Calvin Barlow (abt. 1829 - abt. 1897)

Ancestors Descendants

Biography

Calvin was born in 1829 in Wilkes County, NC. He was the eldest child of Joseph Barlow Louisa Laxton.

On 4 Mar 1854, in Caldwell County, NC, he married Loretta "Ritta" Bentley.

On 15 Mar 1862 he enlisted in Co. I of the 26th Infantry of NC. In August of that same year he was injured and approved for discharge due to a disability^[1].

After returning home he and his wife Loretta settled in Caldwell where they had 7 children. After Ritta passed away in in 1880 he married again on 2 Nov 1887 to Mary Tilley. They had no children.

It is believed Tilley passed away as he married again on 3 Aug 1893 to Jane Beck. They had no children.

He died in 1897. He and his 3rd wife are buried at the McLean Family Cemetery in Watauga County, NC.

Pursuant to several family members, Calvin is buried beside his third wife, Jane Beck Barlow, in the McLean Cemetery, Watauga County, NC. And Ted Shook, author of the book, "Grandfather Community," included in his book a map of the McLean Cemetery which shows that Calvin and Jane Beck Barlow are buried in the McLean Cemetery.

Known children of Calvin and Loretta "Ritta" Bentley Barlow are:

1. Mary Demorious "Demorious” (1856-1927); married Miles (Milas) Keller
2. Sarah Jane (1858-?); married Andrew James "Andy" Lusk 25 May 1875 in Watauga County, NC.; one known daughter, Nancy "Nannie" Lusk.
3. Louretta “Lou” (1861-?); married Robert (aka Hardy) Foster; 2 known sons: Isaac Grady Foster & Hardy Harrison Lincoln Foster
4. William P. (1865-1936); married Sarah Jane "Jane" Taylor
5. Julius Posatale (1866-1951); married Temperance Cordelia “Tempie” McClurd
6. Caroline “Carrie” (1874-1919); married: William Riley “Bill” Crump
7. John (1877-?)

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.fold3.com/image/43529231

• Find A Grave: Memorial #72442075

• 1850 United States Federal Census: Year: 1850; Census Place: Kings Creek, Caldwell, North Carolina; Roll: M432_623; Page: 30A; Image: 65

• 1860 United States Federal Census: Year: 1860; Census Place: Division 2, Carter, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1242; Page: 433; Family History Library Film: 805242

• 1870 United States Federal Census: Year: 1870; Census Place: Fort Mill, York, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1512; Page: 408B; Family History Library Film: 553011

• 1880 United States Federal Census: Year: 1880; Census Place: Watauga, Watauga, North Carolina; Roll: 986; Page: 419D; Enumeration District: 203

• Daughter Mary's Death: North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates

• Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014

• https://www.fold3.com/image/43529194?terms=calvin,war,us,civil,barlow

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BW-HG7 : 9 November 2014), Calvin Barlow in household of Joseph Barlow, Caldwell county, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States; citing family 445, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TW-8MY : 30 December 2015), Calvin Barlow in entry for Anthony Keller, 1860.
• Maternal relationship is confirmed with a 23andMe test match between McCraw-22 and Keller-5537, 4th cousins, twice removed. Predicted relationship from 23andMe: "3rd to distant Cousin based on 0.29% DNA shared across 21 segments."