William Barlow (pioneer)

{{Short description|American pioneer and founder of Barlow, Oregon}}

{{other people|William Barlow}}

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William Barlow (October 26, 1822 – June 18, 1904{{cite web

| url = https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7094435

| title = William Barlow

| publisher = Find A Grave

| accessdate = 2011-06-10

}}) was an early Oregon pioneer and founder of Barlow, Oregon, United States.

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Barlow arrived in Oregon as a young man in 1845. He purchased land and founded the town of Canemah,{{Cite web |title=TheBarlowRoad.com - "Information" |url=http://columbiariverimages.com/BarlowRoad/barlow_road.html#barlow_oregon |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101151012/http://columbiariverimages.com/BarlowRoad/barlow_road.html#barlow_oregon |url-status=usurped |archive-date=November 1, 2019 |access-date=2022-08-15 |website=columbiariverimages.com}} now part of Oregon City, Oregon.{{cite book

|last=Hines

|first=H. K.

|title=An Illustrated History of the State of Oregon

|year=1893

|url=http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~jtenlen/ORBios/wbarlow.txt

|accessdate=2008-11-18

|publisher=Lewis Pub. Co.

|location=Chicago

|page=688

}}

When William and his brother James were tending the toll gate on the Barlow Road in 1847, they met their brides-to-be, Rachel and Rebecca Larkins, the young daughters of William E. Larkins and his wife, Rachel Reed. On August 20, 1848, William married Rachel. She died a month later.

In 1852 he married widow Mrs. Martha Ann Allen; they had three children: Mary, Virginia and Cassius.

Sometime after 1848, Barlow purchased a {{Convert|640|acre|adj=on}} land claim from his father Sam Barlow for $6,000 ({{Inflation|index=US|value=6000|start_year=1848|fmt=eq|cursign=$}}). In 1891, he founded the town of Barlow on that land. His residence, now known as the Barlow House, still stands near Barlow.