Oren James Marion Barlowe

Brief Life History of Oren James Marion

When Oren James Marion Barlowe was born on 10 November 1896, in Watauga, North Carolina, United States, his father, Julius Posatale Barlow, was 29 and his mother, Temperance Cordelia McClurd, was 29. He married Mary Elizabeth "Belle" Williams on 6 May 1916, in Linville Township, Avery, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Nebo, McDowell, North Carolina, United States for about 21 years and Marion, South Australia, Australia in 1971. He died on 23 June 1971, in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in McDowell Cemetery, Marion, McDowell, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Oren James Marion Barlowe
1896–1971
Mary Elizabeth "Belle" Williams
1901–1929
Marriage: 6 May 1916
Holbert Lill Barlow
1917–1917
James Earl Barlow
1918–1918
Artie Mae Barlow
1919–1920
Omer Febey Barlowe
1921–1999
Ercel Lee Barlowe
1923–1999
Goldie Naomi Barlowe
1925–2018
Edith Estelle Barlowe
1927–2020
Rev Frank Horace Barlowe
1935–2020

Sources (71)

  • Oren G Barlowe, "United States, Census, 1950"
  • Oren Barlow, "North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1923"
  • Oren Barlow, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "

World Events (8)

1897 · First Bill for Women Suffrage

In 1897, Senator J.L. Hyatt introduced the woman suffrage bill in North Carolina. The bill did not make it past the committee.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Barlow .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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