Background
Barlow was born in Panaca, Lincoln County, Nevada, to Israel Barlow and his English-born wife Hannah Yeates. He grew up on his father"s farm in Davis County, Utah.
Barlow was born in Panaca, Lincoln County, Nevada, to Israel Barlow and his English-born wife Hannah Yeates. He grew up on his father"s farm in Davis County, Utah.
Barlow married for the first time in 1897. He took his first plural wife in 1902, the second in 1918, and the third in 1923 making a total of four wives (including his first legal wife). Due to Barlow"s seniority in the Council of Friends and his assertion that he was "Second Elder" under Broadbent, he was mostly accepted by the Short Creek community.
He led the community until his death.
As a member of the Council of Friends, Barlow was involved in the succession conflict following J. Leslie Broadbent"s"s death.