Individual Details

Albert Troy FURR

(26 Oct 1899 - 4 Mar 1950)

Events

Birth26 Oct 1899Pleasant Hill, Copiah County, MS
Occupation1920oil refinery riveter - Port Arthur, Jefferson County, TX
Marriage28 Jul 1920Hammond, Tangipahoa Parish, LA - Jessie Maie CREWS
Occupation1930oil refinery boiler maker - East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
Occupation1940farmer - Orleans Parish, LA
Death4 Mar 1950Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
Militaryin World War I
BurialRoselawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Families

SpouseJessie Maie CREWS (1900 - 1992)
ChildAlbert Troy "A.T." FURR Jr. (1922 - 2014)
ChildDonovan Crews "Donnie" FURR (1927 - 2016)
ChildEdith Nell FURR (1928 - 2022)
FatherWilliam Will FURR (1871 - 1935)
MotherLetha Lenora DOUGLAS (1874 - 1958)
SiblingAddie Adelle FURR (1893 - 1935)
SiblingRichard Christian FURR (1896 - 1981)
SiblingThomas Leroy FURR (1898 - 1966)
SiblingMattie M. "Mellie" FURR (1901 - 1993)
SiblingWilliam Earl FURR (1904 - 1996)
SiblingOris Douglass FURR (1907 - 1971)
SiblingWinnie Lee FURR (1910 - 2006)

Notes

Death

Albert Troy Furr Sr. of Route 1, Baker died at 3:50 pm. Saturday at the Baton Rouge General hospital after an extended illness. He was 50 years old and an employee of the Esso Standard Oil company. A member of Istrouma F and AM, he came to Baton Rouge from Mississippi and had been a resident of this community since 1934. Furr is survived by his wife, the former Effie May Crews; two sons, A. T. Jr., and D. C.; his mother, Mrs. W. W. Furr of Union Church, Miss.; four brothers, R. C. of Kansas City, Mo.; O. D. of San Francisco, W. E. of San Francisco and T. L. of Mississippi; two sisters, Mrs. W. M. Lessing and Mrs.H. E. West of Union Church and two grandsons.
The Zachary Plainsman-News, Zachary, Louisiana, March 5, 1950

Endnotes

1. The Zachary Plainsman-News, Zachary, Louisiana.

2. findagrave.com.