Individual Details
Elizabeth Matilda FURR
(5 Mar 1824 - 6 Sep 1920)
In 1892 Typhoid Fever took the lives of her husband, Jesse Marion Smith, her brothers; James Addison Smith & Augustus Smith as well as her son-in-law, Shelby Dorsey Saxon. All within a 2 month period from Sept 5, 1892 to Nov. 21, 1892. My Granny said she was a strong woman who dipped snuff and drove her (my Granny) to town (Brookhaven) and back with their horse and buggy many times. Since my Granny lost her father and her Granny had lost the Grandpa they were great friends.
Events
Birth | 5 Mar 1824 | Lawrence County, MS | |||
Marriage | 24 Nov 1840 | Lawrence County, MS - Jesse Marion SMITH | |||
Death | 6 Sep 1920 | Copiah County, MS | |||
Burial | Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Copiah County, MS |
Families
Spouse | Jesse Marion SMITH (1818 - 1892) |
Child | William Christian SMITH (1842 - 1918) |
Child | Delila SMITH (1844 - 1850) |
Child | James Addison SMITH (1847 - 1892) |
Child | Perry SMITH (1849 - 1940) |
Child | Cyrus SMITH (1851 - ) |
Child | J. Harvey SMITH (1854 - ) |
Child | Henry M. SMITH (1856 - ) |
Child | Katherine Matilda SMITH (1858 - 1871) |
Child | Anderson Lafayette SMITH (1860 - 1939) |
Child | Augustus Monroe SMITH (1862 - 1892) |
Child | Mary Ann SMITH (1864 - 1940) |
Father | Christian Jacob FURR (1792 - 1850) |
Mother | Katie Catherine PIERCE (1792 - 1882) |
Sibling | Emily FURR (1813 - 1850) |
Sibling | George Washington FURR (1815 - 1884) |
Sibling | William FURR (1821 - 1840) |
Sibling | Mary "Polly" FURR (1825 - 1911) |
Sibling | Joel Harvey FURR (1825 - 1916) |
Sibling | Joseph W. FURR (1828 - 1830) |
Sibling | Nancy Jane FURR (1830 - 1860) |
Sibling | Randall Pierce FURR (1833 - 1925) |
Sibling | Francis Marion FURR (1832 - 1863) |
Sibling | Lott FURR (1834 - 1862) |
Sibling | Christian Lafayette FURR (1837 - 1898) |
Sibling | James Monroe FURR (1838 - 1872) |
Endnotes
1. findagrave.com.