West Feliciana County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....Barrow, John J. May 24, 1890
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Times Picayune
NECROLOGY
Hon. John J. Barrow, State Senator of Louisiana.
Pass Christian, Miss., May 24. – [Special] Hon. John J. Barrow died at the 
Mexican Gulf Hotel this morning. Mr. Barrow arrived here a few days ago, 
thinking that the balmy air would improve his health, but it was too late. His 
family arrived yesterday and his remains will leave here on the noon train to-
morrow for his home in West Feliciana.
A Biographical Sketch
Captain Barrow had been a sufferer of rheumatic gout for some years and had 
been frequently desperately ill. He was in a bad state of health when he came 
to Baton Rouge to attend the session of the legislature and unable to appear 
in the senate. His condition became so alarming that it was thought necessary 
to try a change of air, and he was taken to Pass Christian, being accompanied 
by his wife and son. He was too weak to rally in spite of the iron will that 
had enabled him to battle for many years the malady that had undermined his 
constitution.
Senator Barrow was born in the parish of West Feliciana, where his ancestors 
were among the earliest settlers. The family has many branches throughout the 
state, and its members have from the time when Louisiana was a territory taken 
an active part in public affairs. The deceased served several terms in the 
legislature, and was always prominent in the political affairs of his section. 
He was a man of very strong convictions, and of unbending resolution and 
courage, always presenting a bold front to his opponents, and displaying the 
warmest regard for his friends and family.
Captain Barrow went to the war among the first troops that left Louisiana, 
being first a lieutenant and then captain of that splendid company, the Rosale 
Guards, organized in West Feliciana and incorporated in the Eleventh Regiment, 
commanded by Colonel Marks, of which Captain Barrow’s cousin, Robert H. 
Barrow, was the lieutenant colonel. This regiment distinguished itself at 
Belmont and Shiloh, and acquired, from its fighting qualities, the sanguinary 
appellation of the “Bloody Eleventh.”
Captain Barrow was successful and energetic planter and largely assisted in 
improving the parish in which he lived. He leaves a widow, three sons and many 
relatives to mourn his demise. The remains will be interred in the ancient 
family burial ground in West Feliciana.


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