Individual Details
Marvin Deamus FURR
(22 Nov 1915 - 24 Sep 1984)
He began playing mandolin in his father's string band, Prince Furr and His Musical Sons, later known as the Nehi Orchestra. After his brother Rayvon joined the band he switched to the fiddle.
(Source: The Old-Time Herald)
(Source: The Old-Time Herald)
Events
| Birth | 22 Nov 1915 | Stanly County, NC |  |  | |
| Death | 24 Sep 1984 | Albemarle, Stanly County, NC | | ||
| Marriage | Edith Irene TUCKER | ||||
| Military | in World War II | | | ||
| Soc Sec No | 238-05-2342 | | |||
| Burial | Stanly Gardens Cemetery, Albemarle, Stanly County, NC | |
Families
| Spouse | Edith Irene TUCKER (1921 - 2010) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Prince Alexander FURR (1888 - 1968) |
| Mother | Carrie Ila BYRD (1893 - 1971) |
| Sibling | William Belvin "Pee Wee" FURR (1913 - 2004) |
| Sibling | Odessa FURR (1914 - 1914) |
| Sibling | Thaddeus Alexander "Thad" FURR (1917 - 2012) |
| Sibling | Rayvon Elbert FURR (1918 - 2007) |
| Sibling | Jettie Bell FURR (1920 - 1984) |
| Sibling | Irene Janet FURR (1921 - 1997) |
Notes
Birth
Birth certificate for Marvin Deamus FURR"I, RAY B. CRISCO, Register of Deeds and custondian of vital statistic
records for Stanly, County, State of North Carolina, hereby certify
that Marvin Deamus Furr, White Male child of Prince A. Furr, age 26,
and Carrie Ila Byrd, age 21, was born in Stanly County, North Carolina,
on the 22nd day of November, 1915, and that the record of this birth
filed Jan. 5. 1916 is found in Book of Births No. 3, Page No. 99, in
the Register of Deeds Office for Stanly County, North Carolina.
"Witness my hand and official seal, this the 11th day of February, 1972.
Ray B. Crisco, Register of Deeds
By: Vivian Harris, Asst. Deputy"
"Contributed to the USGenWeb Archives by: Kristi N. Brown (KBrown@access1.net)"
Military
Private First Class, US Army Corps of Engineers – captured 1943 Sicily, Status: returned, Where Held: Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11), Home State: North Carolina.Endnotes
1. North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005.
2. North Carolina Death Indexes, 1908-2004 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.
3. National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Original data: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD..
4. United States Social Security Death Index.
5. findagrave.com.