Individual Details
Henry Byron FURR
(27 Oct 1868 - 30 Dec 1944)
H. BYRON FURR. While one of the wealthy oil men of the Breckenridge section, Mr. Furr is not a newcomer to that region. He has lived in Stephens County thirty years or more, has been one of its staunch and hard working citizens, a very able business man, and had earned prosperity before it came in generous measure.
Mr. Furr was born near Oxford, Mississippi, October 27, 1868, son of Allison and Kate (Johnston) Furr. He was reared on his father's Mississippi plantation to the age of twenty, and completed his education in Payne University at Booneville.
Coming to Texas in 1888, Mr. Furr remained for a brief time at Gatesville, and then located at Breckenridge in Stephens County, where he has had his home ever since. For a number of years he was a successful school teacher in this locality, and a number of mature men and women gratefully recall his service in that capacity. About 1895 he engaged in the real estate business, and soon began acquiring town property and ranch lands under his individual ownership. His real estate interests proved the foundation for his subsequent prosperity.
He has been exceedingly fortunate in his transactions since the great oil boom struck Stephens County. He is one of the large owners of production, and this with his other property interests have made him one of the wealthy citizens of the county. Mr. Furr negotiated perhaps the largest oil lease in the Breckenridge field, the Dickie lease north of town, involving a sum of $200,000.
Since 1918 Mr. Furr has been vice president of the Guaranty State Bank of Breckenridge. He married in 1895 Miss Florence England. She is a native of Texas, and completed her education in the Mississippi College at Clinton. Mr. and Mrs. Furr have one of the finest homes in Breckenridge. Their twin children are Miss Jewel and H. B. Furr. Jr. Mr. Furr has been a member of the Methodist Church for forty years; is one of the trustees of the church at Breckenridge, has been president of the board of stewards for many years, and is a teacher of the Bible class. In politics he is a democrat, and fraternally is a Mason and a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Knights of Pythias.
History of Texas; Fort Worth and the Texas northwest edition
by Paddock, B. B. (Buckley B.), 1844-1922
Publication date 1922
Chicago and New York : The Lewis Publishing Company
Mr. Furr was born near Oxford, Mississippi, October 27, 1868, son of Allison and Kate (Johnston) Furr. He was reared on his father's Mississippi plantation to the age of twenty, and completed his education in Payne University at Booneville.
Coming to Texas in 1888, Mr. Furr remained for a brief time at Gatesville, and then located at Breckenridge in Stephens County, where he has had his home ever since. For a number of years he was a successful school teacher in this locality, and a number of mature men and women gratefully recall his service in that capacity. About 1895 he engaged in the real estate business, and soon began acquiring town property and ranch lands under his individual ownership. His real estate interests proved the foundation for his subsequent prosperity.
He has been exceedingly fortunate in his transactions since the great oil boom struck Stephens County. He is one of the large owners of production, and this with his other property interests have made him one of the wealthy citizens of the county. Mr. Furr negotiated perhaps the largest oil lease in the Breckenridge field, the Dickie lease north of town, involving a sum of $200,000.
Since 1918 Mr. Furr has been vice president of the Guaranty State Bank of Breckenridge. He married in 1895 Miss Florence England. She is a native of Texas, and completed her education in the Mississippi College at Clinton. Mr. and Mrs. Furr have one of the finest homes in Breckenridge. Their twin children are Miss Jewel and H. B. Furr. Jr. Mr. Furr has been a member of the Methodist Church for forty years; is one of the trustees of the church at Breckenridge, has been president of the board of stewards for many years, and is a teacher of the Bible class. In politics he is a democrat, and fraternally is a Mason and a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Knights of Pythias.
History of Texas; Fort Worth and the Texas northwest edition
by Paddock, B. B. (Buckley B.), 1844-1922
Publication date 1922
Chicago and New York : The Lewis Publishing Company
Events
| Birth | 27 Oct 1868 | Toccopola, Pontotoc County, MS | |||
| Marriage | 28 Nov 1895 | Stephens County, TX - Florence Adella ENGLAND |  | ||
| Occupation | 1900 - 1910 | real estate agent - Stephens County, TX | |||
| Occupation | 1920 | banker - Breckenridge, Stephens County, TX | |||
| Death | 30 Dec 1944 | Breckenridge, Stephens County, TX | |||
| Burial | Breckenridge Cemetery, Breckenridge, Stephens County, TX | |
Families
| Spouse | Florence Adella ENGLAND (1873 - 1956) |
| Child | Jewel FURR (1897 - 1975) |
| Child | Enid FURR (1899 - ) |
| Child | Henry Bedford FURR (1917 - 2011) |
| Father | Allison FURR (1809 - 1889) |
| Mother | Catherine "Kate, Katy, and Katie" JOHNSTON (1835 - 1913) |
| Sibling | Hester "Hessie" FURR (1870 - 1931) |
| Sibling | Rufus Joe "Ruff" FURR (1873 - 1907) |
| Sibling | Joseph Lee "Joe" FURR (1874 - 1950) |
Endnotes
1. Texas County Marriage Records, 1837-1965. Database with images. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 18 November 2020.
2. findagrave.com.