey, I have not been able to confirm this. My grandmother, Bertha Culton, had told me of a Henry Lowrey that was a Cherokee Chief, and was her husbands, James F. Case grandfather or great great grandfather. However, the Henry Lowrey I have been able to locate and document has no mention of being a chief.
I believe the Henry Lowry in the information below, is the father of *Isham Henry Lowry, father of George Washington Lowery. Sally could be a daughter or daughter-in-law since she is the only other adult. This surname has several different spellings. I have seen it as Lowery, Lowrey, and Lowry.
* Isham, sometimes spelled as Isom was also known as Ishner.
Note! If anyone has information to confirm this or prove differently, I would appreciate hearing from you.
1. Henry George1 Lowery was born 1780 in Tennessee, and died 1850 in Tennessee. He married Sarah Harper, October 07, 1811 in Liberty Co. Georgia, daughter of Leonard Harper and Elizabeth.
Notes for Henry George Lowery:
Database: Liberty County, Georgia Marriages, 1785-1895
Harper, Sarah - Lowery, Henry
10/7/1811.
More About Henry George Lowery:
Census: 1850, Rhea County TN
More about Henry Lowery and Sarah Harper:
Marriage: October 07, 1811, Liberty Co., Georgia
Child of Henry Lowrey and Sarah Harper:
2. Isham H.2 Lowery (Henry George1) was born 1804 in Georgia, and died about 1872 in Missouri. He married Cynthia Clayton, daughter of Joseph Clayton. She was born 1814, and died June 23, 1911.
Notes for Isham H. Lowery:
1850 Census:
Surname: Lowry (Farmer)
Given Name: Ishner
Age: 40
Sex: M
Race: W
Birth Place: GA
Surname: Lowry
Given Name: Cynthia A.
Age: 34
Race: W
Birth Place: KY
County: Rhea
Locality: 3-Dist
M432-Roll: 893
Page: 288
More about Isham H. Lowery:
Census 1: 1840, Rhea Co. TN
Census 2: 1850, Rhea Co TN
Census 3: 1860, Marion Co AR
Census 4: 1870, Campbell Twp Douglas
Co. MO pg - 652
Census 5: 1880, Marion Co. MO Cynthia Lowry age
60, living with Lucy and Squire Compton, pg - 246
Rreprint of Official Register of Land Lottery Of
Georgia 1827
52d Day's Drawing - May 5
Franklin
page 161
Georgia Land Lottery, 1827
Fortunate Drawers: Isham Lowery
Captains District: Cokers
Number: 181
District: 29
County: Lee County
Source Information:
State of Georgia. Recorder Office. Official
Register
of the Land Lottery of 1827.
Milledgeville, GA:
Grantland & Orme, 1827.
Children of Isham Lowery and Cynthia Clayton:
3. George Washington3 Lowery (Isham H.2, Henry George1) was born October 24, 1832 in Rhea County Tennessee, and died June 23, 1911 in Ozark County Missouri. He married Euphamy Johns, daughter of Andrew Johns, (who was a Baptist minister) and Catherine. She was born 1835 in Virginia, and died 1930.
Children of George Lowery and Euphamy Johns:
Email from Mary: ([email protected] )
With the information we both have, I think that we should begin with your Mary Ann Lowery b. 5 Sept 1868 whose father you list as George Washington Lowery who married Euphamy Johns in McMinn County, TN in 1855. My husband's father had an old Lowrey family Bible that went back several generations. Years ago I saw the entry in it for your G.W. Lowrey, and the birth date, the same one you have for him, Oct 24, 1832, was all handwritten in. He was listed as the oldest child, my husband's great grandfather, Isham Rutherford was born about 15 years later on May 13, 1851. You have G.W. listed as born in Rhea County, TN, this is where I have Isham R. listed as being born. But after reading your information I have a new question for both of us, did your G.W. and his wife Euphamy Johns Lowery move from TN to MO when his father did between 1850-1860, or did he stay in TN with his wife and move to MO later? Do you know the answer to this? I know G.W.'s father moved to White River Twp, Marion County, ARK because he is there in the 1860 ARK Census, and the names listed in the family match up. What are your thoughts on this Deanna? Next, David Lowrey who has the Lowrey/Lowery/Lowry webpage sent me information he had got that Henry was living in Gwinnett County, TN after he left home and married, 1. Margaret 2. Sarah Harper--are you familiar with this info? I have no information that Henry and his wife and family ever moved to ARK, or MO with the family, do you? Lastly, I have information that your G.W. and my husband's Isham Rutherford brother William Clayton Lowery changed the spelling of the his last name to Lowrey when he was 21 years old. You spell G.W's name Lowery, Isham Rutherford, my husband's great grandfather is always listed as Lowrey, 1. Did any of your Lowery line ever change the spelling for good to Lowrey, and if so when?
