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Louis Barrow

Birth	:	27 Jan 1863 Otham, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
Death	:	20 Jan 1926 Jefferson County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.0138600, -91.9562100
Plot	:	Old.P.260
Description	:	Note: this memorial updated July 12, 2014 with inclusion of the 1912 biography. Also updated are the birth and death locations. Also, although a Evergreen cemetery transcription compiled in 1990 listed the name as "Louis K. Barrow", the source of the middle initial "K" was not provided and it is not found in the obituary or death record for Louis. This memorial was originally entered using the middle initial "K", but it is being removed as of July 14, 2014 pending any further clarification. Husband of Laura Booth Barrow, married March 4, 1891. --------------- Biography: From the History of Jefferson County - 1912,... Read More	Note: this memorial updated July 12, 2014 with inclusion of the 1912 biography. Also updated are the birth and death locations. Also, although a Evergreen cemetery transcription compiled in 1990 listed the name as "Louis K. Barrow", the source of the middle initial "K" was not provided and it is not found in the obituary or death record for Louis. This memorial was originally entered using the middle initial "K", but it is being removed as of July 14, 2014 pending any further clarification. Husband of Laura Booth Barrow, married March 4, 1891. --------------- Biography: From the History of Jefferson County - 1912, Volume II, Pages 255-256. LOUIS BARROW Through the improvement of opportunities which Iowa offers in agricultural lines, Louis Barrow has made substantial progress in the business world, being the owner of a well improved farm from which he derives a good annual profit. He was born in Maidstone, Kent county, England, January 27, 1863; a son of Horace and Ellen (Holland) Barrow, also natives of that country. The parents continue to make their home upon the place where the birth of their son occurred, and there the father engages in general agricultural pursuits. Of their family of nine children, three sons and four daughters are yet living, a son and daughter having passed away. A brother of our subject, Bert Barrow, is now residing in Fairfield, having come to this country about twelve years ago. Louis Barrow, the eldest child in his father's family, spent the period of his boyhood and youth in the land of his nativity. Upon the old homestead there, he early became acquainted with the best methods of tilling the soil and carrying on the work of the fields. He remained at home until about twenty-three years of age, when, in 1885, he crossed the Atlantic in order to join his father's brother, Henry Barrow, a resident of Fairfield, Iowa. He remained with his uncle for one year, after which he began working at the county poor farm, where he was employed for five years. At the expiration of that period, he was married and began farming on his own account, renting his present place in Center township, but this did not satisfy his ambition to become independent, so he applied himself diligently and persistently to the cultivation of the place with the view of one day owning a farm. Working early and late in the fields and giving close attention to all of the tasks necessary in the development of a farm, he at length accomplished his purpose and by purchase became the owner of the tract which for nine years he had operated in the capacity of a renter. The place consists of one hundred and sixty acres, located on section 15, and has been brought under a high state of cultivation, most of the improvements found thereon having been instituted by Mr. Barrow. He carries on general agricultural pursuits, cultivating the crops best adapted to soil and climate; and each year his labors find their just reward, in gratifying results which are constantly advancing him toward the goal of prosperity. In the year 1891, Mr. Barrow was united in marriage to Miss Laura Booth, who was born in Illinois in October, 1863. As a little maiden of two summers, she came to Iowa with her parents, Isaac and Susannah (Booth) Booth, who were both natives of Ohio. The father has now passed away, and the mother makes her home in Fairfield. In the family of Mr. and Mrs. Barrow there were three children, but only one, Charles H., is now living. John Henry passed away in early childhood, and a twin sister of Charles died in infancy. Mr. Barrow gives his political support to the republican party but has never been active in the public life of the community, preferring rather to concentrate his undivided attention upon his business interests. He has made good use of his opportunities, and, as the years have gone by, has prospered in his undertaking as the result of his unfaltering industry and so he has never found occasion to regret that he left his native home to seek his fortune in this country, where opportunity is always open to ambition and enterprise. ---------- Obituaries: Fairfield Ledger Thursday, January 21, 1926 Pg. 1 Col. 2 LOUIS BARROW DIED LAST NIGHT Native of England and Prominent Resident of Hardscrabble Community Louis Barrow, a prominent citizen of the Hardscrabble community, died last night at 7 oclock at his home 4 1/2 miles northwest of Fairfield after an illness of six weeks of typhoid fever. Funeral services will be held at the home tomorrow morning at 11 oclock and will be conducted by Rev. R.H. Polly of the Christian church. Interment will be in Evergreen cemetery. Mr. Barrow was born in Othan, Maidstone, Kent, England, January 27, 1863 and came to Jefferson county when he was 22 years old. For seven years he worked at the Cojnty farm and then acquired a farm of his own, the old John Williamson place in Hardscrabble. He married Miss Laura Booth Mar. 4, 1891 and to them three children were born two dying in infancy. The widow and one son survive. This son, Charles H. Barrow, lives a mile west of the old home place. Mr. Barrow was a man highly respected by his neighbors, quiet and industrious and of sound judgment, always to be depended upon in any matter that engaged his cooperation. & Fairfield Ledger Wednesday, January 27, 1926 Pg. 8 Col. 2 OBITUARY Louis Barrow Louis Barrow was born in Otham, Maidstone, Kent, England, January 27, 1863, and departed this life at his home four miles northwest of Fairfield, Iowa January 20, 1926 after an illness of five weeks. At the age of 22 he came to this country and settle near Fairfield where he spent his remaining years. On March 4, 1891, he married Laura Booth. To this union were born three children, two dying in infancy. The widow and one son, Charles H. survive, also four sisters, two brothers and one grandchild. Funeral services were held from the home Friday forenoon at eleven oclock, in charge of Rev. R.H. Polly of the Christian church. Interment was made in Evergreen cemetery.

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Louis Barrow's memorial is located at: Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA.
When did Louis Barrow death?
Louis Barrow death on 20 Jan 1926 in Jefferson County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.0138600
Longitude: -91.9562100

Family Members:

Spouse

Laura Booth Barrow

(1862 - 1927)

Children

John Henry Barrow

(1896 - 1896)

Infant Daughter Barrow

(1898 - 1898)

Charles Horace Barrow

(1898 - 1962)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Evergreen Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0138600, -91.9562100

2. Old Fairfield Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0148000, -91.9598000

3. Memorial Lawn Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0068000, -91.9805000

4. Switzer Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0368996, -91.9096985

5. Bradshaw Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9766998, -91.9032974

6. Roth Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9589005, -91.9574966

7. Bethesda Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0019000, -91.8796000

8. Smith Family Cemetery
Libertyville, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9972416, -92.0362857

9. Wheeler Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0797000, -91.9185500

10. Galliher Cemetery
Glasgow, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9666892, -91.8835038

11. Upper Richwoods Cemetery
Salina, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0602989, -91.8807983

12. Jefferson County Poor Farm Cemetery
Libertyville, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9416900, -91.9996200

13. Perlee Cemetery
Perlee, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0805750, -91.8993380

14. Pattison Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9444008, -91.9049988

15. Moorman Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0452995, -92.0622025

16. Wright Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9524000, -91.8728000

17. Antioch Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1002998, -91.9147034

18. Moyer Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1046982, -91.9330978

19. Cumberland Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9248000, -91.9903000

20. Gregg Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0078011, -92.0811005

21. Salina Cemetery
Salina, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0419006, -91.8330994

22. McCleary Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9892006, -92.0805969

23. Brooks Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0635986, -92.0693970

24. Thompson Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9155998, -91.9772034