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Nathan Thomas Barlow (Barlar) was the 6th-born of William Henry Barlow (Barlar) and Susan Frances (Phillips). He lived out his life in Giles County, Tennessee in the Lynnville area; however, after his death, his wife, Mattie, and their descendants eventually settled in Florida. Nathan was approximately 46 years old in the photo below. He was 51 at the time of his death in 1915.

Nathan Thomas Barlow

Nathan Thomas Barlow (Barlar)

[B: 1864, Feb 29 - Giles Co., TN]

[D 1915, Nov 10 - Giles Co., TN]


[Burial: 1915, Nov 11 - Lynnville, TN]
Click Here For Nathan's Death Certificate
Married

Aug 23,1888

Martha A. Mattie Taylor

[B:1866-Giles Co., TN]

[D:1943 - Miami, Florida]

Their Children:

  • Birdie Brown Barlar (b: Feb 3, 1891 / d: Nov 4, 1979)
  • Goldie Mary Barlar (b: 1900 or '01 / d: )

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Circa 1909 to 1913
Nathan Barlar's General Store


Birdie's children w/J. Dan Goforth:

  • Birddie 'Gwendolyn' Goforth (b: 1914 - d: )

Married: 1944, Apr 4, Broward County, FL to Lee Roy Knox

_Lee Roy Knox (b: 1906 - GA / d: 1959, Jan - Dade County, FL

_Married: 1988, Aug 3 - Clay County, Florida


  • Daniel Dwight Goforth (b: 1915 - d: 1915)

Buried in Lynnwood Cemetery - Lynnville, TN


  • Carl Durham Goforth

(b: Mar 23, 1918 / d: Jul 17, 1988)

_Married: 1941, Mar 29, Broward County, FL to Lucy Helen Hamer

_ Lived & deceased in Putnam, Florida


  • Joe D Goforth

(b: 1921 - d: )


  • Virginia Goforth

(b: 1924 - Living)

_Married: 1940, Jun 9, Broward County, FL to Cleveland Knowles, Jr


  • Goldie Mary Barlar ( m. ) * 'Doc' Grissom (Grisham?) (1st) __________ Davis (2nd)

[ b: 1901 - Giles County, TN ]

[ d: 19__ - Believed to be in FL ]

1925 City Directory: Goldie lived in Atlanta, GA with her mother, Mattie.

1930 Census. Goldie Mary Barlar lived in Miami, Florida with her mother, Matttie.

1940 Census. Goldie 'Mary' Davis lived in Miami, Florida with her mother, Matttie.


* To date, the only record found for Goldie Barlar, Grisham is:

Name: Golden Micham Barlar

Event: Marriage

Date: 15 Dec 1917

Place: Giles, Tennessee, United States

Gender: Female

Spouse: Zelon Pate Grisham

Page: 114 - Tennessee, State Marriage Index, 1780-2002

Names of Goldie's children, if any, not currently available.