Individual Details

Robert Paul FURR

(18 Feb 1881 - 15 Jan 1975)

Mr. Robert Furr let his left hand get tangled in a pumping machine at the University Saturday afternoon, when his left hand was so badly mashed that it was necessary to amputate the middle finger. He is doing nicely.
Oxford Eagle, June 29, 1922

Events

Birth18 Feb 1881Oxford, Lafayette County, MS
Marriage3 Apr 1910Oxford, Lafayette County, MS - Mary Myrtice CHRISHAM
Occupation1910city power plant electrician - Oxford, Lafayette County, MS
Occupation1930 - 1950college power plant assistant superintentant - Lafayette County, MS
Marriage25 Aug 1934Oxford, Lafayette County, MS - Lora Lena WINGO
Death15 Jan 1975Oxford, Lafayette County, MS
BurialOxford Memorial Cemetery, Oxford, Lafayette County, MS
Soc Sec No427-62-4206

Families

SpouseMary Myrtice CHRISHAM (1889 - 1930)
ChildDorman Leo FURR (1911 - 1973)
ChildDr. George Curry FURR (1914 - 2000)
SpouseLora Lena WINGO (1888 - 1971)
FatherJames Stacy FURR (1845 - 1934)
MotherMary Ellenda MORRISON (1848 - 1925)
SiblingWilliam Allison FURR (1870 - 1947)
SiblingMary Ann Susan "Susan" FURR (1871 - 1964)
SiblingOllie Minnie FURR (1874 - 1954)
SiblingJohn Dewitt FURR (1877 - 1949)
SiblingDaniel Hall FURR (1879 - 1895)
SiblingKate Lucky FURR (1884 - 1970)
SiblingWalter Curry FURR (1886 - 1954)
SiblingFlora Garnet FURR (1888 - 1928)
SiblingDr. James Edward FURR (1892 - 1949)

Endnotes

1. Ancestry.com. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2002. National Archives and Records Administration. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. M1509, 20,243 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration..

2. findagrave.com.

3. United States Social Security Death Index.