Individual Details
Dr. Francis Lee FURR
(8 Feb 1882 - 28 Oct 1918)
Became a doctor because of the death of his young sibling. Died with the 1918 Influenza....after treating patients with influenza. I was named after him but with different name spelling (Leigh Ann Chandler Poole). I am a nurse practitioner with a doctorate degree in nursing.
Events
| Birth | 8 Feb 1882 | Barlowe, Copiah, County, MS | |||
| Marriage | 10 Oct 1906 | Copiah County, MS - Ora Powell YOUNG |  | ||
| Death | 28 Oct 1918 | Copiah County, MS |  | | |
| Burial | Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Copiah County, MS | |
Families
| Spouse | Ora Powell YOUNG (1885 - 1976) |
| Child | Frances Juanita FURR (1907 - 1969) |
| Child | Francis Lee FURR (1914 - 1967) |
| Father | John Newton FURR (1852 - 1912) |
| Mother | Jennie Belle GIRAULT (1858 - 1943) |
| Sibling | Nettie Timoclea FURR (1878 - 1952) |
| Sibling | Bertha FURR (1886 - 1984) |
| Sibling | Emma Ophelia "Pink" FURR (1887 - 1907) |
| Sibling | Minnie Malona FURR (1880 - 1899) |
| Sibling | Henrietta Cordelia FURR (1889 - 1980) |
| Sibling | Jewel Mae FURR (1894 - 1979) |
| Sibling | Johnnie Girault FURR (1896 - 1898) |
| Sibling | Jennie Arleen FURR (1898 - 1990) |
| Sibling | Francis Inez FURR (1900 - 1991) |
Notes
Death
Hazlehurst, Miss., Oct. 29, -- Dr. F. L. died at his home Monday afternoon at Barlow in the western part of this county. The funeral took place Tuesday afternoon at Pleasant Hill near his old home. He is survived by his wife and several children, and many relatives in this county.The Port Gibson Reveille, Port Gibson, Mississippi, October 31, 1918
Endnotes
1. Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979. Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 26 November 2020.
2. "Mississippi, Death Certificate Index, 1912-1943", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CLHX-NZW2 : 29 March 2020).
3. findagrave.com.