Individual Details
Paul P. FURR
(9 May 1814 - 2 Jun 1876)
He was called "Cabbage-Head Paul" because of his white head when a child. He owned a large plantation.
Events
| Birth | 9 May 1814 | Cabarrus County, NC | |||
| Marriage | 1838 | Stanly County, NC - Eve EFIRD | |||
| Occupation | 1860 | Farmer - Cabarrus County, NC | |||
| Death | 2 Jun 1876 | Georgeville, Cabarrus County, NC |  | ||
| Burial | Saint Martin Lutheran Church Cemetery, Concord, Cabarrus County, NC |  |
Families
| Spouse | Eve EFIRD (1821 - 1896) |
| Child | Mary Ann Rosanna FURR (1839 - 1920) |
| Child | Adam McDonald FURR (1840 - 1931) |
| Child | Martin Luther FURR (1842 - 1923) |
| Child | Lavinia Malinda FURR (1846 - 1927) |
| Child | Eva C. "Evey" FURR (1848 - ) |
| Child | Daniel Franklin FURR (1851 - 1942) |
| Child | Tilman E. FURR (1853 - 1929) |
| Child | William Ransom "Bill" FURR (1857 - 1937) |
| Child | Julia C. FURR (1859 - 1937) |
| Child | Sarah Ann FURR (1865 - 1930) |
| Child | Margaret Roberta FURR (1869 - 1952) |
| Father | Paul FURR Jr. (1784 - 1843) |
| Mother | Rosanna PECK (1785 - 1834) |
| Sibling | Wilson Mathias "Tise" FURR (1804 - 1860) |
| Sibling | Lavinia FURR (1806 - 1891) |
| Sibling | Eliza E. FURR (1808 - 1837) |
| Sibling | Levi F. FURR (1815 - 1880) |
| Sibling | Moses Henry FURR (1816 - 1895) |
| Sibling | Allen "Al" FURR (1820 - 1873) |
| Sibling | Frederick "Fred/Freddie" FURR (1820 - 1884) |
Notes
Death
Abstracts of Stanly County, North Carolina, Will Book II, 1868-1910pp. 42-44
Will of Paul P. Furr
Will Date: April 10, 1860 [The date was written as April 10, 1876 in the will, but written as April 10, 1860 when will was proven. Since slaves were mentioned in the will, the year of 1860 is obviously correct and the year of 1876 must have been a transcription error by the clerk.]
Probate Date: September 30, 1876
". . . of the county of Cabarrus . . . being Somewhat avanced in years, and in low State of health, and weak in boddy . . . that my beloved wife Eve Furr Shall Sell the black woman Martha + her child Harriett if living to pay my just debts . . . unto my beloved wife Eve Furr all the remainder of my estate both Real and personal, under her entire control + dominion as long as She keeps my name and lives in her widowehood. but in case . . . She Should choose to intermarry again . . . that all my person-al Estate be put to public sale to the highest bider . . . and the proceeds of Such sale be all Equally divided among my beloved wife Eve Furr and all my beloved children then living shear + shear alike . . . and all my Real Estate, it is my will that beloved wife Eve Furr is have one third part thereof, and the remaining two thirds is to be Equally divided among all my children . . . by partition or Sale as it may Seem most Expedient to the Interest of my Said children . . ."
Paul P (x) Furr
Executrix and Executor: my beloved wife Eve Furr and my son Adam
Witnesses: G. B. Davis and D. C. Efird
Note: In the Probate court on August 1876 "Eva Furr wife of P P Furr Decd comes in to open court and enters her dissent to the paper writing purporting to be the last will + testament of said P. P. Furr She further renounces her right as Executrix".
Endnotes
1. findagrave.com.