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Lowe Family History
Saturn V Rocket Engine
Baxter Lowe working on the Saturn V rocket engine for the launching of the Apollo 11 into space. It was the largest rocket of the day.
Apollo Project
Royce Lowe about 1968 working at Rocketdyne which was acquired by the Rockwell Corporation. He was working on the fail safe engine for the Lunar ascent module that took the astronauts back up from the moon surface to the orbiting Apollo 11 capsule.
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Janice Lowe
John and Julia Lowe
Fly Away
Lowe’s Tavern
Built by Jacob Lowe, Sr. between 1810 and 1830, the tavern and stagecoach stop. The tavern was located in the little town of Pandora Tennessee along old stagecoach road in the Cherokee National Forest. The picture dates around 1898 with Jacob Lowe’s descendants still in possession of the place.
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Zella Cole and Tuberculosis
Zella Cole Ensor
This lovely lady is Zella Cole Ensor. She was the daughter of Robertson J. Cole and Mary (Mollie) C. Lowe. The Cole and Lowe families are old residents from Carter County, Tennessee.
Zella was born 24 April 1889 in Carter County, Tennessee. During the winter of 1907, at the age of seventeen, Zella married George W. Ensor. Four years later, they had a daughter named Hazel. She was born 15 June 1911 in Carter County, Tennessee.
Sadly, like so many living in the area at the beginning of the 20th century, Zella contracted Tuberculosis during the winter of 1914. A few months later in March of 1915, Zella passed away at the age of twenty-five. She left a husband and a three-year-old daughter.
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Thankfully, a picture of Zella Cole still exists to remember by.
Tuberculosis (formerly known as consumption) is not widely talked about today since we can treat it with success. However, only a hundred years ago TB was a major problem. Many individuals lost their lives to the disease.
Some of the symptoms Zella would have suffered from fatigue, night sweats, and “wasting away.” According to the University of Virginia, at least 450 people in America died every day from Tuberculosis. Most victims were between the ages of fifteen and forty-four years old. The disease was so common that it became a synonym for death.
Deaths from TB during 1945. Image Source: University of Virginia
Tuberculosis was rampant in the cities especially among the poor. It was not until the late 1800s/early 1900s doctors used isolation to keep the disease from spreading.
If you would like to learn more about the history of Tuberculosis click here.
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Tennessee Marriage Record
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Tennessee has surprisingly good resources for genealogy researchers. These include extensive marriage records. On Family Search (a free LDS site) has over a million records in their Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950 database. In this database, there are images you can view and save to your computer.
Looking at an image of the original document is valuable. You may find transcribing errors or pick up a tidbit of information that can help you in your research.
This database is invaluable for anyone researching their Tennessean roots.
The marriage record above belongs to Steven Kitsmiller Lowe and his bride, Pearl Myers. Their marriage took place on 23 June 1907 in Carter County, Tennessee.
Steven Kitsmiller Lowe was born 10 February 1881 in Carter County, Tennessee. He was the son of George J. Lowe and Jemima Jane Colbaugh.
Pearl Myers Lowe was born 20 August 1889 in Tennessee. I have not researched Pearl’s family, and I do not have much background information for her.
Steven and Pearl had two daughters, Edith (b. 1908) and Ethel (b. 1910) both born in Carter County, Tennessee
Around 1912, They family pulled up stacks and moved across the country to Southern California, Kings County. Making their home around the small town of Lemoore where they stayed for the rest of their lives.
If you are researching your family tree in Tennessee, take a look at the Family Search Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950 database. It is free and provides helpful information.
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