Notes and Queries for Barlow Families with links to North Carolina

Mark W. Smith    November  2002

I am trying to identify  the  Barlows  who married  into the  Council family in  Robeson Co NC around  1800.  My GGG Grandfather, Michael Council, married a female Barlow within a year or two of 1800,  presumably in Robeson County.   Their oldest child, Soloman Barlow Council,  was born in Robeson  County in 1803, so  they definitely married before 1803.   Michael  Council  was born in 1776 in  Ash  County, NC  and  moved to  Robeson County in the late 1700s.    I have a  description of  the Barlow  family that Michael Council married into.    The description was  written  by one of  Michael Council's  sons. It is as follows:  "My grandfather on my mother's side was named Barlow.  No doubt he was of English descent.  He  married a lady  by  the  name of  Ikenon whose  parents came from the  Rhine and probably were of   German descent.   My grandmother on  this side  died  when they  had but two children, my mother   being the eldest and quite young.  My grandmother died of a form of dysentery.  The Barlows were a  low heavy-set  hardy and  industrious  people.   At least  this  was the character of  my  grandfather.  Unfortunately  he  was   addicted  to   drinking   too   much.   He  married  again  not  long  after  my  grandmother  died and brought a step-mother into the family who tyrannized over my mother to such  an extent that I have no doubt it led her to marry my father."  "I shall not undertake to give history of my grandfather Barlow as I have never known where he came  from, nor have I any clue to  his ancestors.  He was a man of some property and owned a great deal  of land in this section of the country as well as slaves.  By his last wife he had six children.  He gave  my mother a plantation when she married which was  fully one-half  covered by  swamps and ponds.   If   there  had been  only one  pond or  one swamp it would have been more tolerable.  This land was   most difficult to clear  and  it was there my parents  undertook life  seemingly  without forethought to   rear their children who made their appearance rapidly until they numbered ten."  This is all  of  the info  I have on the  Barlows in question.   Does it match up with anything you know  about the Robeson County Barlows?   Could it possibly be  Marsh Barlow?   Any help  would be very  gratefully appreciated.

Raymond Edward Barlow   November 2002

I am the great grandson of Thomas Dow Barlow.   Please contact me if your interested in more info,    but my belief is that my ancestory goes as follows: 1. Raymond E. Barlow  2. William Jackson Barlow  3. Thomas Alvin Barlow  4. Thomas Dow Barlow  5. WIlliam Jackson Barlow  6. Lachlin Neil Barlow  7. Elias Barlow  8. Marsh Barlow  9. William Barlow

Nm1942@aol.com     April 2001

My maiden name was Barlow.   I would like to find more family members names on both sides of my  family.   And I  just  found out my next door neighbor's sister was married to a Barlow.   My Barlow's  are all over.  My  Dad,  Roy Glenn Barlow  was born in Ashe Co North Caroline around Big Horse Creek and Little  Horse Creek.   And  I remember my  Dad always talking of a place called  Green Valley and a  place  called Tamarack North Carolina.  His parents names were Emmit & Birdie Barlow.  I never knew past them. He had one sister, Martha  is deceased.  His brothers were: Edward      Don     Vaughn     Dean      Quinton     J.E.     Bob     Owen  If anyone has information for this family, please contact me.   Thank you.

Elizabeth Coffin     September 2000

I am researching the line of John  -b. 1778-  and Abigail HOBBS Coffin to John  -b. 1824- and Martha  Delphina Coffin to Benjamin -b. 1863-  and Eliza HORNER Coffin.  This  family  moved  from  North Carolina to  Indiana and  Iowa.  Most of my sources have come from  Quaker records.  In  trying to locate the  siblings of  Benjamin Franklin Coffin, I discovered Louisa Jane Coffin  -b. 1852  - married Edward N. Barlow  -b. 1848-  from a family history sheet.  Benjamin's siblings were: Abigail Sophrona   Cora M.   John M.   Louisa Jane  Matilda Caroline   Thomas Newton   Ellen  Can anyone help to figure out what family Edward N. Barlow comes from?

Rosemary      August 1999

My gr-grandfather,  Daniel Barlow,  was the son of Alfred  Barlow and Martha Gilbert.   He is listed in  the 1880 census of Lincoln Co Arkansas, at age 19, living  with his parents.  It shows him to be born  in Tennessee, and Alfred, born in North Carolina  is of the Wilkes Co bunch.  Other children of Alfred and Martha are John and Martha, both born in Arkansas.  Daniel married Rosanna Carnley/Conley in Lincoln Co Arkansas on September 21, 1884 or 1885.  Their children include: John     Selma     Georgia Ann    Austin       Samuel Emmett....aka Emmett  John is my grandfather, he was born in Little Rock, Arkansas in the 1890's. Photo of John & Adelia Barlow Death certificate of John Barlow  Rosanna is said to be born in Lincoln Co Arkansas, but I am told court records as well as the federal  census for 1900 were burned.  Rosanna wound up in Washington, and then Oregon, and is shown to  be married to a Thompson.    What happened to  Daniel is not known.    Did  they divorce, did Daniel  die?     I  have put out several queries, but Daniel seems to be a lost sheep.........see also: Ancestors & Descendants of Daniel Barlow, beginning with John Barlow, Jr,  son of  the Rev. John Barlow of Wilkes Co North Carolina

