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Martha Agnes Parlow 1873

Genealogy information on Martha Agnes Parlow 1873. Ancestors, descendants. Birth, parents, siblings, marriages, children.

I started this tree in 2005 for my youngest son, Alex. I work on it a lot, so please check back often for updates. If you have comments or know of mistakes I've made or you have information to add to these lines, please send me an email. Cheryl Carroll at nicholas230@yahoo.com.
Alex 2008
Alex - 2008

Alex's Family Tree | Martha Agnes Parlow

Alex's great great grandmother. born: March 1873
Madison County, Tennessee

died: July 16, 1961
Madison County, Tennessee

buried: July 24, 1961
Holly Grove Cemetery
Haywood County, Tennessee

Parents

father: Nathaniel Washington Parlow 1848
mother: Arlesia Yarbrough abt 1851

Siblings

Alice Parlow abt 1871
Sarah Jane Parlow 1874
George W Parlow 1877
? Parlow aft 1880 ?
Ousmond Benjamin Parlow 1886
Elizabeth Parlow 1886
Edwin Oscar Parlow 1888

Marriage

John Frank Castellaw
married: December 5, 1895
Crockett County, Tennessee

children:
Thomas Jefferson Castellaw 1897
Margaret Arlecie Castellaw 1900
John Frank Castellaw 1903
Leola Gertrude Castellaw abt 1905
James Francis Castellaw 1908
twin Castellaw 1908
Malcolm Robert Castellaw 1911
Aaron Samuel Castellaw 1914


Notes

Agnes and Frank divorced before 1918. The family story is that while Frank was married to Agnes, she discovered he was having an affair. Instead of looking the other way, as many women of that day would, Agnes preferred divorce. They were divorced and Agnes was left nearly penniless, with several minor children to raise. Still, Agnes was determined to raise every single one of them. The battle for custody raged on in the courts for at least four years.

There is a story in 'Nicholas Cobb's Descendants' about Frank and Agnes fighting over the custody of their youngest child, Sammie. Agnes lead a mule-drawn wagon to Frank's, thinking he was not at home, and tried to take Sammie. Frank was not gone, as she had thought, and when he saw what she was doing, "the race was on." The story doesn't tell us who won the race, but it appears Agnes won out in the end. Sam, 5 years old, is listed with Frank in the 1920 Madison County census (January 31) and Sammie, 5 years old, is listed with Agnes in the 1920 Haywood County census (February 10). He is listed with his mother in Haywood County in 1930.

Agnes had the sad task of trying to bring Sammie home a second time, when he died serving his country, in France. In an email I received from Dwayne Castellaw, he writes:
"Another note about him that I meant to tell you was he was originally buried in France. It was due to Ms. Agnes' persistence with the US Government that they shipped his remains back to Tennessee."

It took Agnes more than three and a half years to get Sammie home.


Pictures/Memorabilia

This picture belonged to my mother, Julia Castellaw. It's provided courtesy of my brother, Wayne Straight.

John Frank Castellaw family photo
Martha Agnes Parlow Castellaw - 1903 with husband John Frank Castellaw,
son Thomas Jefferson Castellaw, daughter Margaret Arlecie Castellaw
and baby John Frank Castellaw, Jr.



These are letters Agnes Castellaw wrote to my mother, Julia Castellaw in 1960. It was the year before Agnes died. She was about 87 years old. They are provided courtesy of my niece, Shana Moon.
People mentioned: Mrs. Wayne Straight, Julia ( her granddaughter, Julia Castellaw ), Wayne ( Julia's husband, Wayne Straight ), children Linda - Judy - Pam ( her great grandchildren, Linda Carver, Judy Domenico, Pam Domenico ), Vonnie ( her daughter-in-law, Vonnie Raines Castellaw ), Malcolm and Data ( her son, Malcolm Castellaw, and his wife Data ), Thomas N ( her grandson, Thomas Neil Castellaw ), Grandy ( her son, Thomas Jefferson Castellaw ), Gertrude ( her daughter, Gertrude Castellaw Stewart ), Alice - Manon ( her granddaughters, Alice Stewart, Manon Stewart )

May 1960 - envelope -- letter page 1 -- letter page 2 -- letter page 3 -- letter page 4

June 1960 - envelope -- letter page 1 -- letter page 2


Sources

Julia Laverne Castellaw, granddaughter to Martha Agnes Parlow

Malcolm Dwayne Castellaw, grandson to Martha Agnes Parlow

Jacquelyn Stewart, granddaughter to Martha Agnes Parlow

Wayne Arthur Straight, great grandson to Martha Agnes Parlow

Shana Marie Moon, great great granddaughter to Martha Agnes Parlow

Pat Parlow, great niece to Martha Agnes Parlow

Beverly Raines, first cousin, twice removed to Martha Agnes Parlow

heritagequestonline.com - Madison County, TN 1880 US Federal Census (image)

ancestry.com - Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 (image)

Delayed certificate of birth - Thomas Jefferson Castellaw, courtesy of Shana Moon

heritagequestonline.com - Crockett County, TN 1900 US Federal Census (image)

heritagequestonline.com - Haywood County, TN 1910 US Federal Census (image)

heritagequestonline.com - Haywood County, TN 1920 US Federal Census (image)

heritagequestonline.com - Madison County, TN 1920 US Federal Census (image)

Nicholas Cobb Descendants, Neighbors and Relatives 1613-1983, Some Haywood County History, pg 357

ancestry.com - Tennessee Divorce and Other Records, 1800-1965 (image)

ancestry.com - Haywood County, TN 1930 US Federal Census (image)

register.shelby.tn.us - Tennessee Death Records 1949-2005 (transcription)

findagrave.com - headstone (image)

tn-roots.com - Aaron S Castellaw obituary (transcription)

Thomas Jefferson Castellaw obituary, courtesy of Shana Moon

boards.ancestry.com - Agnes Castellaw obituary (transcription)




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