Individual Details
Joshua "Josh" FURR
(25 Oct 1859 - 13 Apr 1888)
Events
| Birth | 25 Oct 1859 | Texas | |||
| Occupation | 1880 | farm laborer - Cooke County, TX | |||
| Marriage | 17 Dec 1884 | Gainsville, Cook County, TX - Ida CAMPBELL | |||
| Death | 13 Apr 1888 | Pontatock County, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory |  |  |
Families
| Spouse | Ida CAMPBELL (1864 - ) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Christian FURR (1829 - ) |
| Mother | Living |
| Sibling | Eli FURR (1852 - 1910) |
| Sibling | John Henry FURR (1856 - 1888) |
| Sibling | Byrd Smith FURR (1858 - 1913) |
Notes
Death
KILLED WIIH A PAIR OF SCISSORSFatal Quarrel Between a Man and Wife In Fannin County
Special to the Gazette
Bonham, Tex., April 14. In the country four miles south of this place occurred last night a family row which resulted in fatally wounding Josh Furr by his wife. Furr and his wife separated several weeks ago the woman returning to her stepfather. The couple quarreled frequently over the possession of a child which since the separation has been living with the mother. Last night Furr went to the place where the child was staying and attempted to steal it. He was discovered in the act of leaving by his wife and her sister, Mrs. Campbell. The latter armed with a shotgun and the former with a pair of scissors, called to the man to stop. Refusing to do so, Mrs. Campbell fired missing him but threatening to shoot again if the child was not returned. Furr then came back with the child. Commencing to scold his wife, she struck him in the side with the scissors inflicting a fatal wound.
Endnotes
1. Fort Worth Daily Gazette, Fort Worth, Texas, April 15, 1888.