Jimmy Overstreet   -Invalid e-mail-   August 1999

William Charles Barlow was born in 1928.    His mother's name is Vertie Faircloth Barlow.  He had 1 brother named John Barlow, and a sister named Carolyn Barlow Smith.  Charles had 2 daughters by a previous married - Debra Barlow - deceased - and Mary Frances Barlow-  Charles married Ruth Helen Crawford later, she is my mother.  John Barlow lived in North Carolina or South Carolina.

B. Zimmerman     August 1999

Fannie Virginia Barlow was born October 24, 1866, the daughter of Wiley Barlow born c1836 in Davie  Co North Carolina and his wife Nancy ____ , born c1840.  Fannie Virginia died September 10, 1948.  Fannie married John Franklin Holder   on  November 25, 1888.   John was  born March 04, 1854, and  died February 16, 1936.    Both Fannie Virginia  and  John Franklin are buried at  Clemmons  Baptist  Church Cemetery in Forsyth Co North Carolina.  They had one  known son, John Frank Holder, born June 10, 1891 in  Forsyth Co North Carolina, and  died June 22, 1971.  John Frank Holder married Sallie Esther Holder  -  d/o Daniel Elisha Holder & Martha Frances Shutt,  born September 24, 1891 in Davies Co North Carolina and died November 30, 1981.  Both  John and  Sallie are buried at  Westlawn Memorial Gardens,  Clemmons,  Forsyth County NC --------------Now I need to find more about Wiley and Nancy's families--------  Here is what I have thus far:  In the 1860 Davie Co North Carolina census there are three different Barlow families:     1.   Household #830   Shady Grove District           Wiley BARLOW  age 24 and Nancy age 20 and Mary age 2     2.  Household # 763  Smith Grove District          Wily BARLOW age 30, Nancy M. age 18, and Mary E. age 2     3.  Household # 569   Farmington District          John BARLOW age 35, Sarah age 26,          Nancy E. age 8, Sarah L. age 5, James F. age 3 and Thos. age 3/4     The Marriage Records of Davie Co North Carolina  1836-1900 "Caleb A. Barlow age 23 married Sarah Ann Painter age 22 on January 21, 1887 "James Barlow age 26 married Frances/Fannie Hauser age 22 on March 5, 1882 "Wiley Barlow  married Nancy Alexander  on December 16, 1857 "William Barlow  married Ann Smith on February 23, 1843 "William Alexander Barlow age 22 married Sarah E. Canter age 16 on August 24, 1884 "Luvena Barlow age 18 married Benjamin Carter age 21 on August 23, 1874   w/ W. Barlow as witness  I don't know if the Wiley Barlow marriage above is my  ancestor or not -  see  Wily Barlow and Wiley  Barlow with wives and daughters as same name in census listing.   I do know that the Shady  Grove  Barlow is  my ancestor,  but, because there is  no age given for  the Wiley Barlow marriage record, I  can only assume at this point that he is Fannie Virginia Barlow's father.

Virginia

I'm  looking for  Barlows who  migrated  from  England to Isle of Wight, Virginia  -  then some went to  Brunswick Co Virginia  -  then to Wake Co North Carolina then to  Edgefield District South Carolina -   then  to Georgia --  Laurens,  Butts,  Sumter,  Marion, Stewart,  Decatur - with a few to Alabama and  Florida  see also: Virginia's Barlow family  see also: The will of  Mary Barlow   to her son Thomas 1820 Lauren Co Georgia

Connie Dawe

Need birthplace and parents of Reverend John Barlow born c1740 Virginia, Baptist preacher,  Wilkes  Co NC in 1790's & early 1800's Wife: Elizabeth.      Children:  Mary, Ruth, Eliphalet, John, Jr., Elizabeth and Thomas

Cheryl - Invalid email-

Martha  BARLOW   --no other info--  married to  William PLEASANT.    They  had a daughter Martha  "Patsy" PLEASANT born abt 1793 in NC  Martha "Patsy" married  05 December 1816 in Caswell Co NC to John RASCOE.   If this is any help,  please let me know.   I have quite a bit on  Martha "Patsy"'s descendants.   The Barlow-Pleasant line  seemed to go from NC to White Co Tennessee

Gerald L. Housman  Bartlesville, Oklahoma

My ancestor was Alfred Hirton Barlow  born abt 1815 in North Carolina.    He moved to Rutherford Co  Tennessee and married Elizabeth Gibson in 1834.   They  moved to  Newton County, Missouri about  1839.  The father of Alfred Hirton Barlow is believed to be John Barlow of Wilkes Co North Carolina. ------ note from researcher of  Wilkes Co ----  No evidence that Alfred Hirton Barlow is a son of either John Barlow, but John Barlow Jr does have an  unidentified son born about 1814, died 1820-30 --  unless we're wrong about him dying.

