Individual Details
Lucy Brazilla FURR
(24 Dec 1855 - 7 Dec 1930)
Name also spelled as Brassilla. She had six daughters (born 1902-1907). After her husband's death, she brought the children back to Albemarle, North Carolina. They were very poor. Some of the girls went to work in the cotton mill very early.
Events
| Birth | 24 Dec 1855 | Albemarle, Stanly County, NC | |||
| Marriage | 9 Nov 1882 | Dover, Pope County, AR - Rufus Jefferson MCCRARY |  | ||
| Death | 7 Dec 1930 | Albemarle, Stanly County, NC |  | | |
| Alt name | Brazzilla A. FURR | ||||
| Burial | Canton Baptist Church Cemetery, Albemarle, Stanly County, NC | |
Families
| Spouse | Rufus Jefferson MCCRARY (1852 - 1902) |
| Child | Mary E. MCCRARY (1889 - ) |
| Child | Launenna MCCRARY (1891 - ) |
| Child | Ruth MCCRARY (1893 - 1982) |
| Child | Irene Geneva "Rena" MCCRARY (1895 - 1976) |
| Child | Margaret E. MCCRARY (1896 - ) |
| Child | Ethel Rose MCCRARY (1899 - 1989) |
| Father | William Eban "Josh" FURR (1832 - 1913) |
| Mother | Malinda Catherine FURR (1836 - 1871) |
| Sibling | James Franklin "Cussin' Jim" FURR (1853 - 1943) |
| Sibling | Beadie Lucinda "Beda" FURR (1853 - 1944) |
| Sibling | Alexander Paul FURR (1857 - 1864) |
| Sibling | Athlanda A. "Atha" FURR (1858 - 1934) |
| Sibling | William M. FURR (1860 - 1928) |
| Sibling | Eli FURR (1861 - 1937) |
| Sibling | Sarah Malinda FURR (1863 - 1933) |
| Sibling | Jincy FURR (1864 - ) |
| Sibling | Nettie FURR (1865 - 1880) |
| Sibling | Marshall Filmore FURR (1867 - 1947) |
| Sibling | Mersilla FURR (1868 - ) |
| Sibling | Mahalia Melinda FURR (1870 - 1945) |
Notes
Death
Mrs. Brazill McCrary died Dec.7, 1430, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. C. Slack, at Long Creek. She had been a semi invalid for several years. Everyone who knew her loved her. There are many who will be sorry to learn of her death. Funeral services and burial were held at Canton Baptist church. Rev. J. L. Torbert of Badin, Rev. M. L. Dorton, and Rev. C. B. Reid, of Albemarle, officiated. Mrs. Brazill Furr was married to R. J. McCrary about 50 years ago in Arkansas. He died and was buried near Little Rock 29 years ago. There are six children surviving her as follows: Mrs. Clyde Simpson, Mrs. C. B. Tucker, Mrs. CaltonWatson, and Mrs. C. C. Slack of Albemarle, Mrs. W.C. Harwood of Badin, and Mrs. Nick Boone of Greenville, S. C. She is also survived by three brothers and four sisters. There are several half-brothers and sisters.Stanly News and Press, Albemarle, North Carolina, December 16, 1930
Endnotes
1. Arkansas Marriages, 1851-1900, Ancestry.com, 2001.
2. North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: North Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. North Carolina Death Certificates. Microfilm S.123. Rolls 19-242, 280, 313-682, 1040-1297. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina..
3. findagrave.com.