Individual Details
Mary Josephine "Jo" FURR
(28 Nov 1871 - 22 Nov 1953)
Events
| Birth | 28 Nov 1871 | Lafayette County, MS | |||
| Marriage | 14 Jul 1889 | Egger, Polk County, AR - James Monroe "Jim" MILLER | |||
| Death | 22 Nov 1953 | Tahoka, Lynn County, TX |  | ||
| Burial | Tahoka Cemetery, Tahoka, Lynn County, TX |  |
Families
| Spouse | James Monroe "Jim" MILLER (1870 - 1953) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Matilda Jane MILLER (1891 - 1964) |
| Child | David Franklin MILLER (1892 - 1902) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Louella MILLER (1896 - 1979) |
| Child | Carl MILLER (1898 - 1976) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | John Lester MILLER (1908 - 1976) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Lena MILLER (1913 - 1917) |
| Father | Franklin Henry FURR (1842 - 1911) |
| Mother | Jane Louise VANDERBURG (1848 - 1899) |
| Sibling | Albert Willis "Will" FURR (1868 - 1952) |
| Sibling | Alice Augusta FURR (1870 - 1928) |
| Sibling | Samuel Lafayette FURR (1874 - 1959) |
| Sibling | Columbus Pink FURR (1876 - 1936) |
| Sibling | Clara Irene FURR (1879 - 1967) |
| Sibling | Charles Gibson "Charley" FURR (1881 - 1943) |
| Sibling | John Norris FURR (1884 - 1946) |
| Sibling | Emma Belle FURR (1888 - 1961) |
Notes
Death
Mary was the mother of 13 children. Most of the family lived in or near Tahoka, Texas, in Lynn County (S of Lubbock). James and Mary died from burns, after a gas stove explosion caused their house to burn down. Mary had 2nd & 3rd Degree burns on her face, head, back, arms, hands & legs. They are buried in the same grave.Source: "Lubbock Avalanche", dated 1 Novemer, 1953 (copy of newspaper article furnished to Gary Miller by Miller family member in 1995:
"AGED COUPLE DIE FROM BURNS RECEIVED IN SUNDAY EXPLOSION
An explosion early Sunday morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Miller, aged 83 and 81, respectively, resulted in death from burns of Mrs. Miller at 1:30 p.m. Monday and of Mr. Miller at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Tahoka Hospital.
Endnotes
1. findagrave.com.