Buck Barrow

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Marvin Ivan "Buck" Barrow (March 14, 1905-July 29, 1933) was the older brother of Clyde Barrow of Bonnie and Clyde fame. Buck was the third of eight children born to Henry and Cummie Barrow. His early ventures into crime included stealing roosters and cars. Buck, like four of his siblings served time at a young age in the Texas prison system. After being released, Barrow married Blanche Caldell in 1931, having been married twice previously with two children not with Blanche. In 1932, Buck walked off of an honor farm where he had been sentenced for auto theft, but Blanche convinced him to turn himself in and complete his sentence. Upon his release, Buck and Blanche participated in several armed robberies.

[edit] Murder

After joining forces with Clyde, Bonnie and W.D. Jones, Buck participated in the shootout at Joplin, Missouri in which two officers were killed and the fatal shootout in Platte City, Missouri. Previously, Buck was thought to be responsible for killing Alma, Arkansas Town Marshal Henry Humphrey.

[edit] Death

Buck took a bullet to the head in Platte City. Later in Dexter, Iowa he took one in the back. He died in a Perry, Iowa Hospital from pneumonia on July 29, 1933. He shares his tombstone with his brother Clyde.