Individual Details
Benjamin Franklin FURR
(18 Apr 1826 - 11 Dec 1902)
Events
| Birth | 18 Apr 1826 | Lincoln County, MS | |||
| Marriage | 4 Dec 1845 | Lawrence County, MS - Sarah "Sally" SMITH |  | ||
| Occupation | 1880 | farmer - Lincoln County, MS | |||
| Death | 11 Dec 1902 | Mississippi |  | | |
| Burial | Little Bahala Baptist Church Cemetery, Brookhaven, Lincoln County, MS | | |||
| Military | Private, Brookhaven Light Artillery (Hoskin's Battery) - the Civil War |
Families
| Spouse | Sarah "Sally" SMITH (1827 - 1906) |
| Child | Henry Hastings "Harry" FURR (1847 - 1930) |
| Child | Stephen Jefferson FURR (1850 - 1914) |
| Child | Mary Ann Amanda FURR (1853 - 1885) |
| Child | James Henderson FURR (1857 - 1935) |
| Child | Emma Kiziah FURR (1864 - ) |
| Child | William Rankin FURR (1867 - 1919) |
| Father | D. Henry FURR (1790 - 1880) |
| Mother | Mary M. PIERCE (1798 - 1871) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Anderson FURR (1817 - 1878) |
| Sibling | Olivia Hodges FURR (1819 - 1904) |
| Sibling | Louisa FURR (1820 - ) |
| Sibling | Amanda Melvina "Mandy" FURR (1821 - ) |
| Sibling | Pearl FURR (1823 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary FURR (1824 - ) |
| Sibling | John J. FURR (1827 - 1855) |
| Sibling | Cynthia FURR (1830 - ) |
| Sibling | Martha Jane "Mattie" FURR (1830 - 1928) |
| Sibling | William Rankin FURR (1839 - ) |
Notes
Death
On the 11th inst., Bro. Franklin Furr having finished his life work, was by Divine Command, taken from us. Bro. Furr had reached the ripe old age of 77 and has been a Baptist for 40 years. His remains were interred at the Little Bahala cemetery Friday. Services were conducted by Bro. Lee, of Wesson. We extend our heartfelt sympathies to his aged wife and bereaved children. “God’s will be done.”The Semi-Weekly Leader, Brookhaven, Mississippi, December 17, 1902
Endnotes
1. "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2DH-7D1 : 14 February 2020).
2. The Semi-Weekly Leader, Brookhaven, Mississippi.
3. findagrave.com.