William Henry Barlow

[married]

1850 - 1853

Susan Frances Phillips

[B: 1822/23 - NC]

[B: 11/07/1831 - TN]

[D  03/1897 - Brick Church, TN]   

[D: 06/1913 -      TN ] 

Her Parents:  Alfred Phillips and Mary (Collier) Phillips.

 

 

 


Their Children:

B / D:

§         Mary A.

§         Lee Gusta

§         Alfred Jordan

§         Annie Jane

§         John Maultsby Doc

§         Nathan Thomas

§         Pinkney Fields Pink

§         Jeftus Smith

§         James Monroe Jim 

1854 - 1913

1856 - 1932

1857 - 1934

1859 - 1914

1861 - 1949

1863 - 1915

1866 - 1949

1868 - 1936

1870 - 1965

 

What we know about William Henry Barlow (Barlar)

  • His actual surname was BarLOW - not Barlar.
  • 1850 Federal Census: No confirmed listing has been found for him in this year.
  • 1860 Federal Census for Giles County (Bodenham District): He was listed as BarLAR and was living in Bodenham.
  • 1870 Federal Census: No listing for this year has been found.  It is safe to assume, however, that in 1870, he was living in Brick Church, TN, since his youngest child was born there in October of that year.
  • 1880 Federal Census for Giles County (Dist 19):  He was listed as BarLAR and was living in Campbellsville.  See Giles County District Map from 1878.
  • 1883: According to the 1883 Pulaski Citizen newspaper article, he was once again living in Brick Church.

Birth / Death / Marriage

  • His date of birth has been calculated by the ages listed in the census reports and his obituary, placing it in 1822/1823.
  • His place of birth has most consistenly been listed as North Carolina.
  • The names of his parents have not been clearly established.
  • The birth place of his parents has most consistently been listed as North Carolina.
  • The date of his marriage to Susan Frances Phillips is estimated to have been between 1850-1853.  In the 1850 Federal Census, Susan was listed as still living in her father's household.
  • Family lore says that prior to his marriage to Susan Frances Phillips, William Henry had already fathered a daughter (presumably in NC before his move to Tennessee), and that the daughter eventually also traveled to Giles County.  Attempts to learn the circumstances surrounding the possible existence of any first wife and child/children are always active.
  • According to census records, William Henry was unable to read and/or write.  He was also listed as deaf.
  • His death occurred in March 1897 in Brick Church, Tennessee.  The listed cause was La Grippe (influenza).
  • The location of his gravesite is in Brick Church, Tennessee, in the Marsh-Haywood Cemetery.  Click here for further details.

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