1) Mathias Lowers (1824-1902)
2) George Washington Lowers (1830-1880)
3) Eve Ann Lowers (1833-1881)
4) Mary Jane Lowers (1835-1912)
5) Yoarkee Catherine Lowers (1838-1909) ***my 3rd great grandmother
6) Martha Lowers (1839- unknown)
7) Thomas Alexander Lowers (1846-1917)
There was quite a bit of speculation throughout the family and over time as to Youarkee having Native American ancestry. I've not seen that in my research; however I never say that I'm perfect in my research and there is always a possibility. The name Youarkee is unusual, but was in my 3rd great grandmother's family. Youarkee Catherine's mother Catherine Deem had a niece named Youarkee Everly Deem. I've not sucessfully found out the origin of the name. It is very unique though.
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| Youarkee "Kate" Lowers Marlow unknown date. This is a cropped version of the original. The original features Levi as well as Kate and a daughter-in-law. Original photo owned by Kathleen Chapman. |
Youarkee "Kate" Lowers married Levi "Doc" Marlow son of Joseph Marlow and Margaret Allen in 1860.
Kate and Doc had the following known children:
1) Benjamin Franklin Marlow (1860-1927)
2) Levi Newton Marlow (1867-1940)
3) Lewis Napoleon Marlow (1869-1953)
4) Ella Catherine Marlow (1871-1947)
5) Shelton Marlow (1874-1877)
6) Floyd Leroy Marlow (1875-1950) *who married Clara Ellen Curran (my Great Grand Aunt, sister to
my great grandfather Lewis Curran)*
7) George Monroe Marlow (1877-1954) ***my Great Great Grandfather***
8) Earl Hardwick Marlow (1881-1952)
9) Clara Viola Marlow (1883-1887)
10) Thomas J. D. Marlow (unknown-1861)
Since I've seen this photo for many years I always envision Kate as being a really strong woman. She just looks strong to me. The Deem, Marlow and Lowers families are all documented pretty well. I've not verified a lot of the far back information. The Deem family appears to be from Germany. The Lowers family believed to come from The Netherlands and Marlow it seems to be English.
