Individual Details
James Henderson FURR
(18 Jan 1857 - 26 Nov 1935)
Events
| Birth | 18 Jan 1857 | Lawrence County, MS | |||
| Occupation | 1880 | farmer - Lincoln County, MS | |||
| Marriage | 1880 | Lawrence County, MS - Clara MAY | |||
| Marriage | 21 Dec 1884 | Ella A. FARMER | |||
| Occupation | 1900 | carpenter - Hancock County, MS | |||
| Marriage | 1908 | Hancock County, MS - Sarah Olivia HARPER | |||
| Occupation | Bet 1910 and 1930 | farmer - Pearl River County, MS | |||
| Death | 26 Nov 1935 | Pearl River County, MS |  |  | |
| Burial | New Palestine Cemetery, Picayune, Pearl River County, MS | |
Families
| Spouse | Ella A. FARMER (1868 - 1903) |
| Child | FURR (1885 - 1885) |
| Child | Lula C. FURR (1886 - ) |
| Child | James Troy FURR (1887 - 1908) |
| Child | Jesse Ryals FURR (1888 - 1959) |
| Child | William Franklin "Willie" FURR (1890 - 1953) |
| Child | Mary Edna FURR (1892 - 1951) |
| Child | Hollis Rowan FURR (1895 - 1927) |
| Child | Floyd Dexter FURR (1900 - 1959) |
| Child | FURR (1903 - 1903) |
| Spouse | Clara MAY (1855 - 1884) |
| Child | Rev. Arthur Conway FURR (1881 - 1976) |
| Child | Clara Lilla FURR (1883 - 1963) |
| Spouse | Sarah Olivia HARPER (1875 - 1930) |
| Child | Orange Clifton FURR (1908 - 1987) |
| Child | James Woodward "Ira" FURR (1911 - 1985) |
| Child | Ernest Brady FURR (1913 - 1990) |
| Father | Benjamin Franklin FURR (1826 - 1902) |
| Mother | Sarah "Sally" SMITH (1827 - 1906) |
| Sibling | Henry Hastings FURR (1847 - 1930) |
| Sibling | Stephen Jefferson FURR (1850 - 1914) |
| Sibling | Mary Ann Amanda FURR (1853 - 1885) |
| Sibling | Emma Kiziah FURR (1864 - ) |
| Sibling | William Rankin FURR (1867 - 1919) |
Notes
Death
PICAYUNE, Miss., Nov. 26 -- Judge James H. Furr, 78 years, father of Editor J. R. Furr of Picayune, died at the home of his son, William F. Furr, at 12:30 o'clock today. Judge Furr was serving his thirty-sixth year as a justice of the peace of beat four of Pearl River County, was active in his office duties until three months ago. Funeral services will be conducted at Palestine Cemetery, three miles west of Picayune, tomorrow morning. Judge Furr is survived by three daughters and seven sons: Mrs. Nathaniel White, Brookhaven, Miss.; Mrs. Lula C. Furr, Seattle, Wash.; Mrs. Ellis Mitchell, Poplarville, Miss.; the Rev. A. C. Furr, Ethel, Miss.; J. R. Furr, William F. Furr, Floyd Furr, Clifton Furr,Ernest Furr, all of Picayune; James Furr, Gulfport, Miss., and one stepson, R. T. Buckley, Picayune.Endnotes
1. The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tennessee, November 27, 1935.
2. findagrave.com.