This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.missouri.counties.cedar/1798.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: my husband's gr grandmother on his mother's side was Esther Louisa Carlow. She married William Sanders in St. Joseph, MO on 2 June 1870. They had a daughter, Isabelle Mary b. 18 September 1872 in Hannibal, MO. Soon after they moved to Colorado. Esther Louisa Carlow Sanders died 24 April 1929 in Oakland, Alameda Co, CA. She is thought to have been born in Canada. Her father was Georg/George Carlow supposedly born in Ireland. I think she had some brothers, but have not been able to determine. Don't know if there is any relation between your Carlow and my Carlow. The Carlow name is rather unusual.