Thanks Jim! Isn't it fun to find these connections? You live in Illinois, I grew up in Peoria (both sets of grandparents having moved there--one from Lincoln, IL and one from Decatur, IL to work in the factories during WWII). I live in Indianapolis, you grew up just west of here! The information you gave me on Jane Barlow is much more than I had! It gives me somewhere to start. I wonder if Grandpa Dial's cousin was confusing A.B.'s marriage to a "cousin" with Ambrose Barlow and Anna Smith? Diana Dial Reynolds --- Jim Barlow <jebarlow@uiuc.edu> wrote: > Hi Diana, > > Well, you do have a good mystery there. I searched through a bunch of > > material I have and found: > > Jane Barlow, first wife of Ambrose Barlow Bush, was born June 19, > 1817 died Jan. 16, 1875, buried near Austin, Ky. Second wife > (marriage of Dec. 28, 1876) of Ambrose Barlow Bush was Mary Elizabeth > > HARLOW, born March 10, 1839; died March 18, 1914. Mary Elizabeth > Harlow was the daughter of William Frank and Anna Harlow of > Hiseville, Ky. > > James (the son of Ambrose Barlow and Anna Smith) married Dosha > Cochran, Feb. 10, 1814. Doesn't appear their line has been submitted > > anywhere. I have read somewhere that a James Barlow of Kentucky had > moved to the South, Alabama or Mississippi or Louisiana ... but I > don't know if it was THIS James. > > Ambrose Barlow (the Culpeper one) had been a pioneer in Barren > County, but he later did move to Monroe County, dying there on Aug. > 13, 1839. His wife was his first cousin. > > I have a couple of other places to look when I can, but am not very > hopeful that any more will turn up. > > By the way, Ambrose Barlow of Culpeper was an older brother of my > g-g- > g-g grandfather, Enoch, who was a pioneer in Washington Township, > Hendricks County, Indiana, (near Avon) just to the west of > Indianapolis. I grew up in Plainfield. > > Jim Barlow, list-owner > Champaign, IL > > > > > On Jan 29, 2006, at 4:49 PM, Diana Dial Reynolds wrote: > > > My gggrandmother is Matilda Ann Bush; Her Father: Ambrose Barlow > BUSH > > (b. 31 Dec. 1811, died in Monroe Co., KY) Her Mother: either > Elizabeth > > or "Eliza" or Jane Barlow (b. about 1815). I have been told by an > > older > > member of my family (my grandfather's cousin) that Ambrose Barlow > and > > Jane were 1st cousins (the name kind of gives it away!) But I don't > > know anything about Jane's parents. If they were 1st cousins, that > > means they share a grandfather or grandmother, but because of the > > name, > > in all likelihood would be Ambrose Barlow Bush's mother's > (Elizabeth > > Jane Barlow--how weird is that?) father: Ambrose Barlow, b. July > 1766 > > in Culpepper, VA. But the only son of Ambrose Barlow who could > > POSSIBLY > > be Jane's father (and Ambrose Barlow Bush's uncle) would be James > > Barlow, b. 1790-1794. The rest of the sons would be way too young. > I > > cannot find any information on this James Barlow. > > > > Can ANYONE help me out here? > > > > Another very scary possibility: The Monroe Co. census lists an > Ambrose > > Barlow living in a household where there's a man 60-70 years old > > (which > > would be the right age for the Culpepper Ambrose). It also lists a > > female between the age of 15 to 20 (which would be my Jane Barlow's > > age). Could my Ambrose Barlow Bush have married his aunt???? Or, a > > better solution may be she was living with her grandparents. > > > > Any light shed on this would help me sleep better at night! ;-) By > the > > way, my Matilda Ann Bush married Jacob Nelson Dial in Monroe County > in > > 1868. I don't know much of his family, either, past his parents. > > Matilda and Jacob left Fountain Run and moved to Lincoln, Illinois > in > > the early 1910s. > > > > Diana Dial Reynolds > > > > Diana Dial Reynolds > > Institute for American Thought > > Peirce Edition Project > > Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis > > 317-274-1539 (W) > > 317-319-9072 (Cell) > > > > > > ==== BARLOW Mailing List ==== > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from the BARLOW Mailing List: > > > > If subscribed to BARLOW-L, send an email to: > > barlow-l-request@rootsweb.com > > > > Type "unsubscribe" in the Subject line. (Without the quotes, of > > course.) > > > > > > If subscribed to BARLOW-D, send an email to: > > BARLOW-d-request@rootsweb.com > > > > Type "unsubscribe" in the Subject line. (Without the quotes, of > > course.) > > > > > ==== BARLOW Mailing List ==== > To UNSUBSCRIBE from the BARLOW Mailing List: > > If subscribed to BARLOW-L, send an email to: > barlow-l-request@rootsweb.com > > Type "unsubscribe" in the Subject line. (Without the quotes, of > course.) > > > If subscribed to BARLOW-D, send an email to: > BARLOW-d-request@rootsweb.com > > Type "unsubscribe" in the Subject line. (Without the quotes, of > course.) > >