Individual Details
Paul S. FURR
(7 Sep 1809 - 12 Jul 1864)
He operated a huge farm one mile from Bear Creek Church. He married Sarah Howard (Harwood) in 1832. They had 16 children. He believed in having sons to work the farm, not slaves. Four of his sons served in the Civil War. He added an "S" to his name himself, so he could be distinguished from all of his other relatives named Paul.
Events
| Birth | 7 Sep 1809 | Cabarrus County, NC | |||
| Marriage | 1 Mar 1832 | Sarah Mae "Sally" HARWOOD | |||
| Occupation | 1850 | Farmer - Stanly County, NC | |||
| Death | 12 Jul 1864 | Stanly County, NC |  | ||
| Burial | Dan Furr Cemetery, Albemarle, Stanly County, NC | |  |
Families
| Spouse | Sarah Mae "Sally" HARWOOD (1813 - 1898) |
| Child | Lovina FURR (1832 - 1858) |
| Child | Israel J. FURR (1833 - 1863) |
| Child | Faranton FURR (1835 - 1916) |
| Child | Malinda Catherine FURR (1836 - 1871) |
| Child | Calvin FURR (1838 - 1839) |
| Child | Crittenton FURR (1839 - 1923) |
| Child | Rhoda FURR (1841 - 1899) |
| Child | Mary Ann FURR (1843 - 1877) |
| Child | Sarah M. FURR (1844 - 1884) |
| Child | Aaron FURR (1846 - 1920) |
| Child | Frances "Frankie" FURR (1847 - 1903) |
| Child | John Henry FURR (1848 - 1914) |
| Child | Martha Ann FURR (1850 - 1937) |
| Child | Daniel Monroe FURR (1852 - 1919) |
| Child | Surrilla FURR (1855 - 1894) |
| Child | Culpepper FURR (1859 - 1859) |
| Father | Henry FURR (1777 - 1846) |
| Mother | Rhoda STALLINGS (1783 - 1858) |
| Sibling | Daniel C. FURR (1805 - ) |
| Sibling | John F. FURR (1807 - ) |
| Sibling | Rachel FURR (1811 - 1869) |
| Sibling | Tobias "Tobe" FURR (1813 - ) |
| Sibling | Henry H. FURR (1816 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Ann B. FURR (1820 - ) |
| Sibling | Dr. Solomon FURR (1822 - 1895) |
Notes
Death
Billy Reames shows his date of death as July 18, 1864.Burial
From Abandoned Cemeteries of Stanly County (NC) by Stanly County Genealogical Society 1981 Dan Furr Graveyard located between intersection of #1238 and #1239 west of Little Creek in pasture on Coy Almond Farm.Endnotes
1. Lina Owens Boyd, e-mail correspondence (linajaneboyd@hotmail.com), 2001-2007 Posting on the Furr Family Genealogy Forum http://genforum.genealogy.com/furr/messages/400.html Posting on FamilyHistory.com Furr genealogy forum http://www.familyhistory.com/messages/showmsg.asp?forumid=15337&msgnum =132 GEDCOM file imported on 11 Jul 2002 Dover, Arkansas.