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Melissa Minerva Lowry 1845–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 July 1845

Birth Location: Summitville, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 28 May 1938

Death Location: Lowry Crossing, Collin County, Texas, United States of America

Father: John Ross

Mother: Ardenia Phillips

Spouse(s): James Lowry

Children(s): Miniola Lowry

The story of Melissa Minerva Lowry began in 1845 in Summitville, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America. Melissa Minerva Lowry married James Curtis Lowry, and had children including Miniola Melissa Minnie Lowry. Melissa Minerva Lowry passed away in 1938 in Lowry Crossing, Collin County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Melissa Minerva Lowry began in 1845 in Summitville, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America.
  • Melissa Minerva Lowry married James Curtis Lowry, and had children including Miniola Melissa Minnie Lowry.
  • Melissa Minerva Lowry passed away in 1938 in Lowry Crossing, Collin County, Texas, United States of America.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Melissa Lowry's Ancestors

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Melissa Lowry
1845–1938
Birth Place: Summitville, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
John Fry Ross
1821–1868
Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
Ardenia (E) Phillips
1818–1903
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Rice (Farrar Ross) Jr
1776–1856
York County, South Carolina, USA
Sarah (Ann) Bonham
1787–1849
Lincolnton, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
Johnson Phillips
1772–1847
Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Rice Sr
1757–1819
Maj. Bonham
1739–1794
Rebecca Cox
1755–1826
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cox
1727–1782
Margaret Morris
1732–1799

Melissa Lowry's Descendants

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Melissa (Minerva) Lowry (5 July 1845–28 May 1938) m. James (Curtis) Lowry (12 August 1835–9 November 1905)
  1. 1. Miniola (Melissa Minnie) Lowry 1879–1952 m. William (Thomas) Odle 1871–1958
    1. 1. Willie (Mae) Odle 1899–1986 m. Archie (Houston) Landers 1896–1918
      1. 1. Oleta Landers 1916–2005 m. Kenneth (Ora) Davis 1919–2006 m. Orville (Cleo) Reeves 1911–1990
        1. 1. Margaret (Ann) Reeves 1933–2017

Melissa Lowry's Timeline

2 Records

1845
5 July 1845
Birth of Melissa Minerva Lowry in Summitville, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America
Summitville, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America
1938
28 May 1938
Age 93
Death of Melissa Minerva Lowry in McKinney, Collin County, Texas, United States of America
McKinney, Collin County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 July 1845
    Event Place: Summitville, Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 May 1938
    Event Place: McKinney, Collin County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lowry Crossing, Collin County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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