Joseph F. Barrowman's parents were:
Robert Lee Barrowman, b. 1817 in Scotland and d. 1882 in St. Louis, IL. &
Eliza Virginia Warrell, b. 1822 in VA. and d. 1887 in St. Louis, IL.

According to Michigan, Compiled Marriages, 1817-1850,
Robert Lee Borrowman and Eliza F. Warrell were marr. on Apr. 24, 1840 in Monroe County, MI.

Robert & Eliza Barrowman's children were:
1. William H. Barrowman, b. Oct. 1841 in Detroit, Wayne Co. MI. and d. Mar. 2, 1896 in IA.
2. Andrew Borrowman, b. 1844 in Detroit, Wayne Co. MI. and d. Oct. 9, 1880 in Amherstburg, Ontario.
3. Harriett Eliza Barrowman, b. May 24, 1846 in Detroit, Wayne, MI. and d. Jan. 19, 1910 in Cook, IL. Harriett marr. George Carruthers.
4. Charles Barrowman, b. abt. 1848 in Detroit, Wayne Co., MI.
5. Robert Barrowman, b. 1851 in MI.
6. Joseph W. Barrowman, b. Sep. 1853 in Detroit, Wayne county, MI., and d. Jan. 29, 1924 at the St. Clair County Farm in Swansea.
7. Thomas Barrowman, b. abt. 1856 in Detroit, Wayne Co., MI.
8. Alice Barrowman, b. 1859 in MI.

In the 1860 U. S. census, 6 yr. old Joseph Barryman (Barrowman), b. in MI., was living in Township 2 Range 10, St Clair, IL. with his
40 yr. old father, R. T. (L.) Barryman (Barrowman), occupation: Captain, b. in Scotland
35 yr. old mother, Eliza Barryman (Barrowman, b. in VA.
19 yr. old brother, William Barryman (Barrowman), a RR keeper, b. in MI.
15 yr. old brother, Andrew Barryman (Barrowman), b. in MI.
13 yr. old brother, Charles Barryman (Barrowman), b. in MI.
11 yr. old sister, Elizth Barryman (Barrowman), b. in MI.
9 yr. old brother, Robert Barryman (Barrowman), b. in MI.
3 yr. old brother, Thomas Barryman (Barrowman), b. in MI.
1 yr. old sister, Alice Barryman (Barrowman), b. in IA.

In the 1880 U. S. census, 22 yr. old Joseph Barowman (Barrowman), b. in MI., was unmarried and living in East Saint Louis, St Clair, IL. with his
63 yr. old father, R. L. Barowman (Barrowman), a laborman, b. in Scotland
50 yr. old mother, Elisa Barowman (Barrowman), keeping house, b. in VA.
32 yr. old brother, Charles Barowman (Barrowman), b. in MI.
24 yr. old brother, Thomas Barowman (Barrowman), b. in MI.
2 servants & 6 boarders

Ann Elizabeth Thornberrry (Thornbury) and Joseph F. Barrowman were married on Feb. 16, 1882 in East Saint Louis, St. Clair, IL.
(*Joseph was b. in 1854 in Detroit, MI.)
Joseph's parents were: Robert Lee Barrowman, b. 1817 in Scotland and d. 1882 in St. Louis, IL. & Eliza V. (Virginia) Worrall (Warrell), b. 1822 in VA. and d. 1887 in St. Louis, IL.
Ann Elizabeth's parents were: Henry Thornberry (Thornbury) & Ann Longden
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Joseph & Elizabeth Barrowman's children were"
1. William Barrowman, b. Mar. 22, 1884 in MO. and d. Jan. 2, 1959 in Roswell, Chaves County, NM. William marr. Essa Ludell Nease and Mary Bernard Overholt.
2. Ralph Henry Barrowman, b. Mar. 1, 1885 in Moberly, Randolph County, MO. and d. Jun. 24, 1953. (Buried in KS.)
3. Mabel Barrowman, b. Feb. 27 1888 in Marshalltown, Marshall County, IA. and d. Feb. 22, 1920 in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, KS.
4. Carrie Barrowman, b. 1890 and d. Sep. 11, 1890 in Kansas City, Wyandotte county, KS. of cholera infantum. Carrie is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in Kansas City, KS.
5. Infant Barrowman, b. sometime between 1882-1890.

The Kansas City Gazette (Kansas City, KS.). P. 3
Fri., Sep. 12, 1890
Carrie, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Barrowman, of 419 Dugarro avenue, died last evening of cholera infantum. The remains were interred at Oak Grove cemetery this afternoon.

