Individual Details
Mahalia Melinda FURR
(20 Jan 1870 - 20 Dec 1945)
"On Sunday, July 11, 1948, the children of Joh W. and Mahalia Furr Herrin donated and dedicated an Organ Chimes and electronic Tower Music System to the West Albemarle Baptist Church in memory of their parents."
Source. The Descendants of Hezekiah Herrin by Coy S. Hatley. of Stanfield, NC.
Source. The Descendants of Hezekiah Herrin by Coy S. Hatley. of Stanfield, NC.
Events
| Birth | 20 Jan 1870 | Stanly County, NC | |||
| Marriage | 29 Dec 1887 | Stanly County, NC - John Wilson HERRIN |  |  | |
| Death | 20 Dec 1945 | Albemarle, Stanly County, NC | | | |
| Alt name | Mahalie Samaria FURR | ||||
| Burial | Bear Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Albemarle, Stanly County, NC | |
Families
| Spouse | John Wilson HERRIN (1868 - 1922) |
| Father | William Eban "Josh" FURR (1832 - 1913) |
| Mother | Malinda Catherine FURR (1836 - 1871) |
| Sibling | James Franklin "Cussin' Jim" FURR (1853 - 1943) |
| Sibling | Beadie Lucinda "Beda" FURR (1853 - 1944) |
| Sibling | Lucy Brazilla FURR (1855 - 1930) |
| Sibling | Alexander Paul FURR (1857 - 1864) |
| Sibling | Athlanda A. "Atha" FURR (1858 - 1934) |
| Sibling | William M. FURR (1860 - 1928) |
| Sibling | Eli FURR (1861 - 1937) |
| Sibling | Sarah Malinda FURR (1863 - 1933) |
| Sibling | Jincy FURR (1864 - ) |
| Sibling | Nettie FURR (1865 - 1880) |
| Sibling | Marshall Filmore FURR (1867 - 1947) |
| Sibling | Mersilla FURR (1868 - ) |
Notes
Marriage
Halie S. FURR age 17 daughter of W. E. and Malinda Furr married John W(ilson) Herrin age 19 son of J(ulius) H(ezekiah) and Mary A. (Furr) Herrin on 29 Dec 1887 by Aaron Furr, JP Stanly Co. Marriages Volume II Page 104.Death
Mahalia Melinda Furr Herrin, no date. Mrs Herrin died at her home in Albemarle. The body was in the home of her daughter, Mrs Hugh S Ritchie until the funeral rites which were at West Albemarle Baptist Church with pastor Rev C R Hinton officiating. Mrs Herrin was a charter member of the church. Burial was in Bear Creek Cemetery. Mrs Herrin was the daughter of the late Mr and Mrs William E Furr of Stanly County, born January 20, 1870; married to the late John W Herrin on December 29, 1887. Mr Herrin died in August 1922. She was survived by 10 children, three daughters and seven sons: Mrs E H Lowser, Hopewell, VA; Mrs H J Underwood, Route 1 Albemarle; Mrs H S Ritchie, Albemarle; C E Herrin, Concord; J R Herrin, Albemarle; W H Herrin, Louden, Tennessee; D M Herrin, Salisbury; D A Herrin, Albemarle; G F Herrin, Albemarle; and Marshall W Herrin, Albemarle.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. Tombstone Records Stanly County North Carolina, Volume I, David Kirk Shaver, Jr. and B. W. Cruse, Albemarle, NC, 1968.
3. 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..
4. , findagrave.com (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).