4. Isham Rutherford3 Lowery (Isham H.2, Henry George1) was born May 13, 1851. He married Millisa Roberts.
Child of Isham Lowery and Millisa Robert:
5. Mary Ann4 Lowery (George Washington3, Isham H.2, Henry George1) was born September 05, 1868 in Douglas Co. Missouri, and died December 05, 1930 in Webb City Missouri. She married George Washington Case November 24, 1889 in Douglas Co. Missouri, son of James Case and Elizabeth Williams. He was born May 09, 1864 in Clay Co. Indiana, and died January 03, 1928 in Webb City Missouri.
More about George Case and Mary Lowery:
Marriage: November 24, 1889, Douglas Co. Missouri.
Children of Mary Lowery and George Case:
6. William Henderson5 Case (Mary Anne4 Lowery, George Washington3, Isham H.2, Henry George1) was born August 24, 1890 in West Plains, Ozark Co. MO., and died April 20, 1967 in Joplin, MO. He married Maggie Reynolds about 1930 in Carthage MO. She was born about 1913 in Carthage MO.
More About William Case and Maggie Reynolds:
Marriage: Abt. 1930, Carthage MO
Children of William Case and Maggie Reynolds:
7. James Franklin5 Case (Mary Ann4 Lowery, George Washington3, Isham H.2, Henry George1) was born September 05, 1893 in West Plains MO, and died April 12, 1942 in Webb City MO. He married Bertha Ann Culton September 19, 1912 in Alba Missouri, daughter of James Culton and Nancy Scott. She was born February 15, 1893 in Cabool, Texas Co. MO, and died May 25, 1991 in Joplin MO.
Notes for James Franklin Case:
April 8, 1942
ATLAS WORKER IS INJURED
Frank Case Hurt Today in Crash on Narrow Gauge Line
Frank Case, about 45, Atlas Powder Company engineer operating on the narrow gauge line at the plant, suffered a frontal skull fracture and a fractured left femur in a mishap at the plant early this afternoon.
Case was operating his engine with a car in front of it and ran into a loaded car ahead on the track. He was pinned between the cab and a car until other workmen reached the scene and freed him.
Mr. Case was brought to McCune-Brooks hospital in a Hedge-Nelson Ambulance. His injuries are not believed critical. Case's home is at Duenweg.
More about James Franklin Case
Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery, Joplin, MO
Obituary: Click Here
Notes for Bertha Ann Culton:
From my Mother's (Earmel Case) notes regarding her Mother's life
This is written as she took the notes when talking with her mother and I have left it much the same.
Bertha Ann Culton, MO was born in a log cabin, Aurora MO. Left and went to Jasper County. After the third grade, she had to stay home and help out. They rented and moved around a lot. Moved to Mount Grove, was all grown up so they had to clear land to grow crops. Brother Winifred came home to help farm. They traded a small farm for a larger farm, lived there several years. Went into debt for live stock, couldn't pay off and had to sell and move back to Jasper Co. She was 15 then. Built a 2 room log house by a spring. Built a box and let water run through to keep milk and butter cool. " Every time it rained, we have to get it out before it floated away. Chris took a farm across from us. Living here when married at age 19."
They raised hogs and cattle, wheat and corn. During Mad Dog Days, (?) chased mad dog all day. During night, Winifred sleep walked to field to straw stack, (let cattle run in field) a wonder he hadn't come across mad dog.
"Dad made sorghum from cane after we moved to Jasper. Had a vat 10' long to cook it in. I took the foam off the sugar."
Left there to Texas County in 2 covered wagons, came back in a wagon and covered hack.
At 7 years, went to school at Oceola. Her Grandma had knitted a scarf and mittens.
Much of this sounds disjointed and I am not sure of the sequence but the general idea seems to be they were very poor people and couldn't seem to get ahead, no matter what they tried.
