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The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., June 10, 1938, page 1

LYLE PIONEER RESIDENT CALLED
I.H. BARLOW

I.H. Barlow, 89, pioneer Lyle resident, died at his home in Lyle Sunday June 5.
Irving Herbert Barlow was born in Lansing, Mich., March 26, 1849. His early boyhood days were spent in Grand Ledge, Mich., later attending the state college in Lansing.
Sept. 7, 1972 he was united in marriage to Anna Leaton at Grand Ledge, Michigan. They resided in Michigan until 1886 when they came west. They spent several years in Hood River and Portland, moving to Lyle in 1905 where they have since made their home.
Mr. Barlow was a member of the Lyle Grange, and had belonged to the Odd Fellows Lodge for more than 60 years. He leaves to mourn his loss his wife, and one foster son, R.H. Barlow of Lyle, also one brother, Rev. Joel Barlow of Lansing, Mich., and a host of friends.
Funeral services were held in the Lyle church at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. The services were conducted by the local Odd Fellows lodge of which Mr. Barlow has been a prominent member.

The Mt. Adams Sun, Bingen, WA., June 10, 1938, page 1

I.H. BARLOW

Irving Herbert Barlow was born in Lansing Michigan, on March 26, 1849. His boyhood days were spent in Grand Ledge, Michigan, later attending state college in Lansing, Michigan.
On September 7, 1872, he was united in marriage to Anna Leaton at Grand Ledge, Michigan. They resided in Michigan until 1886, when they came west. They spent several years in Hood River and also in Portland before moving to Lyle in 1905, where they have since made their home.
Mr. Barlow was a member of the Lyle Grange and had also belonged to the Odd Fellows lodge for more than 60 years.
He leaves to mourn his loss his wife and one foster son, R.H. Barlow, of Lyle, one brother, Reverend Joel Barlow, of Lansing, Michigan, and a host of friends.

The Mt. Adams Sun, Bingen, WA., June 17, 1938, page 1 & 6

PIONEER DEATHS LAST WEEK AGAIN
BREAK MORE LINKS TO KLICKITAT HISTORY

The passing last week of W.B. Cole and I.H. Barlow, of Scappoose, Oregon and Lyle, Washington, respectively, marked another step in thinning out our pioneer groups in this country.
Mr. Barlow,who came to Lyle in 1887, before this State was admitted to the Union, was in Lyle before the town received its name.
Mr. and Mrs. Barlow came to this county from Kansas. Previous to that they had lived in Lansing, Michigan. Mrs. Barlow, who was born in England, came to America when three years old.
The town of Lyle was nothing but a farm owned by one Joseph Lyle when the Barlows came there. The town, of course, later took its name from Mr. Lyle.
The Barlows arrived at what is now the site of Lyle from The Dalles, Oregon, and remained over night at the Joseph Lyle home previous to going to White Salmon where they had planned to locate, but never did.
They first located in the Appleton country. Practically in what was later the town of Appleton. It was about three quarters of a mile from the present site of the Appleton Log hall.
When the Barlows finally settled in Lyle there was hardly anything there. One little shack stood in the center of town, or just south of the railroad tracks.
The entire town was one farm, owned by Mr. Lyle, who had his home, post office, living quarters and a general shopping place where the present Chamberlain residence now stands.
The Barlows knew Fred Balch, author of the book, "The Bridge of the Gods." Mr. Balch, a minister, performed the marriage ceremony of Mr. and Mrs. George Lyle, and Mrs. Barlow made the wedding cake.
Yes, it is being proven each week, that the passing of each pioneer is a step nearer to the time when there will be no more of those who lived in this county when it was in its infancy.
That was proven last week when I.H. Barlow and W.B. Cole, both pioneers of this county passed to the great beyond.