Eli Booth Lowe1

b. 6 September 1860, d. 23 December 1937
Eli Boothe Lowe
photo courtesy Harvey Lowe
Birth6 Sep 1860 Eli Booth Lowe was born on 6 Sep 1860 in Illinois.2 
Marriage9 Dec 1885 He married Amarintha Jane Durell, daughter of William Roe Durell and Mary Jane Buchanan, on 9 Dec 1885.1 
Migration Amarintha and Eli spent the first ten years or so of their married life in Lincoln Co., Kansas. Sometime between the birth of Robert in June 1893 and and the birth of Bessie in May 1896 they moved to Noble County, Oklahoma. 
Cens-190026 Jun 1900  There they were enumerated in June 1900. The census taker recorded that they had been married fourteen years and "Anna J" was the mother of six children, all of whom were living and present. Eli described himself as a farmer.3 
 The family apparently returned to Kansas shortly thereafter, as a fifth daughter, named Julia (probably after her great grandmother), was born there a few months later. 
Migration  Eli and Amarintha then moved west to Oregon where their eldest daughter Mamie died in Clackamas County in early 1907. 
Cens-191020 Apr 1910  The 1910 census found them in neighboring Portland. The household included son Robert (16), and daughters Bessie (13) and May (8).4 
Widowed15 Nov 1915  Amarintha died in 1915 in Clackamas County. 
Cens-19209 Jan 1920  Eli remained in Clackamas County where he lived in Oregon City and worked in a paper mill.5 
Death23 Dec 1937 Eli died on 23 Dec 1937 in Clackamas County, Oregon, at age 77.6,2 
Burial He was buried with Amarintha and their daughter Mamie at Pioneer Cemetery in Milwaukie, Clackamus County.7 

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Eli and Amarintha Jane (Buchanan) Lowe8
Eli and Amarintha with 5 of their children8

Family

Amarintha Jane Durell b. 18 May 1865, d. 15 Nov 1915
Children
Last Edited3 Dec 2013

Citations

  1. [S2610] Harvey Lowe, "William R. Durell Jr.-Mary Jane Buchanan" family group sheet. Mr. Lowe is the grandson of Eli B. Lowe and Amarintha Jane Durell.
  2. [S2612] Harvey Lowe, "Correction," e-mail to D. Powell, 8 March 2011.
  3. [S1111] Eli B. Lowe household, 1900 U.S. cens., Noble Co., Oklahoma, pop. sched., Red Rock township, ED 150, sheet 11B, dwelling 228, family 243, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2004, image 22 of 27. Enumeration reports: Eli B. Lowe, 39, b. Sept. 1860, IL, marr 14 yrs, farmer; Anna J., wife, 35, b. May 1865 IL, marr 14 yrs, mother of 6 children, all living; Mamie A., dau, 13, b. March 1887 KS; Geno, dau, 11, b. Aug. 1888 KS; Ellen J., dau, 10, b. Feb. 1890 KS; John A., son, 8, b. May 1892 KS; Robert R., son, 6, b. June 1893 KS; Bessie N., dau, 4, b. May 1896 OK.
  4. [S1116] Eli Lowe household, 1910 U.S. cens., Multnomah Co., Oregon, pop. sched., Portland, ED 187, sheet 17B, dwelling 403, family 419, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2004, image 34 of 39. Eli Lowe, 48, b. IL, marr 22 yrs, laborer; A___a, wife, 44, marr 22 yrs, mother of 7 children, 6 living, b. IL; Robert, son, 16, b. KS; Bessie, dau, 13, b. OK; May, dau, 8, b. KS.
  5. [S1120] Eli Lowe household, 1920 U.S. cens., Clackamas Co., Oregon, pop. sched., Oregon City, ED 54, sheet 10A (stamped), dwelling 56, family 60, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2004, image 19 of 49. Enumeration includes: Eli Lowe, 59, b. IL, wid, works in paper mills; Julia Mae, dau, 18, sgl, b. KS.
  6. [S1135] "Oregon Death Index, 1903-98", Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com). Record states: Eli Lowe died 23 D 1937 in Clackamas County; spouse: Anna.
  7. [S2612] Harvey Lowe, "Eli Burial," e-mail to D. Powell, 2 Apr. 2011.
  8. [S1376] Photo courtesy of Harvey Lowe.