Shelia Hudson Purdum

Thomas Barlow  (no dates)  born in King's Creek North Carolina   died in Virginia          married Laura Coffey / Coffee   Their children were:     1. Mattie Barlow married _____ Hicks     2. Sophie Barlow married William Walker    3. Emma Jane Barlow b. February 06, 1870 Wilkes Co NC  d. September 24, 1914  Ashe Co NC           married Rufus Gordon Hudson  February13, 1889   Their children were:   Pearl Hudson about 1890   Patricia Hudson December 25, 1891   Roxanna Hudson March 13, 1894   William Bryant Hudson February 03 1896   Charles Chafin Hudson August 15, 1899 (my grandfather)   Queenie Victoria Hudson December 05, 1901   Joseph Hudson February 25,1904   Fred Hudson March 17, 1906   John Henry Hudson July 22, 1909   Wiley Thomas Hudson July 29, 1912.   There may have  been more children born to Thomas Barlow and Laura Coffey but I only know of the   three girls.   Do any of these sound familiar to you?    Thanks for your time. See Lineage and Photographs of Emma Jane Barlow and Rufus Gordon Hudson Family

Jennifer McDonald Bost

Looking for any  family information on the Barlow's  that lived in Kings Creek and in Granite Falls NC.  John Barlow and Martha Elizabeth Pope Barlow  had 14 children.....7 boys and 7 girls second  to the  youngest was born in 1913.  Anna Mae Barlow.....who married  William Kenneth Bost....  They lived in  Kings Creek til she was 2  then moved to Granite Falls, Caldwell Co, NC. Ann doesn't remember her grandparents name.....and  I'm in a deadlock.  If you have any information about this family or some connections please contact   me.  also from Jennifer  I am researching the Barlow line from Catawba Co/Wilkes Co North Carolina  I have 3 Barlows that I know of that went from NC to CALIFORNIA and OREGON RUFUS BARLOW, FINLEY BARLOW, and JESSE BARLOW  If any of these names are familiar, please contact me.   I would like to share information with you.

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Joseph Barlow b 1801 Shelby Co Tennessee  d 1871 Walshville Illinois      married 1838 Illinois   Nancy Jane Blair   b 1821 Illinois     Children:     Eliza Jane "Lisa" b 1839 Illinois     Joseph Bone b 1840 Ilinois     Phebe b 1841 Illinois     Martha Knight b 1844 Illinois     Sinia Jane b 1846 Illinois     Frances Ewing Barlow (my line) b 1847 Illinois         m Erustas Melvin Root    Thomas Morgan Barlow b 1851 Illinois     Alicinda "Alice" b 1852 Illinois     Eurhrates Lee Barlow b 1856 Illinois  Joseph Barlows parents: Thomas & Elizabeth Nicholas Barlow  Thomas - b 1760 Scotland - Elizabeth b 1767 Va?     Children:     Catherine b 1780/90     James b 1790/1800 Tennessee     John Nicholas b 1797 North Carolina     Sarah G b 1802 Tennessee     Emily b 1803 Tennessee     Elizabeth b 1800/1810 Tennessee     William b 1800/1810     Mary b 1807 Tennessee        m James Bostick Illinois  The family went back to Illinois after Thomas died between 1820/25 in Memphis Tennessee

Nancy Boon   Invalid email

According to material from  Reba Mathis, the  Barlow family can  be traced back to  Thomas Barlow.  Thomas Barlow was born about 1760, probably in Scotland.  He came to America before the Revolu-   tionary War.  He married Elizabeth Nicholas who was born in 1787. A son of Thomas and Elizabeth,   John Nicholas Barlow, born 1797 in  North Carolina or in  1797-1798 in Virginia.  He was listed in the  1830, 1840, 1850, and 1860 Census in Illinois.   He was living in  Bond County during the 1850's and  1860's. He died February 8, 1870 in Montgomery Co Illinois. He married Anna Burk on April 13, 1828.

