Thomas Barlow was born about 1760 and came to America from Scotland before the Revolutionary War.  He died between 1820 and 1825 at Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, and was buried there.

Thomas Barlow and his family came to White County, Illinois, in 1818 and were recorded in the 1818 census there.  They returned to Shelby County, Tennessee, before 1820 and were recorded there in the 1820 census. His widow, Elizabeth Barlow, returned to Illinois with her four sons in 1825 and was recorded in Montgomery County, Illinois, in the 1830 census.

Thomas Barlow married Elizabeth Nicholas.  She was born in 1787.  She died on January 18, 1841, at Grisham Township, Montgomery County, Illinois, and was buried there in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

James Barlow was born around 1790-1800 in Tennessee [Mathis, C1830, C1840], and was a son of 1. Thomas and Elizabeth (Nicholas) Barlow.  He came to Montgomery County, Illinois, from Tennessee in 1825 with his mother and three brothers, and was recorded there in the 1830 census.  He moved to Jefferson County, Illinois, where he was recorded in the 1840 census.  He died on January 4, 1848, in Jefferson County [Mathis]

On January 8, 1845, James Barlow purchased 80 acres of public land, consisting of the eastern half of the northeast quarter of section 21 of T04S R03E, Spring Garden township, in Jefferson County.

James Barlow married Amanda J. ---- [Mathis]  She apparently died before 1850 because she has not been found in that census.

John Nicholas Barlow was born in 1797 in North Carolina [Mathis], or in 1797-8 in Virginia [C1850-60], and was a son of 1. Thomas and Elizabeth (Nicholas) Barlow.

He came to Montgomery County, Illinois, from Tennessee in 1825 with his mother and three brothers, and was recorded there in the 1830 and 1840 censuses.  On July 26, 1839, he bought 40 acres of public land, consisting of the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of section 12 of T07N R05W, Grisham Township, in Montgomery County.  He apparently moved to Bond County, Illinois, where a John N. Barlow, born in 1797-8 in Virginia, was recorded in the 1850 and 1860 censuses.  He died on February 8, 1870, in Montgomery County [Mathis].

John Nicholas Barlow married Anna E. Burk on April 13, 1828 [Mathis]
She was born in 1803-4 in Virginia [C1850-60].  She died on January 9, 1871.

William Barlow was born around 1800-10 in Tennessee [Mathis], and was a son of 1. Thomas and Elizabeth (Nicholas) Barlow.  He came to Montgomery County, Illinois, from Tennessee in 1825 with his mother and three brothers, and was recorded there in the 1830 census.

On March 19, 1834, he purchased 40 acres of public land, consisting of the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section 17 of T07N R04W, Grisham Township, in Montgomery County. 

He married Mahala ---- and he died in 1846 [Mathis] 

Joseph Mackie Barlow was born on December 11, 1801, at Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee [Mathis], and was a son of 1.  Thomas and Elizabeth (Nicholas) Barlow.  He came to Montgomery County, Illinois, from Tennessee in 1825 with his mother and three brothers, and was recorded there in the 1830, 1840, 1850 and 1860 censuses.  He was a farmer and a licensed pioneer Cumberland Presbyterian minister in the Vandalia Presbytery.  He died on January 17, 1871, at Walshville, Montgomery County, Illinois, and was buried there in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

Joseph Barlow served as a private in Captain Thomas Stout's Company, 2nd Regiment, 3rd Brigade, Illinois Mounted Volunteers, in the Black Hawk War.  He was enrolled on May 5, 1832, marched to Fort Wilburn on June 8- 18, and was mustered in on June 19, 1832.

On August 18, 1836, Joseph Barlow purchased 42 acres of public land, consisting of the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section 6 of T07N R04W, Grisham Township, in Montgomery County.  He purchased an additional 40 acres on November 22, 1849, and another 40 acres on December 20, 1850.

