Tipton-Madison-Howard County IN Archives Biographies.....Barrow, David 1849 - 
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Author: Charles Blanchard, Editor (1883)

   DAVID BARROW was born in Madison County, Ind., February 23, 1849, and is also
a son of James Barrow. At the age of fifteen, he enlisted in Company A, One
Hundred and Thirty-seventh Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and was
honorably discharged in 1864. When seventeen, he began an apprenticeship to
carpentering, attending school during the winter for four seasons, thus
acquiring a knowledge of the common branches. At the age of twenty-one, he
became a partner with his brother Samuel in the manufacture of wagons. In 1872,
he opened a wagon shop in Howard County, which he conducted eight months, after
which he took up farming. In 1877, he purchased a half interest in the wagon
manufactory of Samuel Barrow, the firm being known as S. Barrow & Bro. Later, he
became a member of the firm of Barrow Bros. He is well versed in music, which he
has taught, both vocal and instrumental. Mr. Barrow is a member of the
Missionary Baptist Church, and an active worker in the Sabbath school; also a
member of the I. O. O. F.; he is a Republican and a temperance man.

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COUNTIES OF HOWARD AND TIPTON, INDIANA.

HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL.
ILLUSTRATED.

CHARLES BLANCHARD. EDITOR.
CHICAGO: F. A. BATTEY & CO.
1883.

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