Individual Details
John Wilson FURR
(6 Feb 1893 - 11 Nov 1960)
Events
| Birth | 6 Feb 1893 | Cabarrus County, NC | |||
| Marriage | 13 May 1918 | Cabarrus County, NC - Willie Jennings WALLACE |  | ||
| Occupation | 1920 | cotton mill - Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC | |||
| Occupation | 1930 | city truck driver - Mecklenburg County, NC | |||
| Occupation | 1940 | cotton mill spooler/twisterer - Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC | |||
| Death | 11 Nov 1960 | Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC |  | | |
| Soc Sec No | 244-10-5172 | | |||
| Burial | Sharon Memorial Park, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC | |
Families
| Spouse | Willie Jennings WALLACE (1895 - 1968) |
| Child | Mabel FURR (1918 - 2002) |
| Child | Flossie Mae FURR (1920 - 1945) |
| Father | John Wilson FURR (1861 - 1941) |
| Mother | Tina BARBEE (1868 - 1938) |
Notes
Death
John Wilson Furr, 67, of 3318 N. Alexander St. died yesterday at home. He was born in Cabarrus County, Feb. 6, 1893, son of the late John W. and Tiny Barbee Furr. He was a member of the Chapel of Hope Episcopal Church. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. tomorrow in the Chapel of Hope Episcopal Church. The Rev. George N. Forzly, associate pastor of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Sharon Memorial Park. Mr. Furr is survived by his wife, Mrs. Willie Wallace Furr: two daughters, Mrs. James B. Smith of Davidson, and Mrs. Mabel Nichelson of Charlotte: a sister, Mrs. C. L. Sisk of Charlotte; a brother, Everett C. Jones of Charlotte; a stepsister, Mrs. Wiley Sanders of Charlotte; a stepbrother, Avery Jones of Dorby, Pa.; five grandchildren, and twelve great grandchildren.The Charlotte News, Charlotte, North Carolina, November 12, 1960
Endnotes
1. North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979. Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 February 2020..
2. 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..
3. United States Social Security Death Index.
4. findagrave.com.