Dorcas Lough
1829 - 1891 (62 years)-
Name Dorcas Lough Birth 1829 Nicholas Co., VA 
[1] Gender Female Census 20 Jun 1860 Braxton Co., VA [2] 1860 - Mary was 75 years old. Also living in her household were her daughters Matilda (age 30) and Dorcas (age 25). All household members were born in Virginia. This home was immediately adjacent to Philip S. Lough.
- Role: Household Member
Census 23 Jun 1860 Braxton Co., VA [3] 1860 - Mary was 70 years old. Also living in her household were her daughters Matilda (age 34) and Darkus (age 25). All household members were born in Virginia. This home was immediately adjacent to James Lough. This is the second instance of this family in the 1860 Braxton County, Virginia Census.
- Role: Household Member
Will 21 Jul 1891 Braxton Co., WV [4] Death 1 Aug 1891 Braxton Co., WV [4, 5] Person ID I51838 Meadow Bluff Meanderings Last Modified 17 Jan 2026
Father Adam Lough, b. 19 Aug 1778, Pendleton Co., VA d. 20 Nov 1854, Braxton Co., VA (Age 76 years) Mother Mary Skidmore, b. 1785, VA d. Aft 1860 (Age 76 years) Family ID F18181 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Harrison Lowther, b. 1821, Harrison Co., VA d. 19 Jul 1889, Braxton Co., WV (Age 68 years) Marriage 22 May 1868 Braxton Co., WV [6] Family ID F18270 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 17 Jan 2026
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Sources - [S1856] Virginia, Braxton County, FCR: Braxton Co., VA 1850, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), M432, roll 937, District No. 4, p. 180B, dwelling 98, family 98, Dorcas Lough, accessed 15 Jan 2026 (Reliability: 3).
- [S2391] Virginia, Braxton County, FCR: Braxton Co., VA 1860, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), M653, roll 1336, Braxton CH, p. 360, dwelling 111, family 106, Mary Lough, accessed 16 Jan 2026 (Reliability: 3).
- [S2391] Virginia, Braxton County, FCR: Braxton Co., VA 1860, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), M653, roll 1336, Braxton CH, p. 365, dwelling 144, family 138, Mary Lough, accessed 16 Jan 2026 (Reliability: 3).
- [S2576] West Virginia. Braxton County., Braxton Co., WV Will Book, (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. FamilySearch. https://www.familysearch.org.), 4:219-20, will of Dorcas Lowther, 21 Jul 1891; (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Jan 2026) (Reliability: 3).
- [S1341] West Virginia . Braxton County., Braxton Co., WV Death Register, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ :n.d.), 1891, line 25, Dorcas Lowther, accessed 17 Jan 2026. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1256] West Virginia. Braxton County., Braxton Co., WV Marriage Register, (Digital images. West Virginia Division of Culture and History, West Virginia Vital Research Records. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ : 2009.), marriage register, 1: 6, line 2, Lowther-Lough, 1868; accessed 17 Jan 2026. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1856] Virginia, Braxton County, FCR: Braxton Co., VA 1850, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), M432, roll 937, District No. 4, p. 180B, dwelling 98, family 98, Dorcas Lough, accessed 15 Jan 2026 (Reliability: 3).