Individual Details
James Jackson "Jack" AMICK
(25 Aug 1881 - 29 Feb 1940)
Willie Maxine Furr and her husband, James Jackson "Jack" Amick performed a Vaudeville act from 1918 to 1920 in the United States and Canada. She was a song and dance performer billed as "the sweetest girl from Dixie," and he was a black face comedian billed as "the Tennessee Sunflower."
Events
| Birth | 25 Aug 1881 | Nashville, Davidson County, TN |  | ||
| Marriage | 1919 | Willie Maxine "Willie Max" FURR | |||
| Death | 29 Feb 1940 | Allen Park, Wayne County, MI |  | | |
| Burial | Roseland Park Cemetery, Berkley, Oakland County, MI | |
Families
| Spouse | Willie Maxine "Willie Max" FURR (1898 - 1930) |
| Father | James J. AMICK (1848 - ) |
| Mother | Sarah Frances FLOYD (1861 - 1952) |
Notes
Death
James J. Amick. Services at 11 a. m. Saturday in the A. H. Peters Funeral Home, 12057 Gratiot. Mr. Amick was born in Spring Hill, Tenn., 56 years ago and died Thursday. He lived at 5417 Belvidere. He was a member of Duffield Camp No. 9, United Spanish War Veterans. He is survived by his wife Sue, four sons, John, James, Robert and Kenby, and two daughters, Jacqueline and Bethine Amick.Detroit Free Press, Detroit, Michigan, March 2, 1940
Endnotes
1. "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF4C-61T : 13 March 2018).
2. "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF4C-61T : 13 March 2018).
3. , findagrave.com (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).