Individual Details
William Louis FURR
(10 Oct 1896 - 1 Mar 1956)
Sonny Furr states, "At one time my dad was a motorcycle highway patrolman in Lincoln County, Mississippi before becoming a railroad engineer for the Mississippi Central Railroad."
Events
| Birth | 10 Oct 1896 | Mississippi |  | ||
| Occupation | 1930 | pumper, crude oil production - Smackover, Union County, AR | |||
| Occupation | 1940 | steam railroad foreman - Copiah County, MS | |||
| Occupation | 1950 | railroad engineer - Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS | |||
| Death | 1 Mar 1956 | Alexandria, Rapides Parish, LA | | ||
| Marriage | Thelma STAMPS | ||||
| Marriage | Josephine "Jo" HACKNEY | ||||
| Burial | Rose Hill Cemetery, Brookhaven, Lincoln County, MS | |
Families
| Spouse | Josephine "Jo" HACKNEY (1901 - 1981) |
| Spouse | Thelma STAMPS (1901 - 1987) |
| Child | Gloria Jean "Sammie" FURR (1925 - 2009) |
| Child | Jimmye Lou FURR (1931 - 2000) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | William Rankin FURR (1867 - 1919) |
| Mother | Theodora Docia IVY (1869 - 1947) |
| Sibling | Carrie Estelle FURR (1894 - 1967) |
| Sibling | Mittie L. FURR (1898 - 1975) |
Endnotes
1. "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPRH-SV7B : Sat Mar 09 02:21:47 UTC 2024),.
2. "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 25 December 2020.
3. , findagrave.com (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).