by: Susan BARLOW Holmes
The Barlow- Hilton family reunion of October 28, 2000 was a success, I was quite surprised to see folks come from California, Florida, Texas, Georgia, Louisiana and I, of course, from Arkansas, as well as many folks who live all over the state of Mississippi.
In attendance this year, (from guest book entries & my short memory) were:
1.
Larry Barlow, Copperopolis, California
John Barlow & Lydia Bryant/ George Washington Barlow & Flora Byrd
/ John Wesley Barlow & Catherine Mahaffey/ George Robert Barlow &
Frances Mullican / Albert Bryan Barlow & Virgie Lusk
2. Albert H. Barlow, from Florida, a brother to Larry....
3.
Robert Glenn Barlow, Beauregard, Mississippi
John Barlow & Lydia Bryant / George Washington Barlow & Flora
Byrd / John Wesley Barlow & Catherine Mahaffey/ George Robert
Barlow & Frances Mullican / John Wilkie Barlow & Jennie
V. Hutchins
4. Gelene Rice Johnson, Florence, Mississippi / from the Hilton Family
5. Dorsie "Loflin" Bell, Florence Mississippi, widow of Watkins Bell, who's grandmother was Mary Ellen "Ella" Barlow, a daughter of Norval Barlow & Elizabeth Byrd.
Dorsie
is also the person to whom we can give thanks for attaining, setting up,
and cleaning up
of the Rexford Methodist Church for our reunion. If
you would like to send a note or card, I'm sure she would love it, her
address is:
Dorsie Bell 984
Loflin Rd Florence
Mississippi 39073
6.
Ardeth Barlow, Florence, Mississippi
John Barlow & Lydia Bryant / William Bryant Barlow & Nancy Harrington
/ Norval Barlow & Elizabeth Byrd / Louis Bryant Barlow & Frances
Eliza "Fannie" Ainsworth / Willie Ernest Barlow & Elizabeth Corrine
Stout
Ardeth too, deserves much thanks for the preparation of of the church for our reunion, as well as the clean up afterwards, and for supplies. If you would like to send a note or card, I'm sure she would love it, her address is: Ardeth Barlow 1407 Old Pearl Rd Florence Mississippi 39073
7.
George & Frances Ivey, Fayette, Mississippi
John Barlow & Lydia Bryant / Henry "Buck" Barlow & Miranda Hayman
/ Ulysses "Green" Barlow & Cornelia Noland / Eddie Mae Barlow &
Garrett Stevens / Isabel Stevens & George Allen Ivey
8.
Elizabeth Culpepper Jordan, Shreveport, Louisiana
John Barlow & Lydia Bryant / William Bryant Barlow & Nancy Harrington
/ Christopher Columbus Barlow & Mary Jane Mahaffey / Dallas
Mahaffey Barlow & Martha Edaline Douglass / Garland McGee Culpepper
& Bessie Louviana Barlow
9.
Richard & Nellie Barlow, Jonesboro Louisiana, Also: son, Richard
Eldridge Barlow & grandson, Dakota Shayne Barlow, Barksdale
AFB Louisiana
John Barlow & Lydia Bryant / William Bryant Barlow & Nancy Harrington
/ Christopher Columbus Barlow & Mary Jane Mahaffey / Dallas
Mahaffey Barlow & Martha Edaline Douglass / Lionel Pierce Barlow &
Margaret Louise Fowler
10.
Wilburn & Dorothy "Ivey" Carpenter, Clinton Mississippi
John Barlow & Lydia Bryant / Henry "Buck" Barlow & Miranda Hayman
/ Ulysses "Green" Barlow & Cornelia Noland / Eddie Mae Barlow
& Garrett Stevens / Isabel Stevens & George Allen Ivey
11.
Bob & Edna Grantham, Jackson Mississippi
John Barlow & Lydia Bryant / William Bryant Barlow & Nancy Harrington
/ Richard "Lucky" Grantham, III & Lydia Jane Barlow / Maston
Grantham & Elberry Ann Evans / Jasper Newton Grantham
& Margaret "Maggie" Ella Butler / Ray
Grantham & Saleta Frances Edwards
12. Mrs. Lorraine Oakman, Florence Mississippi, sister to Bob Grantham, #11
13. Nancy Jennings, Florence, Mississippi (Hilton)
14.
Willie Scarborough, Harrisville, Mississippi, sister to Nancy
Jennings #13.
Her husband is related to the Barlows....
John Barlow & Lydia Bryant/ George Washington Barlow & Flora Byrd
/ George Washington "Snap-Eye" Barlow & Minerva Alice Hilton / Prior
Talley Berry & Aletha Dell Barlow / Charley Darius Scarborough &
Corene T. Berry
15.
