Individual Details
Joseph Randolph "Joe" FURR
(22 Oct 1900 - 16 Nov 1996)
Joseph R. Furr enlisted in the Navy in World War I, trained at Pensacola, Fla. and New Orleans, La. A graduate of Cornell University with the degree of Ph.D. Has been stationed at Orlando, Florida with U.S. Government working on citru fruits, now at Indio, Cal., in charge of sate experiment station there. His wife is also a Ph.D. from Cornell.
Events
| Birth | 22 Oct 1900 | Belen, Quitman County, MS |  | ||
| Marriage | 30 Mar 1929 | Tompkins County, NY - Leanora REILLY |  | ||
| Occupation | 1930 | assistant agriculture Cornell University - Ithaca, Tompkins County, NY | |||
| Occupation | 1940 | plant physiologist - Ponoma, Los Angeles County, CA | |||
| Occupation | 1950 | senior horticulturalist - Riverside County, CA | |||
| Death | 16 Nov 1996 | San Diego County, CA | | ||
| Alt name | Joseph Rodolf FURR | ||||
| Soc Sec No | 545-64-8918 | | |||
| Military | U.S. Navy - in World War I | ||||
| Burial | Belen Cemetery, Belen, Quitman County, MS | |
Families
| Spouse | Leanora REILLY (1905 - 1999) |
| Father | Venn Ammett FURR (1866 - 1952) |
| Mother | Addie Beatrice HAMPTON (1874 - 1906) |
| Sibling | Sarah Louise "Lucy" FURR (1895 - 1994) |
| Sibling | John Hampton FURR (1898 - 1898) |
Notes
Birth
1920 census shows born in Tennessee.Endnotes
1. "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 2 December 2020.
2. Ancestry.com. California Death Index, 1940-1997. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Original electronic data: State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, 19--..
3. United States Social Security Death Index.
4. findagrave.com.