W. A. Lowrey was a Civil War veteran. He abandoned farming and moved to Kernersville in order to give his children the advantages of education.
He is listed in Branson's 1869 NC Business Directory as owning a grist mill. In 1886, he engaged in tobacco manufacturing with his son-in-law, E. J. Stafford. Their firm was called Lowrey & Stafford. Later on, E.J. Stafford was succeeded in active participation in the business by John William "Will" Lowrey (son of W.A. Lowrey) and the name of the firm became W.A. Lowrey & Son.
Their factory stood on South Main Street. W.A. owned Lowrey, Son & Co. tobacco manufacturers from 1896 through at least 1903. Besides himself, partners in the firm were his son J. W. Lowrey and, most likely, his brother John Albert was the J. A. Lowrey on the company letterhead stationery. (His other brother, also J. A. Lowrey, was in the grocery business). By 1910, the tobacco factory had been converted to Lowrey Hosiery Mill.
W. A. Lowrey was a commissioner in Kernersville in 1886 and a trustee of Kernersville Academy. For 8 years he served as a magistrate and was elected to the NC House of Representatives in both the 1879-1880 and 1899-1900 sessions.
In 1905, W.A. was involved in a controversial legal case – Lowrey vs. Board of Graded School Trustees in Town of Kernersville – which ultimately made its way to the NC Supreme Court.
Four of his children left Kernersville and moved to Norfolk, VA. They are all buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Norfolk. It is not known what drew them to the Norfolk area.
In addition to children listed in below family links, the 1870 Census shows a 2-month-old daughter, Mary E. Lowrey. Mary does not appear on any other census, so it can only be assumed that she died as a child. Her gravesite is not known.
NOTE: W.A. Lowrey's granddaughter, Mildred Stafford Cherry was the First Lady of NC. Mildred's husband, Gregg Cherry was the 61st governor from 1945 - 1949.
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William may have been married prior to Laura Flynt.
He is listed in Branson's 1869 NC Business Directory as owning a grist mill. In 1886, he engaged in tobacco manufacturing with his son-in-law, E. J. Stafford. Their firm was called Lowrey & Stafford. Later on, E.J. Stafford was succeeded in active participation in the business by John William "Will" Lowrey (son of W.A. Lowrey) and the name of the firm became W.A. Lowrey & Son.
Their factory stood on South Main Street. W.A. owned Lowrey, Son & Co. tobacco manufacturers from 1896 through at least 1903. Besides himself, partners in the firm were his son J. W. Lowrey and, most likely, his brother John Albert was the J. A. Lowrey on the company letterhead stationery. (His other brother, also J. A. Lowrey, was in the grocery business). By 1910, the tobacco factory had been converted to Lowrey Hosiery Mill.
W. A. Lowrey was a commissioner in Kernersville in 1886 and a trustee of Kernersville Academy. For 8 years he served as a magistrate and was elected to the NC House of Representatives in both the 1879-1880 and 1899-1900 sessions.
In 1905, W.A. was involved in a controversial legal case – Lowrey vs. Board of Graded School Trustees in Town of Kernersville – which ultimately made its way to the NC Supreme Court.
Four of his children left Kernersville and moved to Norfolk, VA. They are all buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Norfolk. It is not known what drew them to the Norfolk area.
In addition to children listed in below family links, the 1870 Census shows a 2-month-old daughter, Mary E. Lowrey. Mary does not appear on any other census, so it can only be assumed that she died as a child. Her gravesite is not known.
NOTE: W.A. Lowrey's granddaughter, Mildred Stafford Cherry was the First Lady of NC. Mildred's husband, Gregg Cherry was the 61st governor from 1945 - 1949.
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William may have been married prior to Laura Flynt.
W. A. Lowrey was a Civil War veteran. He abandoned farming and moved to Kernersville in order to give his children the advantages of education.
He is listed in Branson's 1869 NC Business Directory as owning a grist mill. In 1886, he engaged in tobacco manufacturing with his son-in-law, E. J. Stafford. Their firm was called Lowrey & Stafford. Later on, E.J. Stafford was succeeded in active participation in the business by John William "Will" Lowrey (son of W.A. Lowrey) and the name of the firm became W.A. Lowrey & Son.
Their factory stood on South Main Street. W.A. owned Lowrey, Son & Co. tobacco manufacturers from 1896 through at least 1903. Besides himself, partners in the firm were his son J. W. Lowrey and, most likely, his brother John Albert was the J. A. Lowrey on the company letterhead stationery. (His other brother, also J. A. Lowrey, was in the grocery business). By 1910, the tobacco factory had been converted to Lowrey Hosiery Mill.
W. A. Lowrey was a commissioner in Kernersville in 1886 and a trustee of Kernersville Academy. For 8 years he served as a magistrate and was elected to the NC House of Representatives in both the 1879-1880 and 1899-1900 sessions.
In 1905, W.A. was involved in a controversial legal case – Lowrey vs. Board of Graded School Trustees in Town of Kernersville – which ultimately made its way to the NC Supreme Court.
Four of his children left Kernersville and moved to Norfolk, VA. They are all buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Norfolk. It is not known what drew them to the Norfolk area.
In addition to children listed in below family links, the 1870 Census shows a 2-month-old daughter, Mary E. Lowrey. Mary does not appear on any other census, so it can only be assumed that she died as a child. Her gravesite is not known.
NOTE: W.A. Lowrey's granddaughter, Mildred Stafford Cherry was the First Lady of NC. Mildred's husband, Gregg Cherry was the 61st governor from 1945 - 1949.
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William may have been married prior to Laura Flynt.
He is listed in Branson's 1869 NC Business Directory as owning a grist mill. In 1886, he engaged in tobacco manufacturing with his son-in-law, E. J. Stafford. Their firm was called Lowrey & Stafford. Later on, E.J. Stafford was succeeded in active participation in the business by John William "Will" Lowrey (son of W.A. Lowrey) and the name of the firm became W.A. Lowrey & Son.
Their factory stood on South Main Street. W.A. owned Lowrey, Son & Co. tobacco manufacturers from 1896 through at least 1903. Besides himself, partners in the firm were his son J. W. Lowrey and, most likely, his brother John Albert was the J. A. Lowrey on the company letterhead stationery. (His other brother, also J. A. Lowrey, was in the grocery business). By 1910, the tobacco factory had been converted to Lowrey Hosiery Mill.
W. A. Lowrey was a commissioner in Kernersville in 1886 and a trustee of Kernersville Academy. For 8 years he served as a magistrate and was elected to the NC House of Representatives in both the 1879-1880 and 1899-1900 sessions.
In 1905, W.A. was involved in a controversial legal case – Lowrey vs. Board of Graded School Trustees in Town of Kernersville – which ultimately made its way to the NC Supreme Court.
Four of his children left Kernersville and moved to Norfolk, VA. They are all buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Norfolk. It is not known what drew them to the Norfolk area.
In addition to children listed in below family links, the 1870 Census shows a 2-month-old daughter, Mary E. Lowrey. Mary does not appear on any other census, so it can only be assumed that she died as a child. Her gravesite is not known.
NOTE: W.A. Lowrey's granddaughter, Mildred Stafford Cherry was the First Lady of NC. Mildred's husband, Gregg Cherry was the 61st governor from 1945 - 1949.
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William may have been married prior to Laura Flynt.
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