Individual Details
James Martin "Jim" FURR
(6 Sep 1858 - 13 Nov 1951)
Enjoyable Dining at Rhea Mills. On Sunday, December 24, the writer was invited to the home of Brother and sister J. M. FURR of Rhea Mills to take Christmas dinner. We were met at the door by Brother FURR and informed that all of his children including eight boys and four girls with their families were present. Those present were: Rufus FURR and family, Jason FURR and family of McKinney; Robert FURR and family, Mrs. Jean BRYANT and family of Walnut Grove, Mrs. Millard JENKINS and family of near McKinney; D. W. FURR of Dallas, John FURR and family, Lee FURR and family, Mrs. Clarence RAGSDALE and family, Fletcher FURR and family, Clarence FURR and Miss Ruby FURR, all of Rhea Mills. The visitors were: Mr. Herbert MIZE of Clovis, New Mexico; Miss Jessie ROBINSON, Mrs. SNIDER and Rev. J. M. YOUNG and family of Rhea Mills. [written by J. M. YOUNG.]
The McKinney Examiner. Dec. 28, 1922, Vol. 37, No. 7.
REUNION OF FURR FAMILY HELD SUNDAY
Newspaper, October 6, 1965
The annual reunion of the late James and Martha Furr was held Sunday, October 3 at Walnut Grove Community Center. A sumptuous lunch was served to the following family members: Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Furr, Rt. 1, McKinney; Mr. and Mrs. John Furr, McKinney; Mr. and Mrs. John Raymond Furr, and family, Dallas; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Moore and son, McKinney; Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt Furr, Dallas; Mrs. Pearl Furr, McKinney; Mr. and Mrs. Jake Pearson, Dallas; Mrs. Hattie Ragsdale, Eastland; Mr. and Mrs. Claud Hays, Eastland; Mrs. Dan Harrison, Ft. Worth; Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Furr, Rt. 4, McKinney; Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Furr and family, Rt. 4, McKinney; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Furr and family, Rt. 4, McKinney; Mr. and Mrs. Butch Shaw, Era; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Bryant and family, Rt. 4, McKinney; Mr. and Mrs. Kali Woods, McKinney; Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Woods and family, Waco. Also present were Rev. and Mrs. Peck Williams, Rev. and Mrs. ? and Rev. Charles La Rue. A bountiful lunch was served. It was decided to change the meeting time to the second Sunday in October for the next year. Rev. Charles La Rue, pastor of Walnut Grove Presbyterian Church gave the avocation.
The McKinney Examiner. Dec. 28, 1922, Vol. 37, No. 7.
REUNION OF FURR FAMILY HELD SUNDAY
Newspaper, October 6, 1965
The annual reunion of the late James and Martha Furr was held Sunday, October 3 at Walnut Grove Community Center. A sumptuous lunch was served to the following family members: Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Furr, Rt. 1, McKinney; Mr. and Mrs. John Furr, McKinney; Mr. and Mrs. John Raymond Furr, and family, Dallas; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Moore and son, McKinney; Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt Furr, Dallas; Mrs. Pearl Furr, McKinney; Mr. and Mrs. Jake Pearson, Dallas; Mrs. Hattie Ragsdale, Eastland; Mr. and Mrs. Claud Hays, Eastland; Mrs. Dan Harrison, Ft. Worth; Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Furr, Rt. 4, McKinney; Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Furr and family, Rt. 4, McKinney; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Furr and family, Rt. 4, McKinney; Mr. and Mrs. Butch Shaw, Era; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Bryant and family, Rt. 4, McKinney; Mr. and Mrs. Kali Woods, McKinney; Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Woods and family, Waco. Also present were Rev. and Mrs. Peck Williams, Rev. and Mrs. ? and Rev. Charles La Rue. A bountiful lunch was served. It was decided to change the meeting time to the second Sunday in October for the next year. Rev. Charles La Rue, pastor of Walnut Grove Presbyterian Church gave the avocation.