John & Claire Barlow, Clinton, Mississippi
John Barlow & Lydia Bryant / William Bryant Barlow & Nancy Harrington
/ Henry Barlow & Cynthia Strickland/Skelly / Christopher Columbus
Barlow & Elizabeth Ann Corbin / Henry Levert Barlow & Nellie Mae
Morgan
16.
Carlos and Estelle Barlow, Georgia
John Barlow & Lydia Bryant/ George Washington Barlow & Flora Byrd
/ George Washington "Snap-Eye" Barlow & Minerva Alice Hilton / Wiley
Nelson Barlow & Della Almira Abercrombie
17. Carla Barlow Smith and family, Gainesville Georgia daughter of Carlos and Estelle
18. Glenda Barlow Davis and family, Talmo, Georgia, daughter of Carlos and Estelle
19. Velma Barlow Brown and family, Georgia, daughter of Carlos and Estelle
20. Carlos Barlow, Jr., Georgia, son of Carlos and Estelle
21.
Sarah J. McFaul Spiers, Chandler, Texas
John Barlow & Lydia Bryant/ George Washington Barlow & Flora Byrd
/ Andrew Jackson Barlow & Elizabeth Till Burkett
/ Robert Bruce Barlow & Julia Dee Brown / Sylvia Lee Barlow &
Joseph Donald McFaul
22.
Susan BARLOW Holmes, Redfield, Arkansas
John Barlow & Lydia Bryant/ George Washington Barlow & Flora Byrd
/ Andrew Jackson Barlow & Elizabeth Till Burkett, Oliver Clifton Barlow
& Mable Catherine Russell, Robert Edward Barlow & Billie Sue Clements
23.
Lora Beth BARLOW Wright, Houston, Texas
John Barlow & Lydia Bryant/ George Washington Barlow & Flora Byrd
/ Andrew Jackson Barlow & Elizabeth Till Burkett, William Washington
"Wash" Barlow & Lizzie Elmira Morris, Adron Horace "Dick" Barlow &
Ina Mae Russell
24.
Carrie Lee Barlow Shorter & son, Robert E. Shorter,
Florence, Mississippi
John Barlow & Lydia Bryant / William Bryant Barlow & Nancy Harrington
/ Narvle R. Barlow & Elizabeth Byrd / Robert Luther "Buck" Barlow
& Carrie Candy Hilton / Charlie Johnson Barlow & Vera Irene Hughes
25. Myra Barlow Bardin, Jackson, Mississippi, sister of Ardeth, #6
26. Voncile Barlow Harrison & Max Harrison, and granddaughter, Taylor, Jackson, Mississippi, sister to Ardeth, #6
27.
Jewel Barlow Bland, Brookhaven, Mississippi
John Barlow & Lydia Bryant / Henry "Buck" Barlow & Charity
Millsaps / William Jasper Barlow & Mary A. Elizabeth Stanfil / Hugh
Harmon Barlow & Lou Ella Cronk
28.
Ted & Martha West, Florence, Mississippi
I did not get an introduction
to these folks, so I don't know how or to whom they are
related.
Can someone please inform me?
29. Bobby & Elaine McLamore & family, Florence, Mississippi (Hilton)
30.
Geneva Hart, Richland, Mississippi
John Barlow & Lydia Bryant / William Bryant Barlow & Nancy Harrington
/ Narvle R. Barlow & Elizabeth Byrd / Robert Luther "Buck" Barlow
& Annie Carolyn Muse Walker / Archie Luroy Hart, I & Willard Barlow
31.
Charles & Nellie Byrd, Bossier City Louisiana
Charlie is the former webmaster of the Simpson Co Mississippi webpages,
and is related to the Byrds in and around Simpson Co Mississippi, though
we have not yet found our connection, I feel sure that there is one.
I had hoped other Byrd researchers would have been there to help aid in
his genealogy.
32.
Dora Jay Warren, Jackson, Mississippi
Dora is not related, but is always welcome to our Barlow reunions.
She intercepted a letter that I
had sent to the Mississippi Archives in Jackson Mississippi, and she is
solely responsible for my being a part of this entire Barlow family.
Had she not contacted me about "Barlow Kinfolks" book, I might still be
a lone Barlow.
33. Donna & Ann Leigh Todd, Ridgeland, Mississippi (Hilton)
34. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Dear, did not sign the book, but I met them...however, I do not recall exactly how they fit in, somehow with the Nations and Barlow families if I recall correctly.
35.
