Individual Details
Adam McDonald FURR
(4 Dec 1840 - 2 Jul 1931)
According to two of his descendants (Thomas M. Smith, Jr. and John B. Hagler, August 1995), he was wounded in the thigh at Gettysburg and likely returned to North Carolina shortly thereafter since he married on January 30, 1864. Adam's wound never fully healed and had to be dressed each morning. He was only about 5 feet, 5 inches tall and wore a goatee. He was kind to everyone he came into contact with and settled the estates of several neighbors. He was not rich in worldly possessions and probably would be classified as a poor "dirt" farmer. He died at home after a short illness and was buried next to his first wife.
Events
| Birth | 4 Dec 1840 | Cabarrus County, NC | |||
| Marriage | 30 Jan 1864 | Cabarrus County, NC - Sarah Ann "Sallie" WIDENHOUSE |  | ||
| Marriage | 8 Sep 1909 | Cabarrus County, NC - Mary Laura RUTLEDGE | |||
| Death | 2 Jul 1931 | Cabarrus County, NC |  | | |
| Burial | Center Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery, Midland, Cabarrus County, NC | | |||
| Military | the Civil War |
Families
| Spouse | Sarah Ann "Sallie" WIDENHOUSE (1842 - 1908) |
| Child | Martin Monroe FURR (1865 - 1940) |
| Child | Lonnie FURR (1865 - ) |
| Child | John Luther FURR (1866 - 1894) |
| Child | James A. FURR (1869 - 1955) |
| Child | Jonah Will FURR (1871 - 1955) |
| Child | Laura R. FURR (1873 - 1952) |
| Child | Nathaniel Franklin "Nat" FURR (1875 - 1908) |
| Child | Paul McDonald FURR (1878 - 1963) |
| Child | Jackson FURR (1880 - ) |
| Child | Albert Pickney FURR (1881 - 1965) |
| Child | Gilbert FURR (1885 - 1885) |
| Spouse | Mary Laura RUTLEDGE (1860 - 1948) |
| Father | Paul P. FURR (1814 - 1876) |
| Mother | Eve EFIRD (1821 - 1896) |
| Sibling | Mary Ann Rosanna FURR (1839 - 1920) |
| Sibling | Martin Luther FURR (1842 - 1923) |
| Sibling | Lavinia Malinda FURR (1846 - 1927) |
| Sibling | Eva C. "Evey" FURR (1848 - ) |
| Sibling | Daniel Franklin FURR (1851 - 1942) |
| Sibling | Tilman E. FURR (1853 - 1929) |
| Sibling | William Ransom "Bill" FURR (1857 - 1937) |
| Sibling | Julia C. FURR (1859 - 1937) |
| Sibling | Sarah Ann FURR (1865 - 1930) |
| Sibling | Margaret Roberta FURR (1869 - 1952) |
Notes
Death
Kannapolis, July 4. — Funeral services for Adam M. Furr, 90, who died at noon Thursday at his home in No. 9 township, will be held from Center Grove church at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon, the Rev. J. S. Gibbs, of Mt. Pleasant, officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Furr, the father of J. A. and M. M. Furr, of Kannapolis, was one of Cabarrus county's oldest and best known citizens. He was born in this county December 4, 1840, and lived all of his life here. He is survived by his wife, the former Miss Sallie Widenhouse, to whom he was married some 70 years ago, and the following children: P. M. and A. P. Furr, of Concord; J. W. Furr of California; J. A. and M. M. of Kannapolis, and Mrs. J. H. Litaker, of Concord.The Salisbury Post, Salisbury, North Carolina, July 5, 1931
Endnotes
1. North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007..
2. North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: North Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. North Carolina Death Certificates. Microfilm S.123. Rolls 19-242, 280, 313-682, 1040-1297. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina..
3. findagrave.com.