Individual Details
John Lee FURR
(30 Apr 1894 - 18 Sep 1969)
Events
| Birth | 30 Apr 1894 | Stanly County, NC |  | ||
| Marriage | 1913 | Stanly County, NC - Dora Frances FURR | |||
| Occupation | 1920 | farmer - Furr Township, Stanly County, NC | |||
| Occupation | 1950 | textile mill wastehouse clerk - Cabarrus County, NC | |||
| Death | 18 Sep 1969 | Concord, Cabarrus County, NC |  | | |
| Burial | Mill Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery, Midland, Cabarrus County, NC | |
Families
| Spouse | Dora Frances FURR (1897 - 1974) |
| Child | James Luther "Runt" FURR (1913 - 1972) |
| Child | Grady Lee FURR (1915 - 1969) |
| Child | Carra Melinda FURR (1917 - 2009) |
| Child | Ralph Alexander "Buck" FURR (1919 - 1991) |
| Child | Ruth Mae FURR (1921 - ) |
| Child | Evelyn Elizabeth FURR (1923 - 2024) |
| Child | Annie Pearl "Geneva" FURR (1925 - 1971) |
| Child | James Tillman "Jim or Jake" FURR (1927 - 2004) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Venice Brown "Benny" FURR (1933 - 2013) |
| Child | Edward Dougless "Doug" FURR (1937 - 2013) |
| Father | Ephraim Alexander FURR (1855 - 1915) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Jackson "Granny Jack" MANN (1861 - 1953) |
| Sibling | James Luther FURR (1878 - 1880) |
| Sibling | Mary Ann FURR (1880 - 1970) |
| Sibling | William Hampton FURR (1882 - 1887) |
| Sibling | Dock Franklin FURR (1884 - 1970) |
| Sibling | Margaret Jennett "Maggie" FURR (1886 - 1954) |
| Sibling | Bessie Irene FURR (1888 - 1985) |
| Sibling | Sarah Elizabeth FURR (1890 - 1985) |
| Sibling | Lonnie Lee "Lon" FURR (1892 - 1971) |
| Sibling | Grover Cleveland FURR (1896 - 1970) |
| Sibling | Ralph Duncan FURR (1899 - 1982) |
| Sibling | Charley Davis FURR (1901 - 1904) |
| Sibling | Lillie Mae FURR (1904 - 1935) |
Notes
Death
MIDLAND— John Lee Furr, 75, died Thursday in a local hospital. Funeral 11 a. m. Saturday Mill Grove United Methodist Church. Survivors: wife; sons, James L. Furr, Ralph A, Furr, J. T. Furr all of Midland, Benny B. Furr of Kannapolis, Douglas Furr of Concord: daughters, Mrs. Carra Sturbeck, Mrs. Haze! Klutitz both of Carolina Beach, Mrs. Ruth Brooks, Mrs. Evelyn Hartsell, both of Midland.) Mrs. Ann Ashby of Locust; brothers, Dock Furr, Grover Furr, both of Stanfield, Lonnie Furr of Locust, Ralph Furr of Midland; sisters, Mrs. Mary Newell of Lumberton, Mrs. Bessie Robbins of Midland, Mrs. Eliza Rymer of Kannapolis.The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, North Carolina, September 19, 1969
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. 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.