Barbara Barlow Feathers, Mississippi
John Barlow & Lydia Bryant/ George Washington Barlow & Flora Byrd
/ Nathaniel Green Barlow & Laurinda Pricilla Guynes / George Washington
Barlow & Maggie E. Traylor / Walter Barlow & Mary Morgan / Ernest
"High-Pockets" Barlow & Alice Hazel Stewart
I remember seeing others that apparently did not sign the guestbooks, as I myself, did not.. Next year, Carol, Lorabeth and I will have to work to put a program more organized together for introducing all of us to one another.
I have to say that the most memorable part of the reunion for me was when Taylor, the granddaughter of Voncile and Max Harrison, who is about 3 years old, sang to me, in it's entirety, "Standing on the Promises".. She was a beautiful and most well behaved child.
I was so sorry that Carol Hilton Kennedy was not able to attend, she is "the originator" of our Barlow Hilton Reunions, and has been our leader since the beginning, we pray she will be back in our presence next year. Without her, I am lost!!
Luther Hart, who has worked hard this year to acquire Camp Wesley Pines Church grounds for our future reunions, suffered a stroke the week of the reunion, and was unable to attend. He had surgery the day before the reunion, but his sister tells me he is in good shape and plans on coming back stronger than ever. Our love and prayers are with you Luther, and we look forward to hearing more about Camp Wesley Pines.
Collections from the reunion was generous, all debts were paid, the postage I paid for sending out the snail mail notices of the reunion was covered, plus other small debts inccurred, and I believe close to $100 was given to the church for the use of the building. Ardeth Barlow took care of the money end so I don't know the particulars on that. Thank you all for being so generous in your giving.
Paul Longa (John Wesley Barlow, Jr. family) and family were not able to attend, he works in New Orleans for a cemetery association, and the Saturday of the reunion was All Saints Day, apparently the biggest day of the year for that line of work. We sure did miss them, as they are still new to the family, and I, for one would like to know them better.
This
year, cousins, Lorabeth and Sarah and I came to Simpson Co a few days
early and explored the woods around the George Washington Barlow graveyard...Sarah
was a first timer, and we gave her the tour of Simpson and Copiah Co...
We visited with Frances Barlow Berry, and husband, Howard Berry, and she
shared family photos from the past with us, as well as her memories of
the past...She had fallen and bruised herself, but was enjoying the company
of her family, Larry and Albert, cousins who came for the reunion from
California and Florida, whom she said she had not seen since they were
children. She was surprised and thrilled to see them again.
November
04, 2000
Today I was contacted by Harvey Thurman Barlow, Jr. of Lubbock Texas,
who was familiar with Lorabeth's book, BARLOW KINFOLK, but had just found
my website, BARLOW CLEARINGHOUSE, and was quite pleased with our work,
and was repentent that he had not been more fully cooperative when we
contacted him in the past, saying he had been leary of scams, etc..which
is so common these days, and quite understandable. I have sent to
him his families lineage, and have ask for any new information he might
add, and hopefully we can add he and his wife, Tess, to our ever growing
list of Barlow family. He is from the William Jasper, Thomas Uriah
Barlow lines of Barlows who originated in Barlow, Copiah Co Mississippi.
I have talked for a couple of years about doing a Barlow newsletter for our family, but have always been told one was already in preparation ... I think that enough time has elapsed any results, so I am again having thoughts of doing one just for our Barlow family...the descendants and collateral lines of John and Lydia Barlow.
This issue will serve as Issue #1, and if you are all interested, I would most certainly be happy to undertake a monthly issue. You can contact me via e-mail, snail mail or phone and contribute family information, new births, weddings, illnesses, deaths, obituaries, newfound family, etc. If you want your lineage posted, then send that, I can do it....If you want it on the Clearinghouse, let me know, I can also do that... We could all share new-found information, or even if it's old news to you, it may be new to us...Photographs from the past would be a wonderful plus...send copies and I'll be happy to post them.. If you have photos unidentified in your albums, perhaps we can post them and get some identifications for them...Questions about your line? .... send em' in...someone may have your answer..
I meet new family all the time via the internet, and this could also serve as a way of introducing all of you to our newfound family, and sharing addresses, etc...
I was so busy visiting during the reunion, I didn't take a lot of pictures, but when I get them developed, I will post them, if you took pictures also, send me a copy and I'll post them, perhaps together we have photos of most all the participants in this years reunion.
For those of you who have computers, the issues will be free, I will send the URL where you can view, read or print out the pages.
Any suggestions or ideas or input will be appreciated....
My mailing
address is:
Susan BARLOW Holmes
509 Dogwood
Redfield, Arkansas 72132-9565
My phone number
is: 501 397-6307