Doak Reed LOWE

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CENSUS RECORDS

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Doak Lowe
Respondent: Yes
Age: 52
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1888
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same House
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Occupation: Miner
House Owned or Rented: Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: $12
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 6th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 35
Duration of Unemployment: 24
Weeks Worked in 1939: 28
Income: $650
Income Other Sources: Yes
Household Members:
Doak Lowe 52
Sally Lowe 51
Daniel Lowe 21
Doak Lowe 18
Jaqueta Lowe 16
Catherine Lowe 13

MILITARY RECORDS

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Doak Lowe
County: Tazewell
State: Virginia
Birthplace: Virginia,United States of America
Birth Date: 21 Feb 1888
Race: Caucasian

World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: Doak Reed Lowe
Birth Date: 21 Feb 1888
Birth Place: Tazewell, Virginia
Residence: Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=LO&GSfn=d&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=48&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GSsr=401&GRid=19971729&df=all&

Doak married Sallie E. Gillespie. Sallie was born 30 Sep 1888, Virginia; died 28 Aug 1974, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Clinch Valley Memorial Cemetery, Richlands, Tazewell Co., VA. [Group Sheet]

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1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Daniel Lowe
Age: 21
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1919
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son of Doak Lowe
Home in 1940: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Inferred Residence in 1935: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same House
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Occupation: Miner
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 6th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 35
Duration of Unemployment: 32
Weeks Worked in 1939: 20
Income: $200
Income Other Sources: No

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1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Doak Lowe Junior
Age: 18
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1922
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son of Doak Lowe
Home in 1940: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Inferred Residence in 1935: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same House
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 6th grade

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CENSUS RECORDS

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Juqueta Lowe [Juanita]
Age: 16
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1924
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1940: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Inferred Residence in 1935: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same House
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 7th grade

OBITUARY
From Find A Grave

Published: Saturday, January 13, 2007
Spartanburg Herald Journal

Juanita (Lowe) Russell, 83, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, January 11, 2007, at the home of her son.

Born December 29, 1923, in Richlands, VA, she was the daughter of the late Doak R. Lowe and Sally (Gillespie) Lowe and the wife of the late James Benjamin "J.B." Russell.

A member of Gravely Memorial United Methodist Church since 1951, she was a member of the Young at Heart and assisted in delivering for Mobile Meals.

Survivors include a son, Danny E. Russell and his wife Gayle of Spartanburg; a daughter, Sherry Williams and her husband Mike of Knoxville, TN; four grandchildren, Rex Russell and his wife Alane, Jay Russell and his wife Patsy, all of Spartanburg, Ben Williams of Brooklyn, NY, and Jamie Williams of St. Petersburg, FL; four great-grandchildren, Coleman, Anna, Sophia, and Olivia; and four sisters, Ruth Winko, Sadie Fox, Hazel West, all of Richlands, VA, and Catherine Wilson of Kinston, NC.

Visitation was 1:00-1:45 PM Sunday, January 14, 2007, at Floyd's Greenlawn Chapel. Funeral services followed at 2:00 PM at the Chapel conducted by the Rev. William B. Farley and the Rev. Dr. Hank Williams. Burial was in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens.

Memorials could be made to SRMC Hospice Special Needs Fund, 120 Heywood Avenue, Suite 300, Spartanburg, SC 29302.


Buried:
Grave location, portrait, tombstone photo, and obituary:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=17678844

Juanita married James Benjamin Russell. James was born 1921, Burke Co. GA; died 04 Apr 1991, Spartanburg, Spartanburg Co. SC; was buried , Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Spartanburg, Spartanburg Co. SC. [Group Sheet]

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1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Catherine Lowe
Age: 13
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1927
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter of Doak Lowe
Home in 1940: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Inferred Residence in 1935: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same House
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 6th grade