The Kansas City Gazette (Kansas City, KS.), P. 3, Col. 1
Thu., Sep. 18, 1890
Item from: GAZETTE GLEANINGS
Annie E. Burrowman has instituted divorce proceedings against her husband Joseph Burrowman, alleging extreme cruelty.

Joseph appears to have abandoned his family. (*See notification that his wife is suing him for divorce in photo to the left.) He appears as "widowed" in the 1910 & 1920 censuses, even though his wife was still alive until Jan. 13, 1941.

According to Missouri, Marriage Records for 1805-2002
Joseph's wife (they weren't divorced yet), 30 yr. old Mrs Elizabeth Barrowman, b. abt. 1861 and
50 yr. old Charles Sherbucker (Sherbocker) Sr. were married on Jan. 26, 1891
in Jackson, Independence, MO.

In the 1900 U. S. census, 46 yr. old "widow", J. F. Barrowman, a car inspector, b. Sep. 1853 in MI., was rooming at 402 N. 4th in Springfield Ward 7, Sangamon, IL. in the home of
42 yr. old W. E. Ingram and his 41 yr. old wife, Viola Ingram and their 3 children and
two other roomers, 25 yr. old Herman Peterson and 21 yr. old M F Smith.
J. F.'s father was b. in Scotland and his mother in VA.
J. F. was able to read and write.
J. F. was married for 9 yrs. He was the father of four children, only three still alive.

In the 1910 U. S. census, there is a Jos. W. Barrowman (miscopied as Bannerman), a 56-year-old "widowed" servant and night cook at a depot lunch room, living on South Pine St. in Roodhouse township, Ward 2, Greene County, IL., b. in 1854 in MI.
He was rooming in the home of 29 yr. old Arthur Fox, the manager of a lunch room, b. in IL. and
Arthur's 30 yr. old wife, Maude Fox, asst. manager of the lunch room, b. in MI.
Joseph's father was b. in Scotland and his mother in VA.
Joseph was out of work for 4 wks. in 1909.

St. Louis Globe-Democrat (St. Louis, MO.), P. 17, Col. 5
Thu., Oct. 17, 1912
Injured Man Hours Without Aid
Joseph Barrowman, 60 years old, whose home is said to be Easy St. Louis, fell into a pit near the Bluff Line freight house in Alton at 10 o’clock Tuesday night and lay there until yesterday afternoon without help. Passerby seeing him lying in the hole thought he was drunk and asleep. Some one noticed blood and then the police were notified. Barrowman was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital.

The Springfield News-Leader (Springfield, MO.), P. 5, Col.
Sat., Jul. 17, 1915
JOSEPH BARROWMAN SOUGHT
J. Roy Dritt, freight agent for the Frisco, recently received a communication from Thomas Barrowman of Rocy Hill, N. J., requesting information concerning the present location of Joseph Barrowman, a former employee of the road in Springfield. Barrowman is aged about 63 years. An effort was made to find a trace of the man, but up to the present time, Mr. Dritt has been unable to locate him.

In the 1920 U. S. census, there is a Jos. Barrowman, a 66 yr. old "widow", b. in 1854 in MI., who appears in Swansea, St. Clair county, IL., as an inmate in the "St. Clair County Home and Hospital" with a father born in Scotland and a mother born in VA.
*Note: The "St. Clair County Home and Hospital" was originally called The Poor Farm and was for destitute people who were sick, old, disabled and/or had a mental illness. (See the article which follows for more information.)

Bellevue News-Democrat, Nov. 29, 2019
The St. Clair County Poor Farm and Hospital in Swansea was a specialized living center property that was a case study on how society dealt with the less fortunate for 175 years. Its two parcels of land opened in 1844.
“Most counties had some kind of ‘institution,’ for lack of a better word, that was dedicated to poor relief,” said Will Shannon, curator for St. Clair County Historical Society. Sickness, old age, disability and mental illness often led to poverty, so some people with these conditions ended up at poor farms. There was no Social Security or national welfare system at the time.
The St. Clair County poor farm covered 40 acres, straddling what is now Caseyville Avenue, between Schae Fries Drive and Pensoneau Drive. Its hospital and other buildings stood in the southwest corner, now part of Melvin Price Memorial Park. There also were barns, livestock pens, gardens and farm fields.
“It was an actual farm,” Shannon said. “What the people who lived there were expected to do is work on the farm so they could be somewhat self-sufficient. They grew much of their own food.”
The poor farm, later known as St. Clair County Home and Hospital, closed in 1955.
“It had served its purpose and had been a very important part of the community,”

Joseph Barrowman died Jan. 29, 1924 in Swansea, Saint Clair, IL. and was was buried at the St. Clair County Farm cemetery on Jan. 31, 1924.