Individual Details
Dr. Solomon FURR
(29 May 1822 - 27 Aug 1895)
Son of Henry, was a noted medical doctor in the Stanly County area. He married the widow Jane Cox Wilhelm. They had no children. He was elected Second Lieutenant Company B, 7th North Carolina Infantry on May 16, 1861 and First Lieutenant on June 27, 1862. He was wounded at the Battle of Fredericksburg on December 13, 1862, and resigned because of ill health on January 11, 1863. He was a member of the Masonic order when he died at the age of 73.
Name: Solomon Furr ,
Residence: Cabarrus County, North Carolina
Occupation: Physician
Enlistment Date: 16 May 1861
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: North Carolina
Unit Numbers: 116 116
Service Record: Enlisted as a Lieutenant 2nd Class on 16 May 1861 at the age of 39
Commission in Company B, 7th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 16 May 1861.
Promoted to Full Lieutenant 1st Class on 27 June 1862
Wounded on 13 December 1862 at Fredericksburg, VA
Resigned Company B, 7th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 11 January 1863
Name: Solomon Furr ,
Residence: Cabarrus County, North Carolina
Occupation: Physician
Enlistment Date: 16 May 1861
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: North Carolina
Unit Numbers: 116 116
Service Record: Enlisted as a Lieutenant 2nd Class on 16 May 1861 at the age of 39
Commission in Company B, 7th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 16 May 1861.
Promoted to Full Lieutenant 1st Class on 27 June 1862
Wounded on 13 December 1862 at Fredericksburg, VA
Resigned Company B, 7th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 11 January 1863
Events
| Birth | 29 May 1822 | Cabarrus County, NC | |||
| Marriage | 20 Apr 1841 | Cabarrus County, NC - Sophia MILLER |  |  | |
| Marriage | 1844 | Adline BROWN | | | |
| Marriage | 14 Feb 1861 | North Carolina - Martha Jane COX | |||
| Marriage | 31 Mar 1894 | Cabarrus County, NC - Jane M. SCOTT | | ||
| Death | 27 Aug 1895 | Cabarrus County, NC | | | |
| Burial | Furr Family Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Cabarrus County, NC | | |
Families
| Spouse | Martha Jane COX (1838 - 1928) |
| Spouse | Sophia MILLER (1823 - 1844) |
| Child | Franklin Henry FURR (1842 - 1911) |
| Spouse | Adline BROWN (1826 - ) |
| Child | Julius Pink FURR (1845 - 1920) |
| Child | Martha Jane FURR (1847 - 1912) |
| Child | Annie L. FURR (1852 - 1905) |
| Spouse | Jane M. SCOTT ( - ) |
| Father | Henry FURR (1777 - 1846) |
| Mother | Rhoda STALLINGS (1783 - 1858) |
| Sibling | Daniel C. FURR (1805 - ) |
| Sibling | John F. FURR (1807 - ) |
| Sibling | Paul S. FURR (1809 - 1864) |
| Sibling | Rachel FURR (1811 - 1869) |
| Sibling | Tobias "Tobe" FURR (1813 - ) |
| Sibling | Henry H. FURR (1816 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Ann B. FURR (1820 - ) |
Notes
Marriage
Groom: Solomon FurrBride: Sophia Miller
Bond Date: 20 Apr 1841
Bond #: 000008096
Level Info: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
ImageNum: 005498
County: Cabarrus
Record #: 01 076
Bondsman: M. Widenhouse
Witness: Kiah P. Harris
Marriage
Groom: Solomon FurrBride: Avaline Brown
Bond Date: XX XXX 1844
Bond #: 000008097
Level Info: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
ImageNum: 001010
County: Cabarrus
Record #: 01 076
Bondsman: J. W. Scott
Witness: Kiah P. Harris
Death
Dr. Solomon Furr, a well known citizen of No. 9, died last Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock from a stroke of paralysis which he received last Friday. He told his wife he felt sleepy, when she told him to stir about. He went out to the barn, and while there was stricken. He lingered until Tuesday when he died. Dr. Furr leaves a wife and three children, two sons and one daughter, Mrs. S. C. Bost. The two sons are out west. Dr. Furr was about 75 years olds. The remains were interred in the Furr burying ground.The Concord Times, Concord, North Carolina, August 29, 1895
Burial
Furr Family CemeteryMount Pleasant, Cabarrus County, North Carolina
Lat: 35° 20' 14"N, Lon: 80° 26' 34"W
Contributed by Brandy H. Hartsell, Jun 21, 2003 [branandjohn@hotmail.com]. Total records = 22.
Take hwy 73 west from Albemarle to Mt. Pleasant. At the first stop light take a left on to South Main St. A little way down the road S. Main turns into Mt. Pleasant Rd. Stay on Mt. Pleasant Rd. till you come to a four way intersection. At this intersection you will take a left on to Miami Church Rd. Go to the very end of Miami Church Rd and take a left onto Barrier-Georgeville Rd. There is no street sign here, but as you turn left the cemetery will be on your left up on a very small hill right near the road.
Endnotes
1. North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007..
2. North Carolina County Marriages, 1762-1979. Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org.
3. North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979. Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 February 2020..
4. The Concord Times, Concord, North Carolina, August 29, 1895.
5. findagrave.com.