Jesse Lowe - Omaha, Ne. - Grave of a Famous Person on Waymarking.com

Jesse Lowe is buried in the Forest Lawn Cemetery. The marble family stone is topped by a mourning angel. A bronze inscription plaque reads:

Erected by
The wife and children
of
Jesse Lowe

Commemorative of
his life of virtue and honor
____________________________

Jesse youngest son of
Wm. and Jane Blair Lowe
Born 11th March 1814
in Rowan County, North Carolina

Died 3rd April 1868
at Omaha, Nebraska

He was one of the earliest settlers
of the City of Omaha and
its first mayor
_____________________

Sophia
wife of Jesse Lowe
Daughter of
George W. and
Mary K. Philbrook Hoppin
Born 16th January 1822
Providence, Rhode Island

Died 4th February 1906
Omaha, Nebraska

From Wikipedia:
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"Jesse Lowe (March 11, 1814 – April 3, 1868) was the first mayor of Omaha, Nebraska, serving for one year from March 5, 1857 to March 2, 1858. An important real estate agent in the early city, Lowe is credited with naming the city after the Omaha Tribe.

Lowe was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, and along with his brother Enos, the family soon afterward moved to the Indiana Territory, settling in Monroe County. Lowe's parents were strict Quakers. Jesse receiving his education at Bloomington College. After studying law and interning with Tilghman Howard in Indiana, Lowe decided not to become a lawyer, instead serving in the as commissary of a Missouri volunteer regiment under Sterling Price. He was promoted to Paymaster in the U.S. Army served during the entire Mexican-American War. In 1853 he moved to Council Bluffs, Iowa where his brother was the city's tax collector.
On July 3, 1853, Lowe crossed the Missouri River with his brother Enos into Indian Territory, estimating the land across from Council Bluffs was going to become a great city. Jesse Lowe staked out a quarter-section and later bought three other quarter-sections, totaling 640 acres (2.6 km2). Within a week he established the "Oak Grove Farm."
Lowe was a founding member of the Omaha Claim Club in 1854, and assisted Alfred D. Jones in the first survey of the city. In 1855 he built the first bank building in Omaha at 12th and Farnam Streets in present-day Downtown Omaha. Lowe also invested in the Council Bluffs and Nebraska Ferry Company, which was the foremost ferry company in Omaha for more than 25 years.
Lowe was married to Sophia Hoppin on July 3, 1856, in Burlington, New Jersey. They had four children, including Frederick Brown Lowe, Charlotte Augusta Lowe, Jesse Lowe Jr., and Tilghman Howard Lowe.
Jesse Lowe died in 1868, in Omaha. He is buried at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Omaha."

Description: See above - Jesse Lowe was a founder of Omaha, Nebraska and a paymaster in the U.S. Army in the Mexican American War. Date of birth: 03/11/1814 Date of death: 04/03/1868 Area of notoriety: Historical Figure Marker Type: Monument Setting: Outdoor Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Daylight hours Fee required?: No Web site: [Web Link]

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