Frederick George Barlow was born in New Hampshire in 1839. He later moved to Quebec, Canada, where he received his education and taught school. In 1867 he moved to Eau Claire, Wisconsin, where he was engaged in farming and the lumber business. In 1869 he married Mrs. Harriet Beach, the widow of a Civil War veteran. In 1883 they came to Foster County and homesteaded in Estabrook Township, Southeast 1/4 of section 6.
Frederick kept store in Barlow for several years, retiring in 1891. He was appointed postmaster in 1884 and continued in that position until his death in 1901.
He was a delegate to every Republican convention since statehood and was elected to , the State Senate in the first legislative session but declined to serve.
Mr. Barlow died in May 1901 and is buried in the Barlow Cemetery. Mrs. Barlow died in Seattle in 1915.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 1B