John G. Lowrey and Rachel Hopkins

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Husband John G. Lowrey ¹

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            AKA: John G. Lowry 2
           Born: Abt 1775
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           Died: 21 Jul 1861 - St. Louis, MO 1
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         Father: Daniel Lowrey (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Ann Boggs (      -      ) 2

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   Other Spouse: Abigail Miles (      -1823) 2 3

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Wife Rachel Hopkins ¹

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         Father: John Hopkins (      -      ) 1
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   Other Spouse: Capt. John Lightner (      -      ) 2

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General Notes: Husband - John G. Lowrey

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He was placed in a classical school conducted by Rev. Colin McFarquhar. Later he went into the army to quell the "whiskey rebellion" in 1792 or '3; afterward accompanied his cousin, John Dunlop, to Centre County, Pennsylvania, and became a manager at his Iron Works, and later, in connection with Judge Huston, the administrator of John Dunlop. He was an elder of the Presbyterian Church almost from its organization in Bellefonte until the time he left the town, a year or two before his death. He was appointed treasurer for several terms, and when the office was made elective, was the first to fill the position.

In early life he surveyed lands in Venango County, Pennsylvania, before that county was erected. He often mentioned the fact that they set fire to the water at night to see it burn. He was also a soldier in the Whiskey Insurrection army. For a number of years he was accountant for Miles, Dunlop & Co. and John Dunlop, and in 1809 was appointed prothonotary, serving until 1818. He was reappointed Feb. 8, 1821, and served until 1824. When the finances of the county in 1828 were in such a deplorable condition that county orders were not cashed and were at a large discount, he was solicited to take the office of county treasurer, and by his able management soon put the financial credit of the county beyond scandal. As by law he could not hold the office more than two years, an arrangement was made every other two years for the appointment of W. A. Thomas as county treasurer, Mr. Lowrey performing the duties until the office was made elective, and Mr. Lowrey was the first elected county treasurer. William Harris succeeded him in 1844, but Mr. Lowrey succeeded Mr. Harris in 1846.
He was a man of stern integrity, of correct moral and religious character, and elder of the Presbyterian Church of Bellefonte almost from the time of its organization. No elder was so frequently chosen to represent the Presbytery in the General Assembly.
He was a good accountant, and did a great deal in settling estates and as agent for unseated lands, vast bodies of which were held by non-residents in this the central portion of the state.
In Mr. E. C. Humes' sketch of Mr. Lowrey, published in Dr. Gibson's "History of the Presbytery of Huntingdon," will be found the salient traits of his character.

1 John Blair Linn, History of Centre and Clinton Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1883), Pg 209.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 180.

3 John Blair Linn, History of Centre and Clinton Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1883), Pg 209, 215.