Individual Details
Millege Othetus FURR
(1 Sep 1877 - 3 Jul 1927)
Events
| Birth | 1 Sep 1877 | Mississippi |  | ||
| Occupation | Bet 1910 and 1920 | train conductor - Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS | |||
| Marriage | 27 Sep 1912 | Orleans Parish, LA - Living | | ||
| Death | 3 Jul 1927 | Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS |  | | |
| Burial | Center Cemetery, Williamsville, Attala County, MS | |
Families
| Spouse | Living |
| Child | Otis Harold FURR (1913 - 2005) |
| Father | Thomas Daniel FURR (1857 - 1933) |
| Mother | Mary U. DAVIS (1859 - 1920) |
| Sibling | Mamie Viola FURR (1889 - 1890) |
Notes
Death
HATTIESBURG, July 6. — The body of Millege Othetus Furr, 49 years of age, veteran passenger train conductor for the Mississippi Central railroad, was buried in the Center cemetery at Kosciusko, this afternoon at 3 o’clock. The body was carried to the home of his father, Thomas D. Furr, from here. Mr. Furr was one of the most popular conductors on the Mississippi Central railroad, having had charge of a passenger train for many years. For the past two months he has been seriously ill at the Methodist hospital and death came at 9:25 o’clock Sunday night. The only survivors are his father, Thomas D. Furr, and one son, Othetus Harold Furr, of Hialeah, Fla.Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, Mississippi, July 7, 1927
Endnotes
1. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K35W-C51 : 29 December 2021).
2. "Louisiana Parish Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ8-HPVN : 8 November 2020).
3. The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, Mississippi.
4. Everette Carr, www.rootsweb.com/~msattala/, everettecarr@enter.net.