Individual Details

John Newton FURR

(17 Apr 1852 - 5 Sep 1912)

Events

Birth17 Apr 1852Mississippi
Marriage28 Feb 1878Copiah County, MS - Jennie Belle GIRAULT
OccupationBet 1900 and 1910farmer - Jefferson County, MS
Death5 Sep 1912Copiah County, MS
BurialPleasant Hill Cemetery, Pleasant Hill, Jefferson County, MS

Families

SpouseJennie Belle GIRAULT (1858 - 1943)
ChildNettie Timoclea FURR (1878 - 1952)
ChildDr. Francis Lee FURR (1882 - 1918)
ChildBertha FURR (1886 - 1984)
ChildEmma Ophelia "Pink" FURR (1887 - 1907)
ChildMinnie Malona FURR (1880 - 1899)
ChildHenrietta Cordelia FURR (1889 - 1980)
ChildJewel Mae FURR (1894 - 1979)
ChildJohnnie Girault FURR (1896 - 1898)
ChildJennie Arleen FURR (1898 - 1990)
ChildFrancis Inez FURR (1900 - 1991)
FatherJoel Harvey FURR (1825 - 1916)
MotherMalona Louisa NEWTON (1826 - 1886)
SiblingWilliam J. FURR (1844 - )
SiblingRachel Catherine FURR (1846 - 1920)
SiblingMary Elizabeth FURR (1848 - 1920)
SiblingNancy Margaret FURR (1850 - 1850)
SiblingAdaline Minerva FURR (1854 - 1884)
SiblingFrancis Marion "Big Marion" FURR (1857 - 1943)
SiblingSarah Elizabeth FURR (1859 - 1951)
SiblingJames Franklin "Frank" FURR (1861 - 1922)
SiblingLevi Wray "Lee" FURR (1864 - 1952)
SiblingAmelia Victoria "Vick" FURR (1866 - 1956)
SiblingDavid Lott FURR (1869 - 1946)
SiblingEmma Corbelia FURR (1870 - 1909)

Notes

Death

WESSON, Miss.. Sept. 6—News reached here today that John Furr, a very prominent citizen of West Copiah, died at his home last night. He was in Wesson Wednesday and took dinner at a restaurant with his brothers. Marion and Lee Furr of Bahola (sic), who were also in town. He was stricken on his way home.
The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tennessee, September 7, 1912

Endnotes

1. "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2DH-7D1 : 14 February 2020).

2. The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tennessee.

3. , findagrave.com (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).