[Excerpt] Mr. Bartlow perhaps knew more real pioneer history of Bartlow Township. He carefully kept a diary of incidents and events and had collected many relics and curios from the pioneer days. His father was the founder and first settle in what is now Bartlow Township. A historical fact, the Bartlow homestead, opposite the Oakdale Church, is the first and oldest homestead in the little commonwealth organized and founded by the father of the deceased.