Individual Details
Franklin Allen "Frank" FURR
(25 Nov 1895 - 12 Jan 1944)
SLAVE OF THE CIRCUS FOR THREE LONG YEARS
Charlotte Youth, Who Claims to Have Been Abducted by Show, Now on His Way Home.
From Columbia State.
Claiming that he was taken away with a dog and pony show from Charlotte about three years ago, a young man, about 17 years old, giving his name as Franklin A. Furr, was given medical attention at police station yesterday and will probably leave for his old home some time today. Furr came to Columbia from Augusta by foot. He ran away from the dog and pony show and is seeking his family, who, he says, lived at the time of his departure near Charlotte, in the vicinity of Pineville, N. C. The show with which young Furr says he has been traveling during his absence is a small tented affair. . He was used as a laborer. According to his story told last night, it was by his own will that he went on the road with the show. When he saw his chance to escape about two weeks and a half ago he did so, starting out immediately for his home. He has not written or heard from any of his people since his departure. He says his parents were preparing to move to another place near Charlotte when he left and not knowing where they went to he has not had any communication with them. He is very anxious to locate his relatives. Pineville where they were is between Fort Mill and Charlotte. Furr was unwell and was consequently given medical attention at police station. He loafed around the place most all day. According to the ex-showman, he received no pay for his services as laborer, but was furnished with clothes and board. His travels have been extensive, the show having continually been on the road since he left Charlotte these many months ago. He will leave for Charlotte by foot or possibly by rail most likely today.
The Charlotte News, August 12, 1912
Charlotte Youth, Who Claims to Have Been Abducted by Show, Now on His Way Home.
From Columbia State.
Claiming that he was taken away with a dog and pony show from Charlotte about three years ago, a young man, about 17 years old, giving his name as Franklin A. Furr, was given medical attention at police station yesterday and will probably leave for his old home some time today. Furr came to Columbia from Augusta by foot. He ran away from the dog and pony show and is seeking his family, who, he says, lived at the time of his departure near Charlotte, in the vicinity of Pineville, N. C. The show with which young Furr says he has been traveling during his absence is a small tented affair. . He was used as a laborer. According to his story told last night, it was by his own will that he went on the road with the show. When he saw his chance to escape about two weeks and a half ago he did so, starting out immediately for his home. He has not written or heard from any of his people since his departure. He says his parents were preparing to move to another place near Charlotte when he left and not knowing where they went to he has not had any communication with them. He is very anxious to locate his relatives. Pineville where they were is between Fort Mill and Charlotte. Furr was unwell and was consequently given medical attention at police station. He loafed around the place most all day. According to the ex-showman, he received no pay for his services as laborer, but was furnished with clothes and board. His travels have been extensive, the show having continually been on the road since he left Charlotte these many months ago. He will leave for Charlotte by foot or possibly by rail most likely today.
The Charlotte News, August 12, 1912
Events
| Birth | 25 Nov 1895 | Cabarrus County, NC |  | ||
| Marriage | 16 May 1914 | Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC - Bertha Magnolia BLALOCK | | ||
| Marriage | 1927 | Pennsylvania - Pansy L. JORDAN | | ||
| Death | 12 Jan 1944 | Stowe, Allegheny County, PA |  | | |
| Alt name | Frank Allen FURR | ||||
| Alt name | Allen Fred FURR | ||||
| Alt name | Allen Franklin FURR | ||||
| Burial | Center Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery, Midland, Cabarrus County, NC | |
Families
| Spouse | Bertha Magnolia BLALOCK (1899 - 1985) |
| Child | Charles Franklin FURR (1914 - 2004) |
| Child | Rebecca Mary FURR (1917 - 2005) |
| Spouse | Pansy L. JORDAN (1911 - 1993) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Franklin FURR (1931 - 1931) |
| Child | Bessie FURR (1934 - ) |
| Child | Shirley Ann FURR (1936 - ) |
| Child | Wilma Jean FURR (1944 - 2019) |
| Father | Jesse Caldwell FURR (1861 - 1935) |
| Mother | Sara Jane BOWERS (1870 - 1901) |
| Sibling | Dorothy Ann "Dothie" FURR (1887 - 1916) |
| Sibling | Albert Gamwell FURR (1889 - 1972) |
| Sibling | Clara Rettie Belle FURR (1890 - 1957) |
| Sibling | Oliver Isadore FURR (1892 - 1978) |
| Sibling | Allison Weaver FURR (1894 - 1965) |
| Sibling | Edward C. "Ed" FURR (1897 - ) |
| Sibling | Tillman Lee FURR (1898 - 1978) |
| Sibling | Luther Cardell FURR (1900 - 1984) |
Notes
Death
Funeral services for Frank A. Furr, who was killed Wednesday at McKee Rocks, Pa., will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 at Center Grove Methodist Church in Cabarrus County. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Surviving are four children, Miss Betty Jane and Miss Shirley Furr of McKee Rock, Pa., Miss Mary Furr and Charlie Furr of Richmond, Va.: two sisters, Mrs. Nora Bass of Charlotte, and Mrs. T. A. Honneycutt of Concord; ten brothers, A. G., O. I. Furr, Henry, and Luther Furr, all of Pineville, Tillman Furr of Albemarle, Weaver Furr of China Grove, Homer Furr, U. S. Army, West Palm Beach, Fla., and Marion, Muray, and Eugene Furr, all of Richmond, Va.The Charlotte News, Charlotte, North Carolina, January 14, 1944
Endnotes
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2. North Carolina County Marriages, 1762-1979. Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org.
3. The Evening Standard, Uniontown, Pennsylvania.
4. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1944 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
5. , findagrave.com (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).