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Preferred Citation

Barrow Family Papers, 1828-1918. Accession 43261. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Gift of J. Larry Williamson, Crewe, Virginia, 24 May 2007.

Biographical Information

Edward Barrow (b. 1828) and Louisa J. Peace (b. 1839) married in 1858. Together they had at least seven children, named Mary E. W. (b. 1859), Edward Lee (b. 1861), Cora L. (b. 1868), Wilbur (b. 1871), Fannie May (b. 1874), Walter L. (b. 1876), and Lucy A. (b. 1881). Fannie May was often referred to simply as "May," and Lucy A. may be the "Lucy Archer" addressed in several of the letters in this collection. The Barrow family was fairly prominent in Brunswick County, owning substantial property and a country store called Barrow's Store.

Scope and Content

Papers, 1828-1918, of the Barrow family of Brunswick County, Virginia, chiefly consisting of letters written to Fannie May Barrow (b. 1874) discussing social calls, church services and gatherings, and other personal news and updates on common acquaintances. Correspondents include Indie Saunders (b. ca. 1875), Lizzie Doyle (b. 1874), Florence Rux (b. 1872), Hattie Lee Laffoon (b. 1881), Della E. Laffoon (b. 1879), Mary A. Marcuson (b. 1886), Dora L. Cheely (b. 1884), Lizzie T. Jones (b. 1884), and Fannie May's brother Edward L. Barrow (b. 1861). Also includes a Barrow family Bible record, 1828-1871; a handful of receipts, 1833-1918; a small notebook, 1848-1875, initially kept by Edward Barrow (b. 1828) and containing some accounts; and miscellaneous items including two small, unidentified photographic portraits, a July 1896 issue of The World for Christ , and an agreement, 1902, regarding interest in the sale of timber from a tract of land in Louisa J. Barrow's (b. 1839) family.