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Descendants of Richard Hill Barrow

Generation No. 1

1. RICHARD HILL¹ BARROW was born Abt. 1815, and died Abt. 1847 in unknown. He married (1) MARIAH DUNHAM September 28, 1837 in Greene County, IL. He married (2) ISABELLE GARRISON January 18, 1844 in Greene County, IL.

Notes for RICHARD HILL BARROW:
RICHARD HILL BARROW

Records showing the parents of Richard not found. David Barrow may be the father, as researchers state that he had about 21 children. Some of these being mentioned by Rev. Daniel Barrow in his travel journal.

Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1820

Barrow, David       State : IL
       County : Madison Co.
       Year : 1820
       Page # : 168
       Census type code : State Census
       Additional source information : AUGUST, 1820

Barrow, David       State : IL
       County : Madison Co.
       Location : Apple Creek
       Year : 1820
       Page # : 100

Barrow, John       State : IL
       County : Madison Co.
       Year : 1820
       Page # : 168
       Census type code : State Census
       Additional source information : AUGUST, 1820

Barrow, John       State : IL
       County : Madison Co.
       Location : Apple Creek
       Year : 1820
       Page # : 100

Barrow, John       State : IL
       County : Madison Co.
       Location : Goshen
       Year : 1820
       Page # : 086

Barrow, Nancy       State : IL
       County : Madison Co.
       Year : 1820
       Page # : 139
       Census type code : State Census
       Additional source information : AUGUST, 1820

Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1830

Barrow, David       State : IL
       County : Greene Co.
       Year : 1830
       Page # : 012
Barrow, James       State : IL
       County : Greene Co.
       Year : 1830
       Page # : 005
Barrow, Peter       State : IL
       County : Greene Co.
       Year : 1830
       Page # : 011

It appears that Joseph, Peter, and David Barrow lived in fairly close together from the Census records.

David Barrow was born in North Carolina and died in July 1860 at the age of 74. Mortality records give the following Barrows for Greene County, Illinois:

Mortality Index: United States, 1850-1880

Barrow, David       Sex : M
       Age : 74
       Born in : NC
       Mo : Jul
       Cause : Fever

Barrow, Henriette       Sex : F
       Age : 30
       Born in : IL
       Mo : Jun
       Cause : Consumption

Barrow, Thomas J.       Sex : M
       Age : 2M
       Born in : IL
       Mo : Apr
       Cause : Whoop Cough

The following are Census records that show location of Barrow households, two are in Jersey County to the south of Greene County. Peter no longer appears in Greene County. He may be one of the two that appear in Missouri in 1840. One in Pulaski County (South Central Missouri where Ft. Lenoard Wood is located) and Randolph County, Missouri (north of Boone County, Missouri where William Harvey Barrow, my great grandfather lived).

Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1840

Barrow, David       State : IL
       County : Greene Co.
       Location : Apple Creek Precin
       Year : 1840
       Page # : 126

Elizabeth died 17 Nov. 1869\\
Barrow, Elizabeth       State : IL of Joseph Barrow who died 12 Oct. 1839\
       County : Greene Co.
       Location : Wilmington Precinc
       Year : 1840
       Page # : 120

Barrow, James       State : IL
       County : Greene Co.
       Location : Wilmington Precinc
       Year : 1840
       Page # : 117

Barrow, James       State : IL
       County : Greene Co.
       Location : Wilmington Precinc
       Year : 1840
       Page # : 119

Barrow, John       State : IL
       County : Greene Co.
       Location : Rawlings Precinct
       Year : 1840
       Page # : 093

Barrow, Richard       State : IL
       County : Greene Co.
       Location : Rawlings Precinct
       Year : 1840
       Page # : 093

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Barrow, Aaron       State : IL
       County : Jersey Co.
       Year : 1840
       Page # : 342

Barrow, Willis       State : IL
       County : Jersey Co.
       Year : 1840
       Page # : 329

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Barrow, Peter       State : MO
       County : Pulaski Co.
       Year : 1840
       Page # : 235

Barrow, Peter       State : MO
       County : Randolph Co.
       Year : 1840
       Page # : 269
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Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1850

Barrow, C. H.       State : MO
       County : Randolph Co.
       Location : Silver Creek Twp
       Year : 1850
       Page # : 209

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Barrow, David       State : IL
       County : Greene Co.
       Location : Macoupin & Apple Creek
       Year : 1850
       Page # : 052
Barrow, Eliza       State : IL
       County : Greene Co.
       Location : S Macoupin Creek
       Year : 1850
       Page # : 116
Barrow, Elizabeth       State : IL
       County : Greene Co.
       Location : Macoupin & Apple Creek
       Year : 1850
       Page # : 103
Barrow, Isabel       State : IL [widow of Richard Hill]
       County : Greene Co.
       Location : Whitehall
       Year : 1850
       Page # : 148
Barrow, James       State : IL
       County : Greene Co.
       Location : Macoupin & Apple Creek
       Year : 1850
       Page # : 090
Barrow, John T.       State : IL
       County : Greene Co.
       Location : Whitehall
       Year : 1850
       Page # : 148
Barrow, John W.       State : IL
       County : Greene Co.
       Location : N Apple Creek
       Year : 1850
       Page # : 123

Richard Barrow married in 1837. He could have been born in 1819 and married about age 18 or 19.

