Presented to W.H. Barlow from a friend W. Anderston “1901 Bible” and what is inside

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Hi Wikitreers,

I have in collection a Fair condition Bible that is very fragile with the leather binding cracked and chipping. The Bible is titled inside with “Presented to W. H. Barlow from a friend W. Anderston” could read Anderson. Date of the Bible appears to be 1901. This would make it over 100 years old. We need collaboration in finding more research about W. H. Barlow most likely lived in New England and the Connecticut region. Found inside is old post card blank but seems from an era of early 20th century with some cards of poetry. Any collaboration of interest is appreciated. 

Note: still working through the pages will update with further findings as time permits as book is fragile 

Thank you

WikiTree profile: W Barlow
in Genealogy Help by Andrew Simpier G2G6 Pilot (830k points)
edited by Andrew Simpier
What an odd timing for this post. I just picked up the 1892 family bible of my great grandfather Charles Lenover (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Lenover-7) today from my aunt Pat during a visit coming back home from vacation. It has the births, deaths, and marriages pages completely filled out for his eight children. I already had copies of those pages, but being able to hold and touch the bible is very special.
What a treasure to still have in the family. So many are not in the family of origin. It’s a point of contact which makes it all the more sentimental. So many heartfelt messages and important genealogy information was passed along in this manner.

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I found a W H Barlow enlisted in the military and deployed overseas, WWI era.  I added a handful of sources. Maybe??

The card appears to me to be WWI vintage.
by Kelley Rosenbach G2G6 Mach 3 (30.9k points)
edited by Kelley Rosenbach

Thank you! Yes very possible. I might find more when I slowly go through the pages maybe a clue but very fragile Bible. This person I believe was not a child when presented this Bible by another male friend. Also, the date of the Bible is 1901 so likely around this time and was obtained in Ct so the area would likely be New England and Connecticut region. The valentine post card I am not sure of its date but the postage is a cent? The poems not sure maybe more modern. A mystery for sure. I added in the posted comments two memorials one is very possibly his matching the age approximately and location. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57689423/w-howard-barlow

Edit: typos

From what I could find about postage for postcards

“This rate for privately produced postcards went down to $0.01 on May 19, 1898, with the passage of the Private Mailing Card Act.” See Here

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