Individual Details

"The home of Mr. W. M. M. Furr of Stanly county is one in which death has often entered. Mr. Furr is only about 40 years old, yet he has buried his wife and eleven children. He was in town a few days ago and placed an order with Messrs. Baker and Foard for twelve tombstones."
The Lