Individual Details

William Ransom FURR Jr.

(17 Apr 1900 - 17 Oct 1964)

Lived with his mother in Tampa, Florida. He wrote book entitled, "Tomorrow Achieved" which was "Book of the Year," a best seller, and won a $10,000 prize.

Events

Birth17 Apr 1900Burke County, NC
Marriage1 Jun 1929Clearwater, Pinellas County, FL - Lulu May RAUCH
Divorce1929Hillsborough County, FL - Blanche SHAW
Occupation1930steel salesman - Monroe, Marion County, MI
Marriage1935Sarasota County, FL - Marguerite Mary "Lucille" PIPPIN
Occupation1940machinery salesman - Hillsborough County, FL
Divorce1946Hillsborough County, FL - Marguerite Mary "Lucille" PIPPIN
Death17 Oct 1964Largo, Pinellas County, FL
DivorceLulu May RAUCH
MarriageBlanche SHAW
BurialGlen Alpine Methodist Cemetery, Burke County, NC

Families

SpouseMarguerite Mary "Lucille" PIPPIN (1908 - )
ChildLiving
SpouseBlanche SHAW (1899 - 1987)
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
SpouseLulu May RAUCH (1889 - 1948)
FatherWilliam Ransom "Bill" FURR (1857 - 1937)
MotherAugusta Timothy FOX (1873 - 1958)
SiblingWillie Maxine "Willie Max" FURR (1898 - 1930)

Notes

Death

William R. Furr, 64, Tampa engineer who turned author and won the Chapman Publishing Co. award of $10,000 in 1946 for his first novel, Tomorrow Achieved, died Saturday at Pinellas General Hospital in Largo. Mr. Furr lived at 3009 Harbor View Ave. In addition to novel writing, he contributed articles to many magazines. Mr. Furr's novel was winner over some 400 other manuscripts submitted to the Chapman Publishing Co., Kansas City, Mo. He was a native of Morgantown Linville, N.C. and came here from Morgantown, N.C. The Tampa Tribune, Tampa, Florida, October 19, 1964

Endnotes

1. North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005.

2. Tampa Bay Times, Tampa, Florida.

3. Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005..

4. Florida Department of Health. Florida Marriage Index, 1927-2001. Florida Department of Health, Jacksonville, Florida. .

5. Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005..

6. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998. [database online] Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Original data: State of Florida. Florida Death Index,1877-1998. Florida: Florida Health Department, Office of Vital Records,1998. .

7. W.D. Floyd, wdfloyd@rfci.net.