John Lowry
John was born about 1823 in
Taughboyne Parish, Co. Donegal, Ireland.
- Birth Notes
- DoB Source: Obit states 1823 but 1880 census gives him as 50. The Obituary date figures in better with the other children and name order.
He died on March 22nd, 1906 in
Waterloo Twsp., Grant Co., WI. The funeral took place in 1906. His burial was in 1906 in
Van Buren Cemetery, Potosi, WI.
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- Death Notes
- John Lowry's obituary states that he was born in Ireland in 1823 and came to America in 1851. He resided in Philadelphia for several years, and then went west to Wisconsin. He first lived in Benton, WI and later farmed 283 acres in Waterloo Twsp. near Burton, WI. In 1859 he married Sarah A. French and to this union was born four sons and four daughters. He leaves a brother Henry Lowry of Potosi, WI, and a sister, Margaret Lowry of Philadelphia, PA, all eight children and eleven grand children. He was buried next to his wife, Sarah, in Van Buren Cemetery, Potosi, WI.
John Lowry & Sarah Agnes French 
