Lowrey is of Scottish origin, with two potential meanings. The first could be a patronymic surname meaning "son of Lawrence;" the second being based on the Scottish word lowrie meaning "foxy," having the crafty look of a fox.
It can be traced back to the late 1600's in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
John Lowrey, born in 1807 in Georgia to (possibly) Mary Anne Smith and (possibly) William Lowrey. Married Mahala Mincy on 22 February 1829 in Habersham County, Georgia. Died around 1852 in Alabama. | |||
John and Mahala had 5 children: | |||
David Sanford Lowrey |
22 January 1830 Georgia |
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21 March 1896 DeKalb County, Alabama |
Aaron Newton Lowrey |
21 August 1833 Georgia |
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5 September 1888 Crossville, Alabama |
Rachel Arminda Lowrey |
1835 Georgia |
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John Newton Lowrey |
1838 Georgia |
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Martha Louise Lowrey |
1841 Georgia |
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24 Nov 1914 Kellerman, Alabama |
Aaron Newton Lowrey, born in 21 August 1833 in Dahlonega, Georgia, to Mahala Mincy and John Lowrey. Married Elizabeth Jane Floyd on 16 Sep 1856 in Jackson County, Alabama. Married Francis Mary Anne Croft on 31 March 1860 in De Kalb County, Alabama. Died 5 September 1888 in Crossville, Alabama. | |||
Aaron and Elizabeth had 2 children: | |||
John Alva Lowrey |
16 June 1857 Jackson County, Alabama |
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18 September 1945 Chico, Texas |
Cicero Walker Lowrey |
7 December 1858 Jackson County, Alabama |
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15 August 1915 Loveland, Oklahoma |
Aaron and Francis had 6 children: |
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Mary Hester Lowrey |
17 April 1861 DeKalb County, Alabama |
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15 March 1887 Blue Pond, Alabama |
Martha Alice Lowrey |
22 Setember 1862 DeKalb County, Alabama |
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26 June 1900 Crossville, Alabama |
David Rufus Lowrey Sr |
15 January 1865 DeKalb County, Alabama |
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9 January 1963 Albertville, Alabama |
William Nelson Lowrey |
1867 DeKalb County, Alabama |
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1867 DeKalb County, Alabama |
Rhonda "Rhody" Paralee Lowrey |
13 February 1870 DeKalb County, Alabama |
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23 July 1889 Crossville, Alabama |
Emma Anna Lowrey |
1 October 1873 DeKalb County, Alabama |
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15 January 1959 Gadsden, Alabama |
Cicero Walker Lowrey, born on 7 December 1858 in Jackson County, Alabama, to Elizabeth Jane Floyd and Aaron Newton Lowrey. Married Tululah Catherine Johnson on 22 December 1880 in Geraldine, Alabama. Died from Typhoid Fever on 15 August 1915 in Loveland, Oklahoma and buried in an unmarked grave in Tillman County, Oklahoma. | |||
Cicero and Tululah had 10 children: | |||
Hampton Gurley Lowrey |
10 September 1881 Geraldine, Alabama |
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12 September 1963 De Queen, Arkansas |
Ruby Eva Lowrey |
11 August 1883 Geraldine, Alabama |
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1 February 1971 Albertville, Alabama |
Willie E. Lowrey |
10 October 1885 Geraldine, Alabama |
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18 April 1960 Ranger, Texas |
Bettie Lou Lowrey |
12 October 1887 Geraldine, Alabama |
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17 January 1960 Okfuskee County, Oklahoma |
Elmer Johnson Lowrey |
25 January 1890 Geraldine, Alabama |
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5 September 1964 De Queen, Arkansas |
Emma Summers Lowrey |
21 June 1893 Geraldine, Alabama |
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11 February 1941 Norman, Oklahoma |
Gaither Newton Lowrey |
21 June 1893 Geraldine, Alabama |
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29 December 1971 Burkburnett, Texas |
Stella Lowrey |
15 August 1895 Geraldine, Alabama |
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1970 Sevier County, Arkansas |
Holland Cicero Lowrey |
20 December 1900 Geraldine, Alabama |
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March 1978 Albertville, Alabama |
Mildred Inez Lowrey |
9 July 1903 Geraldine, Alabama |
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8 April 1989 De Queen, Arkansas |
Hampton Gurley Lowrey, born on 10 September 1881 in Geraldine, Alabama, to Tululah Catherine Johnson and Cicero Walker Lowrey. Married Nettie Alice Magers on 17 December 1905 in Alvord, Texas. Died on 12 September 1963 in De Queen, Arkansas. | |||
Gurley and Nettie had 6 children: | |||
Lura Valice Lowrey |
23 September 1906 Alvord, Texas |
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10 October 1996 De Queen, Arkansas |
Valeria Gladys Lowrey |
11 December 1907 Alvord, Texas |
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8 February 2007 De Queen, Arkansas |
Laverda Mildred Lowrey |
20 March 1909 Alvord, Texas |
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26 July 2002 De Queen, Arkansas |
Norvin Lowrey |
15 November 1912 Alvord, Texas |
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14 June 1986 El Centro, California |
Velma Dell Lowrey |
22 October 1917 Alvord, Texas |
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18 March 2008 Spirit Lake, Iowa |
Verneil Lowrey |
1 March 1930 De Queen, Arkansas |
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12 December 2022 Medical Lake, Washington |
Velma Dell Lowrey, born on 22 October 1917 in Alvord, Texas, to Nettie Alice Magers and Hampton Gurley Lowrey. Married James Harding Hansen on 24 December 1939 in De Queen, Arkansas. Divorced James Harding Hansen on 22 January 1974 in King, Washington. Died on 18 March 2008 in Spirit Lake, Iowa. | |||
Velma Dell and James Harding had 3 children: | |||
Sylvia Jo Hansen |
18 June 1941 De Queen, Arkansas |
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Diane Dell Hansen |
5 March 1954 Burlington, Colorado |
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James Michael Hansen |
15 February 1962 Ballard, Washington |
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