Individual Details
William Paul FURR
(31 Dec 1856 - 14 Jun 1941)
Living And Learning In The Mountains
Three local citizens, W. M. Loggans, B.B. Heyward & W.P. Furr, donated 300 acres of prime farm land to entice location of the Ninth District School of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts, a boarding high school on this site. Since 1906, thousands have come here to learn a wide range of subjects. Here they made new friends, formed lifelong relationships and prepared for good livelihoods. "The A&M School" operated until 1933; closing due to the Great Depression. Habersham School Supt. Claude Purcell purchased the site from the state for a dollar and due to his foresight and with the support of President Roosevelt's National Youth Administration, Habersham College opened in 1938. The coeducational vocational school closed when the NYA lost funding in 1943, in the midst of World War II. In 1943, Georgia's Legislature created the Vocational Division of the Dept. of Education, which used the assets of Habersham College to open the first state-operated technical school, North Georgia Trade and Vocational School. In 1985, NGTVS became a part of the new State Board of Technical and Adult Education and today the name is North Georgia Technical Institute. Citizens continue to come here to live and learn before seeking success in the working world. Marker Number 068-11 is located at entrance to North Georgia Technical Institute, SR 197 2 1/2 miles north of Clarkesville.
Three local citizens, W. M. Loggans, B.B. Heyward & W.P. Furr, donated 300 acres of prime farm land to entice location of the Ninth District School of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts, a boarding high school on this site. Since 1906, thousands have come here to learn a wide range of subjects. Here they made new friends, formed lifelong relationships and prepared for good livelihoods. "The A&M School" operated until 1933; closing due to the Great Depression. Habersham School Supt. Claude Purcell purchased the site from the state for a dollar and due to his foresight and with the support of President Roosevelt's National Youth Administration, Habersham College opened in 1938. The coeducational vocational school closed when the NYA lost funding in 1943, in the midst of World War II. In 1943, Georgia's Legislature created the Vocational Division of the Dept. of Education, which used the assets of Habersham College to open the first state-operated technical school, North Georgia Trade and Vocational School. In 1985, NGTVS became a part of the new State Board of Technical and Adult Education and today the name is North Georgia Technical Institute. Citizens continue to come here to live and learn before seeking success in the working world. Marker Number 068-11 is located at entrance to North Georgia Technical Institute, SR 197 2 1/2 miles north of Clarkesville.
Events
| Birth | 31 Dec 1856 | Georgia | |||
| Marriage | 22 Jul 1891 | Habersham County, GA - Mary Currahee DAVIS |  | ||
| Occupation | 1900 - 1910 | general store merchant - Clarksville, Habersham County, GA | |||
| Occupation | Bet 1920 and 1940 | farmer - Toccoa, Stephens County, GA | |||
| Death | 14 Jun 1941 | Toccoa, Stephens County, GA | |||
| Burial | Davis-Furr Cemetery, Toccoa, Stephens County, GA | | |||
| Military | in World War I |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Currahee DAVIS (1869 - 1960) |
| Child | FURR (1892 - 1892) |
| Child | Elizabeth "Bess" FURR (1893 - 1981) |
| Child | Paul Young FURR (1895 - 1979) |
| Child | Byrd Glenn FURR (1898 - 1984) |
| Child | Olive Jan "Ollie" FURR (1900 - 1982) |
| Father | Leonard Washington FURR (1821 - 1864) |
| Mother | Olivia Parthenia LANE (1829 - 1917) |
| Sibling | Mary Ann FURR (1847 - 1945) |
| Sibling | Sarah Jane "Sallie" FURR (1850 - 1924) |
| Sibling | Martha Hester Ann FURR (1852 - 1932) |
| Sibling | Timia Elizabeth FURR (1858 - 1941) |
| Sibling | Olivia Parthenia FURR (1860 - 1943) |
| Sibling | Dr. Leonard Cicero FURR (1862 - 1913) |
Endnotes
1. "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Z1-1X4D : 22 July 2021).
2. findagrave.com.