Individual Details
Frederick Jason FURR
(16 Jul 1884 - 22 Jun 1972)
In 1919, Frederick Jason Furr (1884-1972) ran the Furr's Fountain located in the Busy Bee Cafe Building in McKinney, Texas. Their motto was "Good enough for everybody, not too good for anybody." Jason was also a grocery store salesman, furniture store proprietor, and cafe proprietor. His brother, Rufus Alexander Furr (1882-1940) ran the nearby Furr's Lunch Parlor which served "all kinds of short orders, chili, and hamburgers at all hours." Rufus was also a rural mail carrier and a grocery store proprietor.
Events
| Birth | 16 Jul 1884 | Stanly County, NC |  | ||
| Marriage | 12 Dec 1907 | Collin County, TX - Virginia Myrtle KLINGER | | ||
| Occupation | 1910 | salesman, grocery store - Collin County, TX | |||
| Occupation | 1920 | confectionary manager - McKinney, Collin County, TX | |||
| Occupation | 1930 | furniture store proprietor - McKinney, Collin County, TX | |||
| Occupation | 1930 | Manager, furniture store - Mineola, Wood County, TX | |||
| Occupation | 1940 | cafe proprietor - Frisco, Collin County, TX | |||
| Death | 22 Jun 1972 | Kaufman, Kaufman County, TX |  | | |
| Burial | Pecan Grove Cemetery, McKinney, Collin County, TX | | |||
| Soc Sec No | 461-38-3850 | |
Families
| Spouse | Virginia Myrtle KLINGER (1884 - 1969) |
| Child | Francis Lucile FURR (1909 - ) |
| Child | Malcolm Haynes "Mike" FURR (1910 - 1997) |
| Child | Mildred Annette "Ann" FURR (1913 - 1997) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | James Martin "Jim" FURR (1858 - 1951) |
| Mother | Martha Ann DRY (1861 - 1943) |
| Sibling | R. L. FURR (1881 - 1881) |
| Sibling | Rufus Alexander FURR (1882 - 1940) |
| Sibling | Ila Joan FURR (1886 - 1974) |
| Sibling | Hattie Arrilla FURR (1888 - 1971) |
| Sibling | John Adam FURR (1890 - 1974) |
| Sibling | Robert Nathaniel FURR (1891 - 1974) |
| Sibling | Mary Lottie FURR (1893 - 1982) |
| Sibling | Andrew Lee FURR (1895 - 1984) |
| Sibling | Croney Fletcher "Shorty" FURR (1897 - 1954) |
| Sibling | Dewitt Talmadge FURR (1899 - 1983) |
| Sibling | Clarence Leroy FURR (1901 - 1984) |
| Sibling | Ruby Maye FURR (1904 - 1996) |
Notes
Death
Funeral — services for F. Jason Furr, 104 North Houston, Kaufman, who died Thursday in a Kaufman hospital, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Chapel. He was born July 16, 1887 in North Carolina, the son of Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Furr, and was a member of Central Christian Church in Frisco. Survivors include a son, Malcolm. Furr of Fort Worth; two daughters, Mrs. Max Yates of Kaufman and Mrs. Norvell B. Warren of Fort Worth; two grandsons; two great grandchildren; five brothers, John Furr, R.N. Furr and Clarence Furr of McKinney, Lee Furr of Ennis, and De Witt Furr of Dallas; three sisters, Mrs. Ollie Jenkins and Mrs. Ruby Woods of McKinney and Mrs. Lottie Bryant of Allen; and several nieces and nephews. Rev. Charles Jaggers and Rev. Doug Rose will conduct the services. Interment will be in Pecan Grove Cemetery.The Courier-Gazette, McKinney, Texas, June 23, 1972
Endnotes
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5. United States Social Security Death Index.