Individual Details
Adam Luther FURR
(25 Jan 1872 - 7 Dec 1959)
Events
| Birth | 25 Jan 1872 | Stanly County, NC | |||
| Marriage | 15 Nov 1891 | Cabarrus County, NC - Surena "Rena" SOSSAMON |  | ||
| Marriage | 6 Oct 1893 | Stanly County, NC - Flora Elvetta WHITLEY | | ||
| Occupation | Bet 1900 and 1930 | farmer - North Carolina | |||
| Death | 7 Dec 1959 | Albemarle, Stanly County, NC |  | | |
| Burial | Meadow Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Locust, Stanly County, NC | |
Families
| Spouse | Flora Elvetta WHITLEY (1877 - 1939) |
| Child | Luther A. FURR (1895 - 1930) |
| Child | Bessie Lucinda FURR (1896 - 1968) |
| Child | Lectie Cerella FURR (1898 - 1984) |
| Child | Serena FURR (1900 - 1915) |
| Child | Silas Monroe FURR (1902 - 1984) |
| Child | Charlie Lee FURR (1904 - 1974) |
| Child | Jackson Adam "Jack" FURR (1906 - 1997) |
| Child | Eva M. "Evie" FURR (1907 - 1987) |
| Child | Autie Martha FURR (1910 - 1986) |
| Child | Millard FURR (1912 - 1913) |
| Child | Ethel FURR (1915 - 2003) |
| Child | Walter Daniel FURR (1918 - 1997) |
| Child | William Houston FURR (1920 - 1960) |
| Spouse | Surena "Rena" SOSSAMON (1871 - ) |
| Father | Monroe L. "Roe" FURR (1840 - 1905) |
| Mother | Margaret "Peggy" COLEY (1840 - 1906) |
| Sibling | Eva Melinda FURR (1864 - 1944) |
| Sibling | Eliza Jane FURR (1866 - 1948) |
| Sibling | Martin William FURR (1871 - 1952) |
| Sibling | Jonah Alonzo FURR (1874 - 1946) |
| Sibling | John Henry FURR (1877 - 1943) |
Notes
Death
ALBEMARLE—Adam Luther Furr, 87, retired farmer of Stanfield, Rt. 1, died Monday night, leaving a total of 142 descendants. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Meadow Creek Primitive Baptist Church, conducted by Elder C. M. Mills and Elder C. L. Ratcliff, Burial will be in the church cemetery. Surviving are five sons, Silas F. of Charlotte, Charlie and Jackson of Stanfield, Walter of Concord and Houston of Okinawa; five daughters, Mrs. Henry Furr of Harrisburg, Mrs. Lectie Frick and Mrs. Adam Huneycutt of Stanfield, Mrs. Edward Furr of Albemarle and Mrs. Wenford Simpson of Locust, and 52 grandchildren.The News and Observer, Raleigh, North Carolina, December 9, 1959
Endnotes
1. North Carolina County Marriages, 1762-1979. Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org.
2. Adam L. FURR To Flora WHITLEY 1893 Marriage Record http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cranford/stan0021.html.
3. North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: North Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. North Carolina Death Certificates. Microfilm S.123. Rolls 19-242, 280, 313-682, 1040-1297. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina..
4. findagrave.com.