Individual Details
Robert Esker FURR
(28 Jun 1914 - 24 Aug 1949)
Events
| Birth | 28 Jun 1914 | Bensalem, Moore County, NC |  | ||
| Marriage | 2 Jan 1934 | High Point, Guilford County, NC - Lillian Lucille KING | | ||
| Marriage | 3 Jun 1939 | Chatham County, VA - Juanita Olivia SMITH | | ||
| Death | 24 Aug 1949 | Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, NC |  | | |
| Burial | Biscoe Cemetery, Biscoe, Montgomery County, NC | | |||
| Military | in World War II | | |
Families
| Spouse | Juanita Olivia SMITH (1920 - 1997) |
| Spouse | Lillian Lucille KING (1919 - 1987) |
| Child | Robert Roger FURR (1934 - 1934) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | John Robert FURR (1872 - 1948) |
| Mother | Mary Jane MCLEOD (1879 - 1963) |
| Sibling | Fitzhugh Lee FURR (1898 - 1964) |
| Sibling | Maggie Myrtle FURR (1900 - 1974) |
| Sibling | Theodocia "Docia" FURR (1903 - 1947) |
| Sibling | John Alvin FURR (1908 - 1993) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Eldridge Lorraine "Rainey" FURR (1920 - 2003) |
| Sibling | Martha Ruth FURR (1921 - 1921) |
Notes
Death
Two Widows Claim Body In ForsythWinston-Salem, Aug. 26. —(AP) —A Winston-Salem man who died early Wednesday was revealed today to be in the unusual circumstances of having two widows. The man, Robert E. Furr, 35, was married to a High Point woman about three years ago and was married again about a year and a half ago. His wife who lived with him here, Mrs. Mary Hardiman Furr, said today that she did not think he had secured anything of a divorce or separation from his first wife. “But the doctors said it was not his fault.” she declared. “The doctors said he wasn't responsible. He was sick and had something pressing against his brain.” Mrs. Furr said she learned of the first marriage about two months ago and that she did not hold it against her husband. She said she has become close friends with his first wife who lives in High Point, and is Mrs. Violet Furr. The High Point widow confirmed the unusual situation.
The News and Observer, Raleigh, North Carolina, August 27, 1949
Military
Name: Robert E FurrBirth Year: 1914
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: North Carolina
State: North Carolina
County or City: Guilford
Enlistment Date: 11 Dec 1942
Enlistment State: South Carolina
Enlistment City: Camp Croft
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 1 year of high school
Civil Occupation: Welder, Spot or Burner, Acetylene
Marital Status: Separated, without dependents
Height: 70
Weight: 149
Endnotes
1. North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005.
2. North Carolina County Marriages, 1762-1979. Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org.
3. Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988. Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 15 November 2020..
4. 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..
5. The News and Observer, Raleigh, North Carolina, August 27, 1949.
6. findagrave.com.
7. National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Original data: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD..