![]() Isabella “Belle” Baxter was born in Providence on Sunday, January 9, 1848. But, Baxter Culver believes his parents named him after the family Pastor named Baxter. David Baxter Lowe and Baxter Culver were likely named after her. In the following descendant chart, the Baxter name is highlighted in yellow. Isabella Baxter was the last of my ancestors born in Providence. Notice this time they indicated their religion was Protestant, not Methodist as they indicated just weeks earlier. A Methodist is a type of protestant that is more methodical and applies logic and reason to the words in the bible. Isabella is a descendant of the influential Baxter, Olney, Potter, and Williams families. Richard’s mother Isabella Baxter was born in Providence, Rhode Island. ![]() Vernon, 1925 Iowa State census (2 of 3). Richard Lowe’s father is Edwin Lowe who was born in England. In 1925, Richard had been in Iowa for 50 years. They also carried $2,000 of insurance on the home. This home at 7th Ave, North was worth $3,500 and they owed $1,000. Bethel, 1925 Iowa State census (3 of 3). Notice this census indicates Methodist. Notice Isabella is “Belle” on this census. Bethel, 1925 Iowa State census (2 of 3). Clearly documented is Richard Lowe’s father as Edwin Lowe who was born in England, and his mother Isabella Baxter who died earlier in 1882 was born in Providence, Rhode Island. It is likely she did not move the 100 miles with them. Notice Edwin’s mother-in-law Jane Wright (Elizabeth Jane Buttolph) is living with them in Bethel, but she is not listed on the Mt. They moved from Bethel to Franklin, near Mt. In 1925, Richard and Winifred moved the family 100 miles south to be near Cornell college. Our family was lucky in that they participated in the census in Bethel, moved to Vernon and participated again. This census clearly documents that Isabella Baxter of Providence, Rhode Island is Richard Henry Lowe’s mother.īethel, 1925 Iowa State census (1 of 3). In addition to the usual data, on this census is the name of your father (not just state born), and maiden name of mother, education levels, religion, and more. The 1925 Iowa state census collected some interesting information. This is a good example of the type of documentation that can exist for your ancestors. About a year after Colleen’s mom Elinore passed.īecause of a state census, we know a bit about the Lowe-Wright family at this time. This picture was also sent from Colleen Cunningham to my mom Leslie Lupton in 2012. In 1925, the family moved south 100 miles very near Cornell college for the kids. My great-grandpa Richard Henry Lowe was the 4th of 7 children born to Isabella Baxter. The following family photo was taken in 1925. and Isabella Baxter were given to me by my cousin Colleen Cunningham in 2018. ![]() ![]() Copies of the pictures of Edwin Lowe, Sr. The following chart shows my family back to Isabella Baxter. Mary was born in Plymouth Colony, sometimes called New Plymouth, in 1633 before Roger Williams founded the Rhode Island Colony. Her mother Mary is one of Roger Williams’ daughters. The Providence-born line of ancestors goes back to the granddaughter of Roger Williams, Catherine Sayles. Isabella was the last of a long line of my direct-line ancestors to Roger Williams born in Providence. They were born and raised in Providence, Rhode Island. She and her twin sister were born in 1848. My great-great-grandmother on my mom’s side is Isabella Baxter. This was combined with the principle of majoritarian democracy in Providence and was a template for modern American life. Providence provided religious liberty and separation of church and state. Roger Williams founded Providence, RI which is the first place in modern history where citizenship and religion were separated. Roger Williams: His Life and Dedication to the Freedom of Conscience.He is arguably the founder of modern American society, the first American abolitionist, and co-founder of liberalism.įor more on Roger Williams, read my summary: Roger Williams is pretty famous and accomplished much in his lifetime. One of my favorite family stories is Roger Williams, my 10th Great Grandpa! This article documents the important details that link each generation to the next.
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