What famous criminal was Blanche Barrow related to?
Here is the story of her life: Blanche Barrow was born in Garvin, Oklahoma. She was the only child of Matthew Fontain Caldwell (June 23, 1871 – September 19, 1947) and Lillain Bell Pond (c.1894 – February 24, 1995). At the time of her birth, her father was 40 years old and her mother was 16 years old. Her parents divorced while Blanche was still a young child, and she was raised by her father, who was beloved by her for the rest of her life. Her father made his living as a logger and a farmer. Matthew Caldwell was a devoutly religious man and occasionally preached as a lay minister, even though he was not an ordained minister. At age 17, Blanche was forced to marry a much older John Callaway, a marriage arranged by her mother, who offered Blanche to Callaway on the premise that Callaway had money and would reward both her and Blanche. Blanche ran away in 1929, and met Buck Barrow two yea
