Individual Details

Willie Maxine "Willie Max" FURR

(19 Apr 1898 - 4 Oct 1930)

Willie Maxine Furr and her husband, James Jackson "Jack" Amick performed a Vaudeville act from 1918 to 1920 in the United States and Canada. She was a song and dance performer billed as "the sweetest girl from Dixie," and he was a black face comedian billed as "the Tennessee Sunflower."

Events

Birth19 Apr 1898Knoxville, Knox County, TN
Marriage29 Nov 1913Monroe County, FL - George R. SULLIVAN
Marriage1919James Jackson "Jack" AMICK
Death4 Oct 1930Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Families

SpouseGeorge R. SULLIVAN (1896 - )
ChildFrank Lee WEST (1915 - 1984)
SpouseJames Jackson "Jack" AMICK (1881 - 1940)
FatherWilliam Ransom "Bill" FURR (1857 - 1937)
MotherAugusta Timothy FOX (1873 - 1958)
SiblingWilliam Ransom FURR Jr. (1900 - 1964)

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