Events
| Birth | 6 Sep 1858 | Stanly County, NC | |||
| Marriage | 23 Dec 1880 | Stanly County, NC - Martha Ann DRY |  |  | |
| Occupation | Bet 1900 and 1930 | farmer - Collin County, TX | |||
| Death | 13 Nov 1951 | McKinney, Collin County, TX | | | |
| Burial | Pecan Grove Cemetery, McKinney, Collin County, TX | |
Families
| Spouse | Martha Ann DRY (1861 - 1943) |
| Child | R. L. FURR ( - 1881) |
| Child | P. L. FURR (1881 - 1882) |
| Child | Rufus Alexander FURR (1882 - 1940) |
| Child | Jason Frederick FURR (1884 - 1972) |
| Child | Ila Joan FURR (1886 - 1974) |
| Child | Hattie Arrilla FURR (1888 - 1971) |
| Child | John Adam FURR (1890 - 1974) |
| Child | Robert Nathaniel FURR (1891 - 1974) |
| Child | Mary Lottie FURR (1893 - 1982) |
| Child | Andrew Lee FURR (1895 - 1984) |
| Child | Croney Fletcher FURR (1897 - 1954) |
| Child | Dewitt Talmadge FURR (1899 - 1983) |
| Child | Clarence Leroy FURR (1901 - 1984) |
| Child | Ruby Maye FURR (1904 - 1996) |
| Father | Levi Lee FURR (1835 - 1915) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Caroline "Betsey" SMITH (1836 - 1892) |
| Sibling | John Allen FURR (1853 - 1936) |
| Sibling | Ephraim Alexander FURR (1855 - 1915) |
| Sibling | William Mathias "Tyse" FURR (1860 - 1924) |
| Sibling | Rufus FURR (1864 - 1882) |
| Sibling | Hester Joanna "Jennie" FURR (1866 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Daniel Luther FURR (1860 - 1964) |
| Sibling | Robert Nelson FURR (1870 - 1942) |
| Sibling | George Franklin FURR (1872 - 1948) |
| Sibling | John Hampton "Hamp" FURR (1874 - 1956) |
| Sibling | Charles Croson "Charley" FURR (1879 - 1938) |
Notes
Marriage
James M. Furr 23 son of Levi L and Elizabeth to Martha A. Dry 18 dau of Even and Crissa on 23 Dec 1880 by J. E. Hartsell, JP Book II-68 Stanly Co. NCDeath
Last rites for James Martin Furr of the Rhea Mills community were held at 2:30 p. m. at Rhea Mills Baptist Church, with Rev. H. B. Gideon and Rev. J. M. Young officiating. Mr. Furr, 93, died at 2:20 p. m. Tuesday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. E. L. Woods, of this city. He was born September 6, 1858 In Stanfield, North Carolina. He had been a resident of Texas and Rhea Mills for the past fifty-five years. And was a member of the Baptist Church and a former Mason. His survivors include seven sons, Jason Furr, Frisco; John Furr, McKinney; Robert Furr, Foote; Lee, Fletcher and Clarence Furr, Rhea Mills; and DeWitt Furr, of Dallas; four daughters, Mrs. Illa Jenkins, Mrs. Hattie Ragsdale, Mrs. Lottie Bryant, and Mrs. Ruby Woods; two brothers, Hamp Furr of North Caroline and Luther Furr of Mt. Pleasant: thirty-three grandchildren; and twenty-two great grandchildren. His wife, Mrs. Martha Dry Furr; one son, Rufus; and an infant daughter preceded him in death. Pallbearers were grandsons of the deceased, John R. Furr, Bobby Woods, Charles Furr, Gerald Furr, Roy Jenkins, and Malcom Bryant. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Helms Funeral Home of Celina.The Courier-Gazette, McKinney, Texas, November 14, 1951
Endnotes
1. Helen L. Garner, transcriber, Stanly County North Carolina Marriages, Book I: 1851-1867, Book II: -1904: (Albemarle, NC: Stanly County Genealogical Society, 1987).
2. Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006. Original data: Texas Department of Health. Texas Death Indexes, 1903-2000. Austin, TX, USA: Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit..
3. findagrave.com.