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- Amos Barlow was born in Baltimore in 1832, also during Andrew Jackson's Administration, and moved with his family in 1837 to Barnesville, Ohio. It can be assumed that Amos grew up on the family farm in just south of Barnesville. When he was 24, he married Martha Hunt April 27, 1856. Martha was born in Baltimore on Dec. 26, 1834. Martha's father, John N. Hunt moved the family from Baltimore in 1837. Amos and Martha had ten children, 7 lived. They had two sons, James N and William Henry and five daughters, Emily, Martha, Inez, Florence and Alice.
In 1860, the cultivation of strawberries in the Barnesville area began on a large scale. Several large farms were developed and among others, the Barlows were among them. The industry of manufacturing berry boxes, crates and baskets developed when the production of berries demanded them for shipping. On July 12, 1863, at the age of 33, Amos enlisted in the Union Army and was a Private in Captain James Deen's Dept. Corp, Department Ohio Volunteer Infantry of the Monongahela, organized at Barnesville, Somerton & Hendrysburg Ohio July 12-27 1863, Amos was mustered out November 1, 1864.
In 1878, Amos Barlow established a plant for making berry boxes. The material for these boxes and crates was native logs cut into fifteen or eighteen inch lengths, which were soaked in hot water until the wood was soft and pliant. They were then fastened securely in a large lathe which turned the block against a strong, sharp blade that shaved off layers which were called veneer boards. The thin boards were dried and pressed and finally, with the aid of machines, thousands of boxes, crates and baskets were completed. Later, this plant passed through the hands of James W. Wise, son-in-law, William H. Barlow, son and subsequently others. In 1920, the berry production was not enough to continue shipping and the plant closed that year. (Most of the information in this paragraph was found in the book about Barnesville History).
Martha died on Tuesday, September 2, 1890 and Amos died in 1908. ( no specific date yet but believe to have been in October). The family plot is in the Northern Cemetery, formally Green Mount. The specific location is Lot 411, plot #144 and is located near the top of the hill just to the right of the large cedar tree.
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1832 - 1908 (76 years)
