The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-09-30

scFiber, Mr. Beauregard Barrow of Hot
| Springs, Ark, who has told as that
sotue day he expects to buy home Ia
West FelleiaBa. The natural query
WAS II ne were related TO the Barrows
of Louisiana, We take the liberty Of
publishing his answer because II not
only will interest the large Barrow
connection In this and other parts of
4 Louisiana, bat II will furnish family
Z data In convenient form for preserva.
ton. as so many Of that name or blood
are subscribers TO this paper.
/ our HOT Springs reader writes:
I'm a former letter sou asked nae II
| were connected With or related 10 the
Louisiana Barross. can only say No,
and then again Yes, and will state the
connection Ny great great grand,
/ father, borIf Ia North Carolina In i135,
had brother. William Barrow, who
married Olivia Rutiin, July 8. 1850, He
died In North Carolina, January "a,
1887, and left four sons, besides daugh
ters. Three Of these sons, William
twho married Pherahy HilliardD, Bar
tholomew and Bennett moved TO Louis
lana ut various times between 1900 and
1915 They were first cousins Of my
great grandfather and lived cotem
porary with him. My great grand
father was born In i7s2, died In 1876,
William Barrow was born In i7eS, died
in 1928 bartholomew Barrow was born
Ia 1855, died In 1883, Bennett Barrow
was born In i777, died In 1899: another
brother Robert. | have never had op.
portunlty TO trace.
THE above mentioned are the real
original Louisiana Barrows, but an
other branch came In later, via Alex.
ander harrow who married Mary Anne
Barrow tho near relationt. daughter Of
Bartholomew Barrow and sister Of
David Barrow Alexander Barrow and
his two brothers. David aud Washing
ton. were the sons of Wylie Barrow.
who moved from North Carolina TO
Tennessee when quite young man.
David N Harrow Of this branch was
prominent lawyer of plaquemine. La,
and the father Of David n Barrow,
editor of the Progressive Farmer" OF
Dallas, today,
OF Alexander BARROW. NJ C., Ben
perIey poore Ia his "reminiscences
Forty years In Congress, speaks OF
him az The handsomest man In Wash.
Ington. Ills son. Capt, Aleek Barrow,
died AT Pine Bun, Ark, two years age,
leaving five sons 10 carry on that
branch.
Nov, my great grandmother's name
being permelia Nylie. il Ia not un-
reasonable TO think that the Wylie
Barrow who came TO Tennessee was q
close connection at that time. as my
family were rooted In North Carolina
several generation before the Revolu.
ton hat my branch being Tories tas
most all of the rich were In those days
except George Washington and few
others TO prove the rulel they never
attained fame in war.
My uncle, James Wyley Barrow,
row dead. graduated from Centenary
College at Jackson In the SOS and my
father Ii an old gentleman OF consld
erahle wealth at Little Rock, where he
has resided the past IS OF 40 years He
Ia In his slst year My grandfather,
James barrow. born In North Carolina
In 1871. died In Little Rock In 1883. has
told me time and again when | was o
boy. OF when his 'uncies "a he called
them, came by ON their last welt 20 his
folks, on their way TO Louisiana,
They were really his second cousins,
bat being much older mca, he called
them uneles.
My great grandfather Abram Bar
row had one older brother Zach Bar.
row. who was the grandfather Of the
late t. y. Senator Pope Barrow Of
Georgia and also the lion, David c.
harrow. who is chancellor Of the Uni
yersity Of Georgia at Athens today, II
seems that Biblical names have always
been favarites In all branches OF the
family the name David especially |
have a first cousin Of that name, In
my own family Ahram aud Abram II,
my great and great great grandfathers,
then Zach and my great uncle Jesse,
etc. There are NO many Dayids Of the
different branches that II Ii really din.
E~ult TO get them straight For instance,
old Bartholomew Barrow liked the
name so we'll that he named his son
tby his second marriage 10 Bethya
Brantleyl David Of Alton Villa. be.
Iieye. and then on his third marriage