Individual Details
Jacob "Jake" FURR
(23 May 1917 - 8 Jul 1969)
Events
| Birth | 23 May 1917 | Stanly County, NC |  | ||
| Marriage | 21 Oct 1945 | Albemarle, Stanly County, NC - Ruby Madeline SHAVER | | ||
| Occupation | 1950 | cotton mill oiler - Stanly County, NC | |||
| Death | 8 Jul 1969 | Albemarle, Stanly County, NC |  | | |
| Soc Sec No | 242-01-2019 | | |||
| Military | in World War II | | | ||
| Burial | Anderson Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Albemarle, Stanly County, NC | |
Families
| Spouse | Ruby Madeline SHAVER (1922 - 2010) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Nancy Lou FURR (1954 - 2020) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Benny William FURR (1958 - 2018) |
| Father | James Adam FURR (1883 - 1961) |
| Mother | Ida Jane SMITH (1892 - 1971) |
| Sibling | Theodore Frank FURR (1912 - 1978) |
| Sibling | FURR (1914 - 1914) |
| Sibling | Hilda Jane FURR (1915 - 1987) |
| Sibling | Hubert Lee FURR (1919 - 1970) |
| Sibling | Jessie Edworth FURR (1921 - 2003) |
| Sibling | Guilford Lee "BC" FURR (1924 - 1974) |
| Sibling | Barney W. FURR (1927 - 2001) |
| Sibling | Vance Azel FURR (1929 - 1950) |
| Sibling | Melvin Hawood FURR (1932 - 1967) |
Notes
Death
Albemarle -- Jake Furr, 52, of 904 Wood St. died Tuesday at 10:45 a.m. at the Stanly County Hospital. He was born May 23, 1917, in Stanly County, the son of Mrs. Ida Smith Furr of Albemarle and the late Adam Furr. A veteran of World War II, he was employed at American and Efird Mill until his retirement. Also surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ruby Shaver Furr, three daughters, Kay, Gail, and Nancy Furr, all of the home; three sons, Mickey, Tim, and Benny of the home; five brothers, Theodore Furr, Hubert Furr, Jesse Furr, Gilford Furr, and Barney Furr, all of Albemarle; and a sister, Mrs. Hilda Sides of Albemarle. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 2 p.m. at Oak Grove Baptist Church, of which he was a member, by the Rev. Albert Hinson. Burial will be at the Henderson Grove Baptist Church cemetery. The body will remain at the Stanly Funeral Home until placed in the church 30 minutes before the services The family will receive friends at the funeral home tonight from 7 to 9.Military
Name: Jake FurrBirth Year: 1917
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: North Carolina
State: Panama Canal Zone
Enlistment Date: 8 Jan 1942
Enlistment State: North Carolina
Enlistment City: Fort Bragg
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: Grammar school
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 69
Weight: 125
Endnotes
1. WWII Registration Draft Cards. 414 boxes. Records of the Selective Service System, 1926–1975, RG 147. The National Archives at Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia..
2. North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979. Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 February 2020..
3. North Carolina Death Indexes, 1908-2004 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.
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. United States Social Security Death Index.
6. 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..
7. findagrave.com.