F. L. LOWERY AND FAMILY, Smith County, TX

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F. L. LOWERY AND FAMILY "Some Biographies of Old Settlers." 
Historical, Personal and Reminiscent. Volume I 
By Sid S. Johnson, 1900: Sid S. Johnson, Publisher, Tyler, Texas 
Chapter LXXII - Pages 298-300

F. L. Lowery was born in Guinett County, GA., thirty-one miles north 
of Atlanta, June 15th, 1823. He was a son of David and Ann Lowery.
David Lowery was a son of Charles and Sarah Lowery, who was a native
of South Carolina. Charles Lowery served in the war of 1812, under
Andrew Jackson. He was married to Ann Bennett, March 13th, 1817;
moved to the Cherokee Purchase in North Georgia in February 1831 -
five years before the Indians were moved-and there raised a family 
of children.

When F. L. Lowery left Cass county, now Barto county, he was the oldest
resident of that county, as his father and brothers moved from there
before he did. F. L. Lowery married Miss Sarah Lowery, June 30th, 1846,
a daughter of James and Catherine Lowery, of Cherokee County, Ga.
They had six children--Anna Catherine, James David, William C.,
Ellen A., Samuel W., Sarah E.; all died while young, except Anna,
James and Sarah.

Anna C. married Dr. C. McGuffie and raised five children. Dr. McGuffie
died several years ago. Mrs. McGuffie died at Athens. They are both
buried at Starrville, Texas.

James D. Lowery married Miss Paradine Duke; they had two children.
He resides in Waco. Mrs. Duke is dead.

Sarah E. married H. C. Wood, a prominent farmer of this county.
They have three children--one girl and two boys.

F. L. Lowery removed from Georgia to Alabama, remaining there
for one year, and thence back to Atlanta and lived there nearly
two years; left there and removed to Center, Alabama, and
followed the business of a merchant with success for four years,
then removed to Texas in 1858, locating at Starrville, in Smith
County, in 1858. He was a prominent citizen and merchant.

During the war he ran a grist mill for the government. When the
Civil War closed, he opened up business, doing a general mercantile 
trade until 1880, when he removed to Tyler and has been a citizen of 
our city from that date. Mrs. Lowery died April 20th, 1896, and thus
passed away a good, Christian woman. She was buried in Tyler cemetery.
He went back to Georgia and on the 17th of June, 1897, he married
Miss Elizabeth Lowery, the daughter of Daniel and Nancy Lowery, who
reside in that state. He still lives in Tyler and keeps a boarding
house. His present wife is quite an accomplished woman--full of 
business and energy, possessing rare traits of womanhood.

F. L. Lowery has long been a citizen of Smith county, holding a good
business record as an upright Christian gentleman. He is a member of
the Methodist church and has always been a constant worker for the
cause of Christianity. His children and grand children occupy good
positions in life, in business and society. He is one man who always
looked on the best side of humanity, passing a life in Smith county
full of the duties and tender affections that makes life more
beautiful and tolerable. He has always enjoyed the confidence of this
people as his life has been one of gentleness, forbearance, yet with
candor he met things as they came. He has set an exemplary life
for his descendants to follow.