Individual Details
Mathias Wilson FURR
(24 Mar 1832 - 18 May 1893)
Private, Company E, 4th North Carolina Cavalry (59th Regiment NC Troops); enlisted Cabarrus County, NC, July 7, 1862 (age 30); present or accounted for through October 1864; captured Appomattox River, VA, April 3, 1863; confined Hart's Island, NY; paroled June 19, 1865.
Albright list him as Wilson. "I think his name was Mathias Wison. Tradition is that he married (1) Ann Motley and (2) Miss Snuggs. Records in Concord show that Mathias W. Furr married Lenina Smith November 16, 1852, and Lorena Stallins October 23, 1858. (Wilson Furr was wounded in Civil War). In the Furr graveyard near the John Teeter farm is buried 'Mathias Wils Furr, 24 March 1832--18 May 1893' and Louisa P. Wife of M.W. Furr 11 Dec.--7 Feb. 1911'. I believe Louisa J. was Snuggs."
Albright list him as Wilson. "I think his name was Mathias Wison. Tradition is that he married (1) Ann Motley and (2) Miss Snuggs. Records in Concord show that Mathias W. Furr married Lenina Smith November 16, 1852, and Lorena Stallins October 23, 1858. (Wilson Furr was wounded in Civil War). In the Furr graveyard near the John Teeter farm is buried 'Mathias Wils Furr, 24 March 1832--18 May 1893' and Louisa P. Wife of M.W. Furr 11 Dec.--7 Feb. 1911'. I believe Louisa J. was Snuggs."
Events
| Birth | 24 Mar 1832 | Cabarrus County, NC | |||
| Occupation | 1850 - 1880 | farmer - Cabarrus County, NC | |||
| Marriage | 18 Nov 1852 | Cabarrus County, NC - Lovina SMITH |  | ||
| Marriage | 23 Oct 1858 | Cabarrus County, NC - Louisa Jane STALLINGS | | ||
| Death | 18 May 1893 | Cabarrus County, NC | |||
| Burial | Furr Family Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Cabarrus County, NC |  |
Families
| Spouse | Lovina SMITH (1832 - 1855) |
| Child | Lundy Corine FURR (1854 - 1931) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Spouse | Louisa Jane STALLINGS (1843 - 1911) |
| Child | Sarah Rosanne FURR (1861 - ) |
| Child | Martha Jane "Jennie" FURR (1864 - 1939) |
| Child | Nancy Ellen "Nannie" FURR (1866 - 1925) |
| Child | Minnie Josephine FURR (1871 - 1945) |
| Child | Hattie Mozella FURR (1874 - 1912) |
| Child | Samuel Jefferson "Sam" FURR (1879 - 1937) |
| Child | Charles Wilson FURR (1881 - 1916) |
| Child | Robert Benjamin "Bob" FURR (1886 - 1935) |
| Father | John F. FURR (1807 - ) |
| Mother | Leah LINKER (1809 - 1850) |
| Sibling | Louisa "Lewizon" FURR (1831 - ) |
| Sibling | Cyrus J. FURR (1834 - 1880) |
| Sibling | Serena Lorena FURR (1836 - ) |
| Sibling | Sarah A. C. FURR (1838 - ) |
| Sibling | Lydia FURR (1840 - 1880) |
| Sibling | Mary E. FURR (1842 - 1886) |
| Sibling | Caleb F. FURR (1843 - ) |
| Sibling | Lavina Leah FURR (1847 - 1934) |
Notes
Burial
Furr Family CemeteryMount Pleasant, Cabarrus County, North Carolina
Lat: 35° 20' 14"N, Lon: 80° 26' 34"W
Contributed by Brandy H. Hartsell, Jun 21, 2003 [branandjohn@hotmail.com]. Total records = 22.
Take hwy 73 west from Albemarle to Mt. Pleasant. At the first stop light take a left on to South Main St. A little way down the road S. Main turns into Mt. Pleasant Rd. Stay on Mt. Pleasant Rd. till you come to a four way intersection. At this intersection you will take a left on to Miami Church Rd. Go to the very end of Miami Church Rd and take a left onto Barrier-Georgeville Rd. There is no street sign here, but as you turn left the cemetery will be on your left up on a very small hill right near the road.
Endnotes
1. North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007..
2. North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007..