His parents were Alexander Lowry and Nancy Davis.2

1860 Census, New Lenox, Will Co., IL, July 6, 1860
Lowery, John, 37, farmer, real estate value $300, personal estate value $150, b. VA
Jane, 27, b. PA
Alex, 3, b. IL
Mary A., 6m, b. IL
Tuin, John, 20, farm hand, b. Holstein, Germany
Frink, Margaret, 18, servant, b. Hesse, Germany

1870 Census, New Lenox, Will Co., IL
Lowry, John W., 49, farmer, personal estate value $500, b. VA
Jane, 36, keeping house, b. PA
Alexander, 14, b. IL
Mary Ann, 10, b. IL
Martha, 8, b. IL
Geo W., 6, b. IL

1880 Census, Otter Twp., Warren Co., IA
Lowry, John W., 58, farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA
Jane, 47, wife, keeping house, b. PA, parents b. PA
Martha, 18, dau., farm, b. IA
George, 16, son, farm laborer, b. IL
Sady, 9, dau., b. IL
Sutton, Albert, 28, son-in-law, farm laborer, b. IL, father b. VA, mother b. IN
Mary, 20, dau., at home, b. IL

1900 Census, Greenfield, Calhoun Co., IA
Lowry, John W., b. May 1822, 78, married 45 years, b. VA, parents b. VA, farmer
Jane, wife, b. Sep. 1833, 67, married 45 years, b. PA, parents b. PA
Gleason, John, son-in-law, b. Sep. 1864, 35, widowed, b. Canada, father b. NY, mother b. VT, farm laborer

1910 Census, Greenfield, Calhoun Co., IA
Lowry, John W., 87, married 56 years, b. VA, parents b. VA, no occupation
Jane, wife, 76, married 56 years, 6 children/4 survive, b. PA, parents b. PA, no occupation

Obituary appeared in Manson Journal, June 18, 1913