Oscar Thomas Barlow (1915 - 2008)

Born 1915 in Ripley, Lauderdale, Tennessee, United States

Husband of Myrtis (Hooper) Barlow — married 1959 in New York, United States

Died 21 Feb 2008 at about age 93 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States

Biography

Oscar Barlow is a part of US Black heritage.

Oscar was born in 1915. He was the son of Austin Barlow and Connie Harris.^[1]

He married Myrtis Hooper in 1959,^[2] or 1963.^[3]

Oscar died in 2008.^[4][5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Springfield, Missouri, U.S., St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Employee Cards, 1940-1980", Springfield-Greene County Library; Springfield, Missouri; Frisco Railroad Employee Cards, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62251 #4629 (accessed 31 August 2023), Name: Oscar Thomas Barlow; Gender: Male; Race: Negro (Black); Age: 27; Birth Date: 26 Aug 1915; Birth Place: Ripley; Lauderdale, Tennessee; Father: Austin Barlow; Mother: Connie Harris; Residence Date: 8 Jun 1943; Residence Street Address: 299 Cynthia; Residence Place: Memphis, Tennessee; Role: Roundhouse Laborer; Employment Start Date: Jun 1943; Employment Place: Yale Yards, Memphis, Tennessee; Employer: Frisco Railroad; Business Name: St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company.
2. ↑ "New York, New York, U.S., Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018", New York City Municipal Archives; New York, New York; Borough: Manhattan, Ancestry Record 61406 #4349515 (accessed 31 August 2023), Oscar Barlow in record for another person's marriage in 1959 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
3. ↑ "New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-2016", New Jersey State Archives; Trenton, New Jersey; Marriage Indexes; Index Type: Bride; Year Range: 1963; Surname Range: A - L; Certificate Number: 03199, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61253 #991904163 (accessed 31 August 2023), Oscar T Barlow marriage to Myrtis Hooper in Feb 1963 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA.
4. ↑ "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014", Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File, Ancestry Record 3693 #82096158 (accessed 31 August 2023), Oscar T Barlow death 21 Feb 2008 (born 26 Aug 1915) residing at 38109, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee.
5. ↑ "Oscar T. Barlow", The Commercial Appeal; Memphis, Tennessee; 23 February 2008, page 29. (https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/776388627/ Accessed 31 August 2023)

• "1920 United States Federal Census", Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 6, Lauderdale, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1751; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 99, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #35735151 (accessed 31 August 2023), Osker Barlow (4), single son, in household of Auston Barlow (42) in Civil District 6, Lauderdale, Tennessee. Born in Tennessee.

• "1930 United States Federal Census", Year: 1930; Census Place: District 6, Lauderdale, Tennessee; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2341994, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #67150184 (accessed 31 August 2023), Oscar Barlow (14), single son, in household of Austin Barlow (53) in District 6, Lauderdale, Tennessee, USA. Born in Tennessee.