Countries of Origin III

As part 3 of 8 I've made some interesting findings about the countries where my ancestors lived before they came to the U.S.  So far I've noted non-biological ancestors from England, and a few from France, who came mostly in the 1600s to the New World through Morise LeRoy Hooper.  Charlotte Jeanette's ancestors came from Scotland and England.  Now I'll search through Dad's Mom's Dad's ancestors, through John Frederick Barlow, to find the U.S.-bound immigrants.

Okay, it looks like his dad, 1. Walker Barlow emigrated from  Blackley, Lancashire, England, after his 9 June 1851 birth, and died 2 July 1933 in Ogden, Weber, Utah.  He is my great-great-grandfather, which is a lot easier to note than 9- or 10-greats.  Walker's parents emigrated, also.  2. Thomas Barlow, born 13 June 1823 in Whitefield, Lancashire, England, and Thomas's first cousin, 3. Ann Hulme, born 3 May 1826 in Little Heaton, Preswich, Lancashire, England.  She died 19 August 1861 on the plains of Wyoming, while he died 16 October 1896 in Ogden, Weber, Utah.  I assume Ann Hulme was part of an LDS handcart company.*  Thomas later married 4. Eliza Cato, born 1 February 1831 in Tring or Wiggington, Hertfordshire, England.  Eliza died 17 March 1919 in Ogden, Weber, Utah.  He outlived them both.

  

Lancashire, England

Thomas' and Ann's mothers had both passed away in England, and afterwards the fathers emigrated, 5. Edward Barlow, born 14 August 1801 in Little Heaton, Prestwich, Lancashire, England (died 9 November 1877 in Ogden, Weber, Utah), and 6. George Hulme, born 5 January 1794 in Unsworth, Prestwich, Lancashire, England, (died 27 October 1865 on plains en route to Utah).  Edward Barlow traveled with Thomas and Ann in the Joseph Horne Company in 1861, and George went in 1865 with the William S. S. Willes Company.

Walker's in-laws ended up in Ogden, Weber, Utah.  7. Simon Barker, born 1 October 1826 in Shelfanger, Norfolk, England,, and 8. Jemima Newey, born 22 March 1836 in Purbright, Surrey, England.  He died 1 January 1917 and she 12 April 1866.  That's quite a while to be a widower.  Oh, he married 8. Ann Barlow (her family show up in my family history at least three times**) 16 November 1869.  She was born either 16 November 1836 or around 1825 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England, and died 25 March 1895.  Her (polygynous) husband of nearly 11 years, Charles Root Dana (born in Schenectady, New York!), had passed away a year previous to her marriage to Simon Barker.

A few years ago Dad wrote down for me the direct Barlow line from which we descend.

Not too much variety here, as John Frederick Barlow's ancestors all came from England.  The ones that emigrated came to the Utah area by boat and handcart after joining the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  Some died along the journey.  Not only is there a strong pioneer heritage, but the Barlows were in Lancashire for many generations.  That is their land.




* http://www.barlowgenealogy.com (Volume 4, The Price of Pioneering Four Lonely Children page 444)

"Ann Hulme Barlow, daughter of George and Ann Barlow Hulme was born May 03, 1826 in Little Heaton, Lancashire, England. She was baptized into the Latter-day Saint Church in March, 1842. She was a hand weaver in one of the silk mills near Manchester. Ann married her cousin Thomas Barlow. Two children, Edward and Walker were born in England. Thomas and Ann with their sons left Liverpool on the ship Siddons February 27, 1855. When they arrived at Pittsburg, Thomas and Ann stopped to visit two brothers, George and Uri Hulme.  (Thomas Barlow came to the United States in 1855 and settled initially in Pennsylvania where his wife had two brothers. He was recorded at Shaler Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, in the 1860 census. In 1861 he and his family moved west to Utah and settled there at Ogden.)

Thomas found employment in a confectionery and bakery and the family resided there six years during which time three more children were born to Ann, Elizabeth Ann, George Thomas and Abraham. When the baby was a few days old they started on their journey to Utah. The hardships of the journey were too much for Ann and she soon became ill. The baby died the 3rd of August 1861 and was buried by the wayside. Ann died sixteen days later and was buried on the left hand side of the road ten miles west of Deer Creek Station in Wyoming.  Thomas and their four children continued the journey and arrived in Salt Lake City the 13th of September, 1861 in the Joseph Horne company."

-Harriet Ann Barlow Lester         

Captain Joseph Horne

**Ann Barlow is the sister of Thomas Barlow. and is the aunt of Walker Barlow.  She and Simon Barker had no known children.  Walker Barlow's aunt married his father-in-law.

Another source of information that would be helpful with this line is http://www.lancashirebarlow.com, as most of them were born in Lancashire, England.