James D. Harlow (1838 - 1932)

Born 23 Dec 1838 in Pike, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Son of Nathaniel Harlow and Mary C. (Thornton) Harlow

Husband of Nancy Caroline (Wiggins) Harlow — married 10 Mar 1864 in Beardstown, Cass, Illinois, United States

Husband of Mary Adeline (Davis) Harlow — married 1 Sep 1875 in Winfield, Lincoln Co, Missouri, USA

Descendants

Died 14 Apr 1932 at age 93 in Winfield, Lincoln, Missouri, United States

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Biography

James Harlow was born on 23 Dec 1838 in Pike Co, Illinois, the eldest son of Nathaniel Harlow Jr and Mary C Thornton.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]} Mary was the widow of Israel Brawdy and came to the marriage with three children under 4: Andrew Jackson Brawdy, George Washington Brawdy, and Sarah A "Sallie" Brawdy.

James enlisted on 12 Jul 1862 in Pittsfield, Illinois, and served as a private in the 70th Regiment of the Illinois Infantry (Union) until he mustered out on 23 Oct 1862.^[9]

On 10 Mar 1864, in Beardstown, Illinois,^[10] he married Nancy Caroline "Carrie" Wiggins from Cass Co, Illinois, about 50 miles away from his home. It isn't known how they happened to meet. By 1870, they had two children, Allan Nathaniel (named after his two grandfathers) and James Thomas.^[3] According to family lore, James' wife contracted tuberculosis,^[11] and passed away on 23 Dec 1871^[12] at the age of 32, leaving him with two sons: 3 and 6.

In the 1870 census, James is identified as a physician,^[3] but he was probably actually a physician-in-training, as he is listed in the class of 1869-70 at Missouri Medical College,^[13] from which he graduated in 1874. He set up a practice in Lincoln County and served as a general practitioner there for over 40 years, retiring 1918.^[14] His daughter, Ima, reported that when he was near the end of his life, he instructed her to burn his account books, because he did not want his patients to be bothered by collection attempts.^[15]

James married a second time on 01 Sep 1875^[12] in Winfield, Missouri, to Mary Adaline Davis, the daughter of Jonathan W Davis and Elizabeth Frances Hammack. She was the only mother his first two sons ever really knew. Over the next 17 years Addie had 8 children: Victor Emmanuel, Ernest Clinton, Harry Bernard, Genevieve Edison, Elizabeth Burma "Bessie", Mary Imogene, Jonathan Clair, and Rex Francis.^[12]

Dr Harlow's children are remarkable for their longevity. Bessie died at 15, Allan at 51, but of the rest one was 79, three were in their 80's, two in their 90's and two surpassed 100! Dr Harlow passed away in Winfield, Missouri, on 14 Apr 1932 at the age of 93.^[16]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com, 1850 U.S. Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, The Generations Network, Inc., 2005), www.ancestry.com, Database online. Township 6 S 3 W, Pike, Illinois, roll M432_124, page 115, image 356. Record for James Harlow.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com, 1860 U.S. Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, The Generations Network, Inc., 2004), www.ancestry.com, Database online. Hardin, Pike, Illinois, post office Time, roll M653_219, page 594, image 351. Record for J Harlow.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Ancestry.com, 1870 U.S. Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, The Generations Network, Inc., 2003), www.ancestry.com, Year: 1870; Census Place: Buffalo, Dallas, Missouri; Roll: M593_773; Page: 143A; Image: 291; Family History Library Film: 552272. Record for James Harlow. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&h=2051278&indiv=try.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com, 1880 U.S. Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, The Generations Network, Inc., 2005), www.ancestry.com, Year: 1880; Census Place: Snow Hill, Lincoln, Missouri; Roll: 699; Family History Film: 1254699; Page: 212A; Enumeration District: 088; Image: 0426. Record for Jas. Harlow. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=48513613&indiv=try.
5. ↑ 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Database online. Lincoln, Missouri, ED 47, roll T623 871, page 10A. Record for James D Harlow.
6. ↑ Ancestry.com, 1910 U.S. Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, The Generations Network, Inc., 2006), www.ancestry.com, Year: 1910; Census Place: Burr Oak, Lincoln, Missouri; Roll: T624_794; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0083; FHL microfilm: 1374807. Record for James Harlow. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910USCenIndex&h=14585496&indiv=try.
7. ↑ Ancestry.com, 1920 U.S. Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, The Generations Network, Inc., 2005), www.ancestry.com, Database online. Monroe, Lincoln, Missouri, ED , roll , page , image 237. Record for James Harlow.
8. ↑ Ancestry.com, 1930 U.S. Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, The Generations Network, Inc., 2002), www.ancestry.com, Database online. Winfield, Lincoln, Missouri, ED 14, roll 1209, page , image 472.0. Record for James Harlow.
9. ↑ Historical Data Systems, comp., American Civil War Soldiers (Provo, UT, USA, The Generations Network, Inc., 1999), www.ancestry.com, Side served: Union; State served: Illinois; Enlistment date: 12 Jul 1862. Record for James Harlow. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=hdssoldiers&h=4455846&indiv=try.
10. ↑ Ancestry.com, Illinois, County Marriage Records, 1800-1940 (Lehi, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016), Ancestry.com, Record for Nancy C. Wiggins. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61370&h=901521470&indiv=try.
11. ↑ Bruce G Harlow. Personal recollection of visit with Rex Harlow circa 1977.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1 12.2} U.S. Bureau of Pensions, Veterans Administration, 2022 Camino Del Rio North San Diego, CA 92108, Harlow, James XC 02 651 294.
13. ↑ Missouri Medical College (now the medical school affiliated with Washington University in St Louis), http://digitalcommons.wustl.edu/missouri_catalogues, Class of 1870-71. http://digitalcommons.wustl.edu/missouri_catalogues/4.
14. ↑ Elsberry Democrat, Elsberry, Missouri (print edition), 22 Apr 1932 p1. Obituary of James Harlow.
15. ↑ Bruce G Harlow. Personal recollection of visit with Ima Harlow Magruder circa 1980.
16. ↑ Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1957, Missouri State Archives, Dr James Harlow.

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Bruce Harlow and Maxine Gardner, his 3rd cousin. Their most-recent common ancestors are Nathaniel Harlow and Mary Thornton, the great great grandparents of both Bruce Harlow and Maxine Gardner. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd-3rd Cousin, based on sharing 136 cM across 5 segments.