Edward LOWELL (1888-1973)

1 Edward Smith LOWELL^1,2,3,4 (1888-1973) [965]. Born 13 May 1888.^2,4,5 Marr Eleanor Jane JONES 20 Mar 1911, Genesee Co., MI.^3,6 Died 27 Aug 1973, Millington, MI.^2,5,7 Buried 30 Aug 1973, Thetford Township Cemetery.^2,5

From the Clio Messenger, dates as listed.

April 12, 1912 - "Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lowell Thursday morning an 8 pound son."

May 6, 1912 - "Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lowell and son, of Thetford were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. Carter, Sunday"

May 12, 1912 - "Ed Lowell, of Thetford, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. T. Carter."

May 14, 1912 - "Mr. and Mrs. Edd Lowell and son spent a few days with her parents Mr. and Mrs. T. Carter, the past week."

June 28, 1912 - "Mr. and Mrs. Edd Lowell and son, of Thetford, were guests of relatives here Sunday."

July 19, 1912 - "Mr. and Mrs. Edd Lowell, of Thetford, were the guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Carter, Sunday."

January 10, 1913 - "Edward Lowell went to Saginaw Sunday to visit his brother George Lowell, who is sick."

February 28, 1913 - "Miss Mamie Lowell visited her brother Edward Lowell, and family of Clio, Sunday."

March 14, 1913 - "Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lowell of Clio spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lowell."

March 14, 1913 - "Lew Ayliff and Ed Lowell are going to build a fine residence in Clio this spring."

March 14, 1913 - "Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lowell of Clio are visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Schlosser this week."

March 14, 1913 - "Ed Lowell, wife and baby of Clio, visited at his parents Saturday and Sunday, also several days the guest of W. Schlosser and wife."

July 18, 1913 - "Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lowell and son Ithurmer spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lowell of Thetford."

August 15, 1913 - "Mrs. Henry Lowell of Thetford spent three days with son, Ed Lowell."

August 15, 1913 - "Carl Atkin of Millington and Miss Florence Sage of Detroit visited Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lowell Saturday."

July 18, 1913 - "Miss Mamie Lowell of Thetford visited her brother, Ed Lowell Tuesday."

September 11, 1914. "Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lowell will have the sympathy of many friends in the loss of their three-day old daughter, who died on Tuesday."

October 1, 1915 "John Carter and Ed Lowell, who are engaged at carpenter work in Detroit, spent Sunday with their families in Clio. Fred Mann and Herb. Carter are also working at the carpenter business in Detroit, being in the employ of Wright & Carter, who are engaged in building and selling houses there, and have two residences about completed. Mr. Carter says the building business is booming in many sections of the city."

October 15, 1915 "E. S. Lowell, who has resided in Clio for the past five years, has moved to Royal Oak."

December 24, 1915 - "Ed Lowell, wife, and small son, of Royal Oak, are spending the holidays with friends and relatives in Clio."

May 12, 1916 - "Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lowell and little sons, of Royal Oak, are guests of friends here for a few days."

June 16, 1916 - "Mrs. Ed Lowell and little son, of Royal Oak, are the guests of her mother Mrs. T. Carter."

July 28, 1916 - "Mrs. Ed Lowell and sons, of Royal Oak, are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Carter."

September 1, 1916 - "Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lowell and children who have been visiting at the home of John Carter, have returned to their home in Royal Oak."

December 29, 1916 - "Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Lowell and son, of Detroit, visited relatives here from Sunday until Thursday. They like their new home very much."

May 10, 1918 - "Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lowell, of Royal Oak, are moving on the John Anderson farm."

August 9, 1918 - "Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Lowell and two sons, Ithurmer and R. K. spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Wilder Schlosser, of Thetford."

August 16, 1918 - "Ed. Lowell, wife and two sons, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Lafe Servis, of Montrose."

August 30, 1918 - "Howard Secor and wife, Ed. Lowell, wife and two sons, and Miss Ila Blight spent Sunday at Long Lake."

October 4, 1918 - "Mr. and Mrs. Wilder Schlosser and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lowell, of Thetford, called on Ed. Lowell and wife, Sunday."

January 2, 1919 - "Ed. Lowell and little son, R. K., are ill."

February 6, 1919 - "Mrs. Henry Lowell is visiting at the home of her son, Ed. and wife, and caring for the later who is ill."

April 24, 1919 - "4-24-1919Ed. Lowell spent Sunday with Thos. Carter and family in Clio."

October 20, 1921 - "Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lowell and son Ithurmer and Mrs. Carter were in Flint Thursday, on business."

April 13, 1922 - "Ed. Lowell and family and Miss Eunice Stafford of Thetford visited Tom Cartr and family, Sunday."

May 4, 1922 - "Lowell had the misfortune to lose 250 chickens caused by the explosion of a lamp in the brooder. They were hateched in March and would weigh a pound or more each."

November 2, 1922 - "Ed Lowell is clerking for L. D. Hayes."

March 22, 1923 - "MR. AMD MRS. LOWELL HONORED - On Wednesday evening, March 14, about one hundred of the friends of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Lowell gathered at their home in Thetford for the purpose of giving them a farewell surprise party, as they were preparing to move from the community where they had lived for many years to their new home near Clio. The presence of so many friends made them aware, in the most pleasant manner, of the kindly sentiment their friends and neighbors entertained toward them, while cards, music and visiting made the time pass all too swiftly. At midnight a bountiful supper was served, and as evidence of good wishes and esteem Mr. and Mrs. Lowell were presented with an eight-day clock. When the guests departed it was with the memory of a delightful time in their hearts and with sincerest compliments to Mr. and Mrs. Lowell. - One Who Was There."

