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William Lowry

Also Known As: "Billy"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Greenville, Plumas County, California, United States
Death: April 10, 1907 (29)
Plumas County, California, United States (shot dead )
Place of Burial: Indian Valley, Plumas County, California, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of John Lowry, Sr. and Julia Lowry
Husband of Lena Lowry
Father of Private; Private; Private; Mildred Lowry; Margaret "Mallie" Lowry and 1 other
Brother of Outlaw Jeff Lowry; Abe Lowry; Susan Ann Sorahan; Martha Lowry; John Lowry, Jr. and 4 others

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About William Lowry

1/2 Maidu, 1/2 white = 1880 United States Federal Census for Jeff Lowry California Plumas Not Stated 085



1/2 Maidu; 1/2 white

https://archive.org/details/LowryLeonard/page/n137 mentions Billy and his daughter, the one who froze to death.
However...
earlier in the oral history ( https://archive.org/details/LowryLeonard/page/n29 ) the suggestion seems to be that no one really knew who the father was.... (youthful exuberance)

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William Lowry's Timeline

1877
June 1877
Greenville, Plumas County, California, United States
1901
1901
California, United States
1905
1905
Westwood, California, United States
1907
April 10, 1907
Age 29
Plumas County, California, United States

https://archive.org/details/LowryLeonard/page/n137 (page 126) There had been a dance in Prattville, now submerged by Lake Almanor. Billy Lowry and Johnny Mason got in a fight. Afterwards Johnny went and got a rifle, shot Billy dead, and fled the area.