Individual Details
Sam Jones FURR
(4 Jun 1891 - 5 Oct 1964)
OLDEST BUILDING
Marker reads: "This building was built about 1891 by J.M. Briscoe, used as grocery store was located on the Springcreek Road in what is known as Old Olney. After the depot was built to the north of Olney, merchants began moving to this section. Extensive remodeling belies the years of the structure, and the attic is the only part that will reveal the original structure. Sam J. Furr Company located at 113 S. Ave. C., Olney."
Marker reads: "This building was built about 1891 by J.M. Briscoe, used as grocery store was located on the Springcreek Road in what is known as Old Olney. After the depot was built to the north of Olney, merchants began moving to this section. Extensive remodeling belies the years of the structure, and the attic is the only part that will reveal the original structure. Sam J. Furr Company located at 113 S. Ave. C., Olney."
Events
| Birth | 4 Jun 1891 | Hillsboro, Hill County, TX |  | ||
| Marriage | 19 Oct 1910 | New Castle, Young County, TX - Margaret Zola "Margie" WEILENMANN | | ||
| Occupation | 1930 | farmer - Parker County, TX | |||
| Occupation | 1940 - 1950 | farmer - Young County, TX | |||
| Death | 5 Oct 1964 | Olney, Young County, TX |  | | |
| Soc Sec No | 458-64-0956 | | |||
| Burial | Restland Cemetery, Olney, Young County, TX | |
Families
| Spouse | Margaret Zola "Margie" WEILENMANN (1891 - 1971) |
| Child | Sam Jones FURR Jr. (1915 - 2008) |
| Father | William Franklin "Boob" FURR (1860 - 1940) |
| Mother | Ann "Annie" ELLIS (1853 - 1922) |
| Sibling | Mary Ladocia "Docia" FURR (1888 - 1960) |
| Sibling | John Adam Ellis FURR (1890 - 1958) |
Notes
Death
OLNEY, Tex. (Special) -- Services for Sam Furr Sr., 73, will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. from the Lunn Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Erwin Reed, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Olney, officiating. Burial will be in the Olney Cemetery. Furr died Monday night in a Olney hospital after years of ill health. He was born in Hill County, June 4, 1891 and lived in Young county for 61 years. Furr was a merchant at True and Weatherford, Tex. and a rancher at Padgitt, Tex. He was a member of the Methodist Church. Survivors include his widow; a son, Sam of Olney; two grandchildren; and two great-grand- children.Times Record News, Wichita Falls, Texas, October 6, 1964
Endnotes
1. "Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 16 October 2020.
2. "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-2010", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXS4-G3G : Sun Mar 10 04:42:10 UTC 2024).
3. Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006. Original data: Texas Department of Health. Texas Death Indexes, 1903-2000. Austin, TX, USA: Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit..
4. United States Social Security Death Index.
5. , findagrave.com (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).