More about Bertha Ann Culton:
Burial: Mt Hope Cemetery Joplin, MO
More about James Case and Bertha Culton:
Marriage: September 19, 1912, Alba Missouri.
Children of James Case and Bertha Culton:
8. William6 Case (William Henderson6, Mary Ann4 Lowery, George Washington3, Isham H.2, Henry George1) was born October 01, 1921, and died April 21, 1995 in Neosho MO. He married Iris Heinger.
Children of William Case and Iris Heinger:
9. Earmel Irene6 Case (James Franklin6, Mary Ann4 Lowery, George Washington3, Isham H.2, Henry George1) was born October 21, 1917 in Joplin Jasper Co. MO, and died February 15, 2002 in Springfield Oregon. She married Lester James Stewart April 05, 1942 in Carthage, Missouri, son of Nathan Stewart and Margaret Ramsey. He was born January 19, 1919 in Cook, Johnson Co. NE.
Notes for Earmel Irene Case:
Graduation: May 10, 1935, Duenweg Missouri.
Read Earmel's biography: Click Here
Notes for Lester James Stewart:
Read Lester's biography: Click Here
More about Lester Stewart and Earmel Case:
Marriage: April 05, 1942, Carthage, Missouri.
10 Ople Marie6 Case (James Franklin6, Mary Ann4 Lowery, George Washington3, Isham H.2, Henry George1) was born January 19, 1919 in Duenweg Missouri. She married Jack Smith.
Isham H. Lowrey, b. 1810 in GA (note Isham's father may have been born in TN) m. 1830 in IND Cynthia Clayton b. 1812 KY (I am not so sure that the information about them being married in IND is correct so only use it as reference material that needs further research).
1. George Washington Lowrey b. 24 Oct, 1832 in TN (I can confirm your George Washington Lowrey's date of birth because it is listed in my husband's family Bible as the first child of Isham Lowrey. But this information does not list the place of birth for G.W. Lowrey, this I got from the 1840 Rhea County, TN Census.
2. William Clayton Lowrey b. 1837 in Claiborne, TN d. 18 May 1907 Vancouver, Clark County, WASH. buried in Vancouver, WASH. m. 26 Nov 1856 Lydia Ann Bean b. Aug 1 1837 TN, d. 18 Feb 1891 WASH.
3. Hannah J. Lowrey b. 1838 TN
4. Louisa H. Lowrey b. 1841 TN
5. Joseph A. or H. Lowrey b. 1843 TN
6. Sarah C. Lowrey b. 1845 TN
7. Margaret M. Lowrey b. 1847 TN
****This is my husband's great grandfather****
8. Isham Rutherford Lowrey b. 13 May 1851 TN
m. 1. Melissa Roberts m. 2. ? Brancy
There were many children from Isham's two
marriages, my husband's
grandfather
was the oldest child from the first marriage he
was ......
1. Joseph Alexander Lowrey
b. Cedar Gap, Wright Co, MO
d. 13 Aug 1948 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish,
LA
m. Margaret Emily Bounds in Little Rock, ARK
Their son Horace Rutherford Lowrey was my husband
Mark Lowrey's father
One interesting point here, my husband's father
received a letter from
a cousin in New Mexico who mentioned William
Clayton Lowrey listed as
Isham H. and Cynthia Clayton's son above, and in
the letter it was also
mentioned that Wm. Clayton Lowrey had moved to
Washington, and that fits the
information I have found. Between this letter and
the family Bible with the name and
birth date of your George Washington Lowrey, I
believe we are definitely
talking about the same family.
9. James Addison Lowrey b. 1854 TN.
Lastly, I am trying as I mentioned in the first
email, to see about the
story that an earlier Lowrey in the line was
Indian, secondly I also am
researching a line of Lowrey's that were
originally from Scotland, then
moved to Donegal, Ireland which is in the
northern part of that country.
In the early 1720's
they came to America and settled in PA. One of
the direct descendants
of this
line was named James Lowrey and he married
Susannah Patterson in PA.
The family then moved to VA where James served in
the American
Revolutionary War.
Another researcher David Lowrey told me that this
James with his family
moved into GA and this is where Henry the
possible father of Isham H.
Lowrey was born. So the question I have was Henry
an Indian, or a
Scotch Irish son of a
Revolutionary War soldier whose name was James
Lowrey?
And additional info you can send me would be
appreciate, lets try to
sort this out together.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Regards,
Mary Mix Lowrey