Joseph Barlow married first Harriet Smith on March 13, 1821, at Memphis, Shelby Co Tennessee.
She was born on February 2 or 15, 1802, in Pennsylvania.  She died on July 2, 1838, at age 36 at Walshville and was buried there in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

Sarah Ann Barlow was born on August 7, 1830, in Montgomery County, Illinois.
She died there on March 9, 1839, and was buried there in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

Eliza Ann Barlow was born on July 24, 1839 [C1850], in Illinois, probably at Walshville, Montgomery County.
She married Murrey Easley on February 18, 1857 (or February 17, 1858 [VR] in Montgomery County [IGI]  He was born in 1833 and was a son of Thomas (1792-1877) and Rachel (Murrah) (1799- ) Easley, who settled in Montgomery County in 1829.  He died in 1913.
She died on July 7, 1921, at Hillsboro, Montgomery County, Illinois, and was buried there in the Oak Grove Cemetery.

John R. (or H.) Barlow was born in 1823-24 in Tennessee [C1850,60] and was a son of 2. James and Amanda J. Barlow.  He was recorded as a farmer at Walshville, Montgomery County, Illinois, in the 1850 and 1860 censuses.

John R. (or A.) Barlow married first Mary M. McRight / McCreight) on August 15, 1844, in Jefferson County [IGI, IL VR]

Elizabeth Barlow was born in 1850 in Illinois [C1850]
She may have died young because she was not recorded in the 1860 census. 

James C. Barlow was born in 1827-28 in Tennessee [C1850,60] and was a son of 2. James and Amanda J. Barlow.

On August 14, 1852, James C. Barlow purchased 40 acres of public land, consisting of the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of section 27 of T04S R03E, Spring Garden township, In Jefferson County.  He was recorded as a farmer in Jefferson County in the 1850 census and at Spring Garden, Jefferson County, in the 1860 census.

James C. Barlow married first Rebecca ---- probably around 1849-50 and probably in Jefferson County because they were recorded there in the 1850 census.  She was born in 1827 in Tennessee [C1860]

William C. Barlow was born in 1827 in Illinois [C1850- 60] and was a son of 3. John Nicholas and Anna E. (Burk) Barlow.

He married Emily B. Godown / Godwon on October 30, 1856, in Montgomery County, Illinois [IL VR, IGI], and they were recorded living next door to his parents at Greenville, Bond County, Illinois, in the 1860 census. She was born in 1840 in Illinois [C1860]

John S. Barlow was born on December 18, 1821, in Tennessee [C1850], probably at Memphis, and was a son of 5. Joseph and Harriet (Smith) Barlow.  He was recorded as a farmer in Montgomery County in the 1850 census.  He died on February 1, 1854, at Walshville and was buried in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

John S. Barlow married Sinah Finley on September 15, 1840.  She was born in 1821-22 in Tennessee [C1850,60].  Sinah (Finley) Barlow married second David R. (or K.) Holliday (born 1822 in Illinois) on January 22, 1857, in Montgomery County [IGI, IL VR], and they were recorded at Walshville in the 1860 census.  She died on February 3, 1880.

Thomas Morgan Barlow was born on May 25, 1851, in Illinois [C1860], probably at Walshville, Montgomery County, and was a son of 5. Joseph and Nancy Jane (Blair) Barlow.  He was a merchant dealing in coal and grain under the name T.M. and C.C. Barlow, and he was mayor of Walshville.   He died on April 30, 1926, and was buried in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

Thomas Barlow married Nancy Elizabeth McPhail on February 27, 1868, at Hillsboro in Montgomery County [VR, IGI].  She was born on January 11, 1849, at Walshville and was a daughter of James and Martha A. (Kirkland) McPhail.  She died on July 17, 1934, at Litchfield and was buried in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

Euphrates Lee Barlow was born on February 21, 1856, in Illinois [C1860], probably at Walshville, Montgomery County, and was a son of 5. Joseph and Nancy Jane (Blair) Barlow.

He married Mary E. Hudspeth on February 18, 1874, in Montgomery County [IGI].  He died on June 25, 1938, at Hillsboro, Illinois, and was buried in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery.