Person:Andrew Lowe (6)

About Andrew Lowe

Andrew Lowe (1793-1868) was the son of Andrew Lowe and Anna Beckenbach. He married Jane Witten (1797-1855), daughter of William Stanley Witten (1761-1824) and Letitia Laird (1772-1837) abt. 1815. In 1833, Andrew Lowe was listed as an Acting Justice of the Peace in Bledsoe County, Tennessee in the American Revolution Pension Statement of Lovett Reed (1754-1834) of Bledsoe County, Tennessee.

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1850 Census - Roane County, Tennessee:

Lowe, Andrew 56, Jane 52, Kizzah 25, William W. 22, Jane T. 20, Mary T. 17, Malinda 14, James A. 12, Samuel H. Dickey 24, Hardy Cox 15, Andrew born in Tennessee, Jane born in Virginia, Roane County, 188-565.

Subj: Re: The "Reconstructed" Life of Andrew Ralph Lowe (c1760-1838) Date:98-09-04 23:13:56 EDT From:lelowe1@@juno.com (Lorrin E. Lowe) To:Delijim@@aol.com

Hi Jim,

I have a couple of things to add which you may or may not know about.

In the Athens, McMinn County newspaper of Fri. March 1, 1844 - "just before Circuit Court Rhea County public Sale in Washington 5, February 1844 for cash all right and interest that Andrew Lowe has and to all(?) acres of land in Rhea County on the waters of the Piney River, adjoining lands of John Cool and others including the place where William A. Witten now lives. Also interest that Anthony Robinson has in and to, 154 acres of land, on the waters if Piney and Wolf creek, including where Robinson now lives, all of said lands levied on to satisfy two judgments which James Lauderdale recovered against William A. Witten, Andrew Lowe, James Witten, John Riggles, and Anthony Robinson in the Circuit Court of Rhea County " I also have the date Dec 10, 1843 written down, but I'm not sure why. The film was backwards on the reel, and I was having an awful time reading it, so I may have a date wrong. They sent the film back to have it put on correctly. It was supposed to have been sent back to us, but that was last spring, and I haven't seen it yet. It's just as well because I haven't had time to get down there.

The other is information on #2 Lowe Public Cemetery which was in a book called Watts Bar Reservoir Cemeteris by James L. Douthat put out by Mountain Press in Signal Mountain, TN This cemetery was moved before they flooded the area to make Watts Bar Reservoir. The WPA mapped it and recorded information on the markers. When I was in Nashville a couple of years ago, I found the same information, but it also told where the graves had been reburied. I have it somewhere, but I can't find it right off. Anyway, I'm going to write it as they have it in the book.

"Located on the right bank of the Piney River at mile 3.0 approximately 1.0 miles southeast of Rhea Springs, Tennessee as shown on Land Map 10 N 7, tract number 1031. Contains 115 graves Thirty-five removal and three remain agreements were executed. ----The nearest surviving relatives of the known graves are W. Whitten Lowe, Fort Dodge Road, Dodge City, KS and W.O. Lowe, Union Bldg, Knoxville, TN. We have not been able to execute any agreement with the above for the members of the Lowe family, to complete operations, it will be necessary to do so. We are unable to identify the other graves or locate any surviving relatives and believe it necessary to class them as unknown and leave them undisturbed.

On James L. Wallis property in Rhea County, TN in the 2nd Civil District

1. 27. Mary P. Low, eFeb 6, 1838, Jan 13, 1856
2. 28 & 29 Unknown
3. 30. Jane Lowe, Jul 27, 1797, Dec 20, 1855
4. 31. S.W. Lowe, Oct 11, 1810, Sep 18, 1811
5. 37-46 Unknown One large monument gives inscriptions. Graves marked by small head stones bearing initials of occupants.
6. 47. William Witten Lowe Oct 1, 1827 Jun 12 1895
7. 48. John Hardy Lowe, Mar 15, 1870, Sep 3, 1875
8. 49. Amanda Melissa Lowe, Apr 19, 1831, Mar 12, 1879
9. 50. Jane Elizabeth Lowe, Jun 1, 1857, Sep 28, 1880
10. 51. Nancy Letitia Lowe, Dec 5, 1861, Jul 11, 1881
11. 52. James William Lowe, Jul 24, 1867, Dec 10, 1885
12. 53. Violet Miller Lowe, Sep 21, 1868, Mar 10, 1904 w/o Charlie
13. 54. Mary Lowe, Aug 6, 1843, Mar 18, 1904 w/o Wm. Lowe
14. 55. Unknown"

There are others (non Lowes) listed, but none of the names seem to match any you had, and it was a public cemetery. I knew I copied this for a reason, but it took me a while to find it.

1. ↑ United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432).

   Name: Andrew Lowe
   Age: 36 [s/b 56], transcription error
   Birth Year: abt 1814
   Home in 1850: District 3, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
   Gender: Male
   Family Number: 188
   Household Members:
   Name Age
   Andrew Lowe 36 [s/b 56], transcription error
   Jane Lowe 32 [s/b 52], transcription error
   Kizziah Lowe 25
   William W Lowe 22
   Jane T Lowe 20
   Mary P Lowe 17
   Malinda Lowe 14
   James A Lowe 12
   Samuel H Dickey 24
   Hardy Cox 1

2.   United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M653).

   Name: Andrew Lowe
   Age: 67
   Birth Year: abt 1793
   Gender: Male
   Birth Place: Tennessee
   Home in 1860: District 3, Rhea, Tennessee
   Post Office: Sulphur Springs
   Dwelling Number: 472
   Family Number: 472
   Occupation: Farmer
   Real Estate Value: 2000
   Personal Estate Value: 500
   Household Members: Name Age
   Andrew Lowe 67
   William Lowe 32
   Amanda Lowe 28
   Jane E Lowe 3
   George A Lowe 10/12
   Nancy Mc Adee 18
   James A Lowe 22

3.   Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008.

   Name: Andrew Lowe
   Probate Date: 13 Aug 1868
   Probate Place: Rhea, Tennessee, USA
   Inferred Death Year: Abt 1868
   Inferred Death Place: Tennessee, USA
   Item Description: Wills, Settlements and Inventories, Vol A, 1825-1840; Vol 1-1a, 1852-1902