Nathan Barrow was born on July 5, 1804, in Wayne County, Kentucky, and was the son of Daniel E. Barrow and Hannah Stone Barrow. He married Delia ________, then married Welthy Gilstrap on March 27, 1828, in Wayne County, Kentucky. Welthy was born in 1811, in Wayne County, Kentucky, and died sometime between 1850 and 1860, in Macon County, Missouri. Nathan and Welthy had four children:

1) Bright Corder Barrow, (male) born about 1830 in Missouri
2) Mary Ann Barrow, born about 1832 in Missouri
3) George West Barrow, born about 1835
4) Dwight Barrow, born about 1838

Judge Nathan Barrow died on April 26, 1863, in Gratiot State Prison, St. Louis, Missouri.

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History of Randolph and Macon Counties, p. 902.
Nathan Barrow County Judge, 1850-1852, 1852-1855.
Missouri State Archives, Union Provost Marshal Papers, Reel F1224.
2/20/1863 Nathan Barrow arrested for correspondence with enemies of the United States. Sent to St. Louis.
2/24/1863 Statement of innocence.
Gratiot Prison Report for April 26, 1863.
Died of inflammation of lungs, Nathan Barrow, civilian, arrested in Macon County Missouri, February 20, 1863.
Nathan Barrow died April 26, 1863 in Gratiot Street Prison, St. Louis, Missouri.

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Judge Nathan B. Barrow, born 05 Jul 1804 in Wayne County, Kentucky; died 1866 (or 1863?) in Macon County, Missouri; married (1) Delia; married (2) Welthy Gilstrap 27 Mar 1828 in Wayne County, Kentucky; born 1811 in Wayne County, Kentucky; died Bet. 1850 - 1860 in Macon County, Missouri.

Nathan was counted in the 1850 census of Bloomington, District 32, in Macon, Missouri. Date of census: 9 & 10 December 1850. Household #1083:
Nathan Barrow, age 46, born in Kentucky; Blacksmith Real Estate Value $1000
Welthy Barrow, age 39, born in Kentucky
Bright Corder Barrow, age 20, born in Missouri
Mary Ann Barrow, age 20, born in Kentucky
William R. Barrow, age 7, born in Missouri
Jonathan Reynolds, age 18, born in Virginia; Wool Carder (No relationship given)
(Sons, George and Dwight would have been 15 and 12 years of age. Where were they?)

In 1860, his household was in Callas, Callas Township, Macon County, Missouri. Date of Census 16 June 1860. Household #326:
Nathan Barrow, age 55, Farmer; Born in Kentucky; Real Estate Value $2400; Personal Estate $3000
Delia Barrow, age 48, born in Kentucky
Jefferson Johnston, age 13, born in Kentucky
M. Johnston, age 9, born in Kentucky
Robt. Johnston, age 6, born in Kentucky
W. R. Barrow, age 17, born in Kentucky

(Were the Johnston children Delia's from an earlier marriage?)

Ruth Dunlap in a Macon County Query of April 1998:
"Researching my line from GGGrandfather Daniel S. Barrow, born 1799 in Kentucky. Both Daniel and his brother, Nathan Barrow, married Gilstrap sisters. Daniel married Mary (Polly) Gilstrap, and Nathan married Welthy Gilstrap. The father of the Barrow brothers was Daniel Barrow, born 1758. The father of the sisters was Bright Gilstrap, born about 1776 and Selah Mumford, born about 1777."
Ruth reported that Nathan was a Judge in Macon, Missouri before 1865. He was a Southerner at heart and helped a young man join the Confederate Army. He was arrested by Federals, tried for treason, convicted and sent to Alton Prison.