June 28, 1923 - "Ed Lowell is working in Detroit."

July 5, 1923 - "Ed. Lowell was home from Detroit, over the week end."

October 4, 1923 - "Ed. Lowell was home from Detroit, over the week end."

November 1, 1923 - "Ed. Lowell is putting an addition on his house."

December 6, 1923 - "James J. Jones and wife and Fred Lowell and wife and son spent Sunday with Ed Lowell and wife."

1924-04-03 - "Mr. and Mrs. Will Price and three children of Thetford, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Lowell."

1924-04-10 - "Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Lowell and Mrs. Harry Gage were in Grand Blanc, Wednesday."

1924-06-05 - "Ed. Lowell and family were guests of friends in Montrose, Sunday."

1924-09-25 - "John Carter and wife and niece of Detroit visited Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Lowell, Sunday."

1924-12-11 - "Ed. Lowell is spending the week in Detroit."

1925-03-26 - "Ed. Lowell, of Detroit, spent Saturday and Sunday with his family. he also called on his father, Henry Lowell, who is very ill."

1925-05-28 - "Ed Lowell and Herbert Carter were home from Detroit over the week-end."

1925-06-04 - "Ed Lowell was home from Detroit over the week-end."

1925-12-03 - "Ed Lowell and family of Detroit spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Carter."

1925-09-03 - "Ed Lowell was home from Detroit the past week."

1926-09-02 - "Ed Lowell and family of Detroit spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Tom Carter."

1926-10-21 - "Ed Lowell and family of Detroit were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Carter over the week end."

1926-12-02 - "Ed. Lowell and family of Detroit, spent the past week with friends in Clio and vicinity."

1927-01-06 - "Ed. Lowell and son, Ithurmer, of Detroit, spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Carter."

1927-01-27 - "Ed. Lowell, of Detroit, spent a few days this week with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Carter."

1927-02-03 - "Ed. Lowell has moved his family from Detroit to his home in Farrandville."

The Social Security Death Index, as well as information provided by Janice Blight Blakeley, report that Edwin Lowell's first name was "Edwin". However, we note that there are no fewer than 6 references to "Edward" Lowell with reference to the same person in the 1915 and 1916 Royal Oak Tribune, and no references to an "Edwin" Lowell.

2 Henry Smith LOWELL^8,9 (1847-1925) [2921]. Born 21 Jun 1847, Harlem, Winnebago County, Ill.⁹ Marr Belle GILMORE 30 Sep 1871.⁹ Marr Sarah MASON 10 Nov 1879, Mt. Morris, MI.⁹ Died 10 Apr 1925, Thetford Township, Genesee Co., MI.⁹ Buried Thetford Center cemetery.⁹

From the Clio Messenger.

1925-04-16 - "Lowell - Another of the rapidly diminishing band of heroic men who fought to preserve the Union has answered the final roll call and another flag draped casket has been deposited in the land they loved so well. Henry Lowell, so far as we can learn the last surviving member of the Grand Army of the Republic in the Township of Thetford, died at his home in that township on Friday April 10, 1925, after an illness that had continued for several months. He was one of the oldest residents of the township and was esteemed by all as a splendid citizen in every respect. Being a man of untiring industry, of honestry and unremitting in his devotion to the family and friends, his fine reputation rested upon the solid foundation of real worth and will endure while memories of him endure. Henry Smith Lowell was born in Harlem, Winnebago County, Ill. June 21, 1847, and as his death occurred on April 10, 1925, he had attained the age of 77 years, 9 months and 19 days. At the age of 17 he enlisted in the 13th Michigan Artillery and served his country faithfully until the end of the war in 1865. On September 30, 1871, he was united in marriage to Miss Belle Gilmore, who died two years subsequently. On November 10, 1879, he was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Mason, at Mt. Morris, who together with 9 children survive him. The children are as follows: Fred, James, Walter and Reuben of Thetford, Edward of Clio, Cecil of Pittsburgh, Pa., Mrs. mary Runnels and Miss Harriett Lowell of Grand Rapids and Mrs. Betty Watt of Lansing. One son, George, passed away in 1913. Mr. Lowell is also survived by 9 grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the home on Sunday afternoon and were largely attended. Rev. W. J. Dudgeon delivered the funeral address and the remains were laid at rest in the family lot in Thetford Center cemetery.".

4 Smith LOWELL¹⁰ ( - ) [3682]. Died IL.¹⁰

Roy Lowell reports that Smith Lowell served in the Civil War.

3 Sarah MASON⁹ ( - ) [4505].

From the Clio Messenger.

1913-10-24 - "Mrs. Henry Lowell and daughter Bessie visited in Clio, Sunday at the home of Mr. Edward Lowell."

1924-10-23 - "Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lowell of Thetford spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Lowell."

1925-08-13 - "Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lowell visited his mother in Thetford, Sunday."

1926-04-22 - "Ed Lowell of Detroit spent the week end with his mother, Mrs. Henry Lowell.".

Sources

1	"Social Security Death Index".

2	"Information provided by Janice Blight Blakeley".

3	"Genesee County Marriage Index".

4	"1940 MI, Tuscola, Arbela census".

5	"Card from Funeral Home".

6	"1930 Tuscola Co., Arbella Twp. census".

7	"Ancestry.com World Family Tree".

8	"Clio Messenger article, August 15, 1913".

9	"Obituary of Henry Smith Lowell, Clio Messenger, April 16, 1925".

10	"Information provided by Roy Lowell".