Individual Details
John Madison FURR
(28 Sep 1872 - 3 Apr 1956)
He was a farmer and cotton weigher in Stanly County. He lived near the Greensboro Airport at one time.
Events
| Birth | 28 Sep 1872 | Stanly County, NC |  | ||
| Marriage | 8 Mar 1890 | Stanly County, NC - Cora Lee LOWDER | | ||
| Occupation | 1900 | farmer - Stanly County, NC | |||
| Occupation | 1940 | farmer - Guilford County, NC | |||
| Death | 3 Apr 1956 | High Point, Guilford County, NC |  | | |
| Burial | Floral Garden Memorial Park, High Point, Guilford County, NC | |
Families
| Spouse | Cora Lee LOWDER (1871 - 1942) |
| Child | Samuel Robert FURR (1891 - 1910) |
| Child | Sarah Elizabeth "Bessie" FURR (1892 - 1975) |
| Child | John Clarence FURR (1894 - 1980) |
| Child | Gertie Lee FURR (1896 - 1945) |
| Child | Carlos Edgar FURR (1897 - 1900) |
| Child | Minnie Emma Arabelle FURR (1899 - 1992) |
| Child | Earl Hobson FURR (1901 - 1991) |
| Child | Horace Macon FURR (1903 - 1991) |
| Child | Glynn Ray FURR (1905 - 1977) |
| Child | Cora Marie FURR (1907 - 1988) |
| Child | Cyril Worth "Buck" FURR (1909 - 1964) |
| Child | Ramelle Edna FURR (1911 - 1991) |
| Child | William Elwood "Nuke" FURR (1913 - 1997) |
| Father | William Eban "Josh" FURR (1832 - 1913) |
| Mother | Delila Elizabeth DUNN (1849 - 1931) |
| Sibling | Robert M. FURR (1875 - 1890) |
| Sibling | Beneeta Arabell FURR (1878 - 1949) |
| Sibling | Emma Lorena FURR (1880 - 1927) |
| Sibling | Minerva Jane "Minnie" FURR (1883 - 1963) |
| Sibling | Ida Mehalia FURR (1885 - 1979) |
| Sibling | Nancy Elmetta FURR (1887 - 1965) |
| Sibling | Mary Lee FURR (1889 - 1978) |
| Sibling | Grover Carr FURR (1893 - 1987) |
Notes
Death
HIGH POINT, April 4 — John Madison Furr, 83, of Route 1, Guilford, died at 7:15 a.m. yesterday in High Point Memorial Hospital. He had been in declining health for eight years and in a critical condition for one week. He was a native of Stanly County, a farmer, and a member of Guilford Baptist Church. Surviving are six sons, Earl Furr of the home, Clarence, Glenn, Buck, and Elwood Furr, all of High Point, and Horace Furr of Atlanta, Ga.; four daughters, Mrs. G. L. Thompson of the home, Mrs. R. L. White of Route 3, High Point, Mrs. Lonnie Dickens of Raleigh and Miss Ramella Furr of New York City; one brother, G. C. Furr of Greensboro; four sisters, Mrs. Wade Lowder and Mrs. Mary Hill, both of Albemarle, Mrs. Charles Sells of Route 8, Concord, and Mrs. Sam Hampton of Rockwell; and 34 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held in the chapel of Sechrest Funeral Home today at 3 p.m. by Dr. C. K. Rand, pastor of Conrad Memorial Baptist Church. Burial was in Floral Garden Park Cemetery.The Greensboro Record, Greensboro, North Carolina, April 4, 1956
Endnotes
1. North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994. Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 February 2020.
2. Helen L. Garner, transcriber, Stanly County North Carolina Marriages, Book I: 1851-1867, Book II: -1904: (Albemarle, NC: Stanly County Genealogical Society, 1987).
3. 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..
4. findagrave.com.