 He continued studying law in the summer of 1902 at the University of Virginia School of Law.Barkley joined the Broadway Methodist Episcopal Church, where he was a lay preacher, and several fraternal organizations, including Woodmen of the World, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and the Improved Order of Red Men.On June 23, 1903, he married Dorothy Brower (November 14, 1882 – March 10, 1947).