Individual Details
Lewis Whitson FURR
(25 Oct 1890 - 9 Jan 1968)
In Union county last winter Louis Furr, 16 year old, had a “fly gun,” made of cane, with which he fired a broomstraw at Carl Price, 10 years old. The straw struck Price in the eye and destroyed the sight. Furr was prosecuted, it being claimed that the act was done with careless disregard of results. The defence urged that the boys were in play and that Furr had no thought of harming Price. Furr was bound to court in a small bond.
The Gleaner, Graham, North Carolina, August 10, 1905
The Gleaner, Graham, North Carolina, August 10, 1905
Events
| Birth | 25 Oct 1890 | Union County, NC |  | ||
| Marriage | 11 Oct 1915 | Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC - Bertie LuNena "Nina" HOLTZCLAW | |||
| Occupation | 1917 | streetcar conductor - Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC | |||
| Occupation | 1920 | mail carrier - Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC | |||
| Occupation | 1930 | farmer - Union County, NC | |||
| Occupation | 1940 | retail refigerator store salesman - Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC | |||
| Death | 9 Jan 1968 | Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC |  | | |
| Alt name | Louis W. FURR | ||||
| Soc Sec No | 245-03-4807 | | |||
| Burial | Emmanuel Cemetery, Monroe, Union County, NC | |
Families
| Spouse | Bertie LuNena "Nina" HOLTZCLAW (1897 - 1972) |
| Child | Ruth Joannah FURR (1916 - 1917) |
| Child | Dorothy Eve "Dot" FURR (1917 - 2007) |
| Child | Ransom Hunter FURR (1919 - 1994) |
| Child | Gloria Frances FURR (1922 - 2004) |
| Child | Betty Sue FURR (1926 - 2011) |
| Child | Jon Wesley FURR (1936 - 2020) |
| Father | Henry Marshall FURR (1863 - 1941) |
| Mother | Laura Jane HUNTER (1859 - 1948) |
| Sibling | Fulton Lanier FURR (1885 - 1974) |
| Sibling | Floyd Sloan FURR (1886 - 1979) |
| Sibling | Carrie Inez FURR (1889 - 1938) |
| Sibling | Jessie Aleene FURR (1892 - 1979) |
| Sibling | Charles Bruce "Charlie" FURR (1894 - 1961) |
| Sibling | Julia Pauline FURR (1896 - 1981) |
| Sibling | Ralph Herman FURR (1898 - 1970) |
| Sibling | Selma Gladys FURR (1901 - 1992) |
Notes
Death
Lewis Whitson Furr, 77, of Apt. 108, Willis Street, died Tuesday in a local hospital. Funeral plans incomplete. Survivors: wife; daughters, Mrs. C. W. Cook of College Park, Ga., Mrs. Betty Williams of Cheraw, S.C., Mrs. James McGraw of Charlotte; sons, Ransom H. Furr of College Park, John W. Furr of Charlotte: sisters, Mrs. C. J. Freeman of Charlotte, Mrs. Wendell Sams of Atlanta, Ga., Mrs. V. B. Hartsell of Indian Trail; brothers, F. Sloan Furr of Atlanta, Herman Furr of Sunbury, Pa., Fulton L. Furr of Indian Trail.The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, North Carolina, January 10, 1968
Endnotes
1. North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005.
2. 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..
3. United States Social Security Death Index.
4. findagrave.com.