Hallie Garner and Lisa Schaffer   July 1999   Invalid emails

I am trying to  find more  information on John Barlow  who came from NC  (or sometimes said VA) to   Hardin  Co Tennessee  by 1850.   His  age is given as age  65 in  both 1850 and 1860.   He does not  appear in 1870 that I can determine.   He and a woman named  Elvira, (assumed to be wife, age also  varies)  have children (or  probably some  are  grandchildren --  relationships are not stated until 1880  census)     1. Nancy b. ca 1828 Tennessee     2. Charles P. b. ca 1838 Tennessee     3. Martha A. b. ca 1840 Tennessee     4. John S. b. ca 1843     5. Jasper N. b. ca 1844     6. Willy H. b. 1847     7. Elvira b. 1849     8. Elizabeth J. b. ca 1849     9. Frances M. b. 1851     10. William W. b. 1860  Osburns live nearby with  Barlows living with them....possibly Elvira is an Osburn.   Also Greens and   Campbells from NC live nearby...thus making me think they would have come from the mountainous  area of  NC,  possibly  from the Wilkes Co Barlows.   However,  the common  name of  John and the   varying ages both he and Elvira reports have created problems!  Son Charles P. married Eliza Barlow in  1858 in Lawrence Co Tennessee and he served in Co D 19th  TN Cav CSA...no pension applied for as both he and spouse died too early--he died in 1874 in Hardin  Co.   They apparently only had two children, Elvira and John Wesley,  who married Sara Hughling / Huling  and she died in Dyer Co Tennessee.   John Wesley eventually ended up in Dunklin Co Missouri with   second wife.  Any  connections to this family that might help unravel the  John Barlow with  wife Elvira mystery will  be greatly appreciated.

Kenneth R. Jones

Would   appreciated  any  information  regarding Elias  Barlow,   his  wife  Nancy Herring,  their son   Lachlan Neil Barlow  and his wife Elizabeth Oliver. They lived in the part of Old Montgomery Co that    is now  Wheeler County.   Elias and Nancy were married in 1825 in Cumberland Co NC.     Lachlan   Neil  was born in Montgomery Co and married  Elizabeth Oliver in about 1848.   He was killed in the   Civil War.    Any information regard Eliza's parentage or her children would be appreciated.

Donna Hunter

Need information on a James Barlow, born c1800/1810 and resided North Carolina in 1835.   He married Nancy King and had a  son, Caleb Barlow born c1835  in North Carolina and later resided   Bartholomew Co Indiana.

Naomi Barlow Robinson

I am searching for any information on Rev. John Barlow, who wife's name was Elizabeth_____.  The children of Rev. John Barlow and Elizabeth were: Thomas Barlow, John Barlow Jr., Ruth Barlow,   Mary/Polly Barlow, Eliphalet Barlow, and Elizabeth Barlow.   Rev. John Barlow moved from Virginia to Wilkes Co North Carolina.  Thomas Barlow, son of  Rev. John and Elizabeth Barlow, moved to Kentucky.        Thomas was married to Susannah/Susan Isbell Childs in Wilkes Co NC,  24 Jan 1794.  Any information  on  Rev. John  Barlow and his  wife Elizabeth ______, would be greatly appreciated.  Need to know what Elizabeth's last name was.

Eric H. Barlow   invalid email

My father was born in Wilkes Co North Carolina.  Here is a small list  (I'm not too sure about this)  Younger generation to older:    Eric Heath Barlow  Morganton, North Carolina  private    Andrew Robert Barlow  Morganton, North Carolina  private   -brother of Eric-    Robert Earl Barlow   Boomer, Wilkes Co North Carolina private   -Father-     Billy Graham Barlow   Wilkes Co North Carolina   -brother to Robert-    Rose Ellen Barlow Townsend   Wilkes Co North Carolina  -sister of Robert-   Several Siblings that did not survive childhood.   I'm trying to recall their names.   Raeford Barlow    Gene Autry Barlow - Father   Earl Heath Barlow d: November 17, 1977   Siblings:?   Theodore R. Barlow   Carrie Barlow Walker   Sorry, that is as good as I can get off the top of my head.    Some notable names of my relatives (father's side):   Tommy Barlow (my gr. gr. gr. grandfather) fought in the Civil War. He was originally conscripted into   the Confederate Army but defected and signed on with the Union Army.   Wyatt Earp ~ related through my grandmother.   Capt. (John?) Walker (another grx3 grandfather) fought in the Civil war.

Brenda Claven    

I am  looking for the  parents of  William E Barlow He had two sons born in Robeson Co NC.   Elias  born in 1804, and William born in 1802.  I have no further info to go on, please help!!!   Any info would  be greatly appreciated.

Cheryl Hughes

Name: Mary Elvira BARLOW   Birth   July 17 1834 in Wilkes Co NC      Death   March  08, 1906 in Caldwell Co NC...age 71   Marriage    Lewis A. HOLDER    Marriage  1852 ... age 18   Sources   Broderbund WFT Vol. 4, Ed. 1, Tree #0186   Holder is my line, but this lady married into them.   My Holder's ended up in Mississippi



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