Marriage Index: GREENE COUNTY, IL

Barrow, Richard       Spouse : Dunham, Mariah
       Marriage date : Sep 28, 1837

Barrow, Richard Hill       Spouse : Garrison, Isabella
       Marriage date : Jan 18, 1844

Marriage Index: Greene County, IL

Allen, John       Spouse : Barrow, Patsy
       Marriage date : Jun 5, 1823
Amos, George H.       Spouse : Barrow, Lavania Jane
       Marriage date : Oct 12, 1848
Andrews, John       Spouse : Barrow, Sinthy
       Marriage date : Apr 2, 1824
Barrow, James       Spouse : Roler, Mary
       Marriage date : Dec 31, 1841
Barrow, Joseph       Spouse : Taylor, Elizabeth
       Marriage date : Jul 13, 1826
Barrow, Peter       Spouse : Pullam, Nancy
       Marriage date : Jan 10, 1822
Cornell, Seth T.       Spouse : Barrow, Elizabeth
       Marriage date : Jun 26, 1835
Gowin, Hammet       Spouse : Barrow, Elizabeth Ann
       Marriage date : Dec 13, 1838
Holliday, Tobias S.       Spouse : Barrow, Amy
       Marriage date : Oct 28, 1827
Kistler, John       Spouse : Barrow, Nancy
       Marriage date : Aug 9, 1830
Moore, John H.       Spouse : Barrow, Nancy
       Marriage date : Sep 19, 1835
Watson, Joseph       Spouse : Barrow, Phoebe
       Marriage date : Dec 22, 1822

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Marriage Index: Jersey County, IL

Barrow, John W.       Spouse : Lee, Hilda
       Marriage date : Aug 16, 1847

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Marriage Indes: Macoupin County, IL

Barrow, Austin S.       Spouse : Chism, Mary J.
       Marriage date : Nov 19, 1840
Breden, James       Spouse : Barrow, Cynthia Ann
       Marriage date : Oct 20, 1836
Letrick, Amos       Spouse : Barrow, Polly
       Marriage date : Mar 11, 1847

There are other Barrows in Illinois, particularly in Jackson County, who were from Pulaski County, KY.

Notes for MARIAH DUNHAM:
Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1830

Dunham, Joseph       State : IL
       County : Morgan Co.
       Year : 1835
       Page # : 115
       Census type code : State Census

Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1840

Dunham, Joseph       State : IL
       County : Greene Co.
       Location : White Hall
       Year : 1840
       Page # : 113

Notes for ISABELLE GARRISON:
Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1840

Garrison, Green       State : IL
       County : Greene Co.
       Location : Apple Creek Precin
       Year : 1840
       Page # : 122
Garrison, Jesse       State : IL
       County : Greene Co.
       Location : Wilmington Precinc
       Year : 1840
       Page # : 116
Garrison, Joseph       State : IL
       County : Greene Co.
       Location : Wilmington Precinc
       Year : 1840
       Page # : 115
Garrison, Noadane       State : IL
       County : Greene Co.
       Location : Apple Creek Precin
       Year : 1840
       Page # : 121
Garrison, Richard       State : IL
       County : Greene Co.
       Location : Rawlings Precinct
       Year : 1840
       Page # : 092

       Child of RICHARD BARROW and MARIAH DUNHAM is:

WILLIAM HARVEY² BARROW, b. Abt. 1842, Greene County, IL; d. December 02, 1889, Boone County, MO.

Children of RICHARD BARROW and ISABELLE GARRISON are:

ii.

JAMES HENRY² BARROW, b. Abt. 1845, Greene County, IL; d. May 13, 1932, Roodhouse, Greene County, IL (Source: White Hall Register, White Hall, Illinois, 20 May 1832, page 8, col. 3.); m. LETTIE HEATON, December 11, 1881, Greene County, IL (Source: Greene County IL Marriages.).

Notes for JAMES HENRY BARROW:
WHITE HALL REGISTER: 29 May 1932, Vol. 63, page 8, col. 3.

J. H. "Pete" Barrow died May 13, 1932, age 75 years.

Age may be incorrect if this is James Henry\

Notes for LETTIE HEATON:
OBITUARY FROM WHITE HALL REGISTER

Mrs J. H. Barrow, age 65 years died January 20, 1930. She is survived by her husband and fourt sisters. She resided in Roodhouse. She was born in 1864. She married in 1881. Funeral at Baptist church, D. J. Claxton officiated. Interment in Fernwood Cemetery, Roodhouse, IL.

[No children]

iii.

JOHN T. BARROW, b. Abt. 1848, Greene County, IL; d. Unknown.

Notes for JOHN T. BARROW:
Marriage Index: WARREN COUNTY, IL

UNPROVEN=possible second marriage?       \\
Barrow, John T       Spouse : Murphy, Elizabeth May
       Marriage date : Nov 15, 1904

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