Individual Details
John Henry FURR
(29 Jun 1877 - 17 Oct 1943)
Events
| Birth | 29 Jun 1877 | Stanly County, NC |  | ||
| Marriage | 20 Dec 1896 | Stanly County, NC - Mary Matelda BURRIS | | ||
| Occupation | Bet 1900 and 1930 | farmer - Stanly County, NC | |||
| Death | 17 Oct 1943 | Stanly County, NC |  | | |
| Burial | Loves Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery, Stanfield, Stanly County, NC | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Matelda BURRIS (1879 - 1962) |
| Child | FURR (1898 - 1898) |
| Child | Effie Malinda FURR (1902 - 1991) |
| Child | Rettie Bell "Retta" FURR (1904 - 1962) |
| Child | Lizzie E. FURR (1905 - 1972) |
| Child | Lewis Houston FURR (1907 - 1994) |
| Child | Roy Lee FURR (1911 - 2001) |
| Child | Ralph William FURR (1912 - 1983) |
| Child | Robert Wilson FURR (1915 - 1977) |
| Child | Miner May FURR (1916 - 1918) |
| Child | Autie Marie FURR (1918 - 2000) |
| Father | Monroe L. "Roe" FURR (1840 - 1905) |
| Mother | Margaret "Peggy" COLEY (1840 - 1906) |
| Sibling | Eva Melinda FURR (1864 - 1944) |
| Sibling | Eliza Jane FURR (1866 - 1948) |
| Sibling | Martin William FURR (1871 - 1952) |
| Sibling | Adam Luther FURR (1872 - 1959) |
| Sibling | Jonah Alonzo FURR (1874 - 1946) |
Notes
Death
John Henry Furr, 66-year-old farmer, died at his home on Stanfield, route 2, Sunday morning at 8:30 o'clock after a long period of ill health. Funeral rites were conducted Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock at Love's Grove Methodist church, with Rev. Lee Hartsell officiating, and burial was in the church cemetery. Mr. Furr, well-known in his community, was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Roe Furr of this county. He is survived by his widow, the former Miss Mary Burris, four daughters and four sons, these being: Mrs. Effie Withers, Kannapolis; Mrs. Rettie Austin and Mrs. Lizzie Osborne of Stanfield, route 2; Miss Audie Furr of the home; Lewis Furr of Oakboro; Ralph, of Concord; Roy and Robert Furr of Stanfield.Stanly News and Press, Albemarle, North Carolina, October 19, 1943
Endnotes
1. "North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CTMK-KW2M : 4 April 2020).
2. Helen L. Garner, transcriber, Stanly County North Carolina Marriages, Book I: 1851-1867, Book II: -1904: (Albemarle, NC: Stanly County Genealogical Society, 1987).
3. Stanly News and Press, Stanly County, North Carolina.
4. findagrave.com.