Individual Details

Floyd Calvin FURR

(24 Nov 1892 - 23 Jun 1970)

Concord, March 26.-- Floyd Furr, son of Philas Furr, fell from the Norfolk and Southern trestle over the high fill in No. 10 Township yesterday and was seriously injured. Mr. Furr was rolling a wheel barrow over the trestle, when he accidentally slipped and fell off the trestle, a drop of about 36 feet. His head struck a rock, and the wheel barrow fell on top of him. Why he was not killed is a mystery. He is said to be injured internally. Mr. Furr is 21 years of age and unmarried.
The Monroe Journal, Monroe, North Carolina, April 1, 1913

Events

Birth24 Nov 1892North Carolina
Marriage29 Dec 1910Cabarrus County, NC - Eliza Mae "Lizzie or Liza" KISER
Occupation1920farmer - Cabarrus County, NC
Occupation1930 - 1950farmer - Union County, NC
Death23 Jun 1970Monroe, Union County, NC
BurialLakeland Memorial Park, Monroe, Union County, NC

Families

SpouseEliza Mae "Lizzie or Liza" KISER (1893 - 1967)
ChildLiving
ChildBertha Mae FURR (1913 - 1999)
ChildRachel Beatrice FURR (1916 - 1994)
ChildMaude FURR (1915 - 1915)
ChildLiving
ChildHomer Eugene FURR (1920 - 1982)
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
ChildAnnie FURR (1923 - 1985)
ChildFloyd Calvin FURR Jr. (1925 - 1991)
ChildDorothy FURR (1928 - 2012)
ChildRev. Bobby Dewitt FURR (1932 - 1999)
ChildFURR (1936 - 1936)
ChildLiving
FatherPhilas Crone FURR (1868 - 1944)
MotherHenrietta "Etta" GARMON (1869 - 1906)
SiblingBessie Crowell FURR (1888 - 1958)
SiblingOliver Brown "Ollie" FURR (1890 - 1953)
SiblingLula M. FURR (1896 - 1973)
SiblingLecie P. FURR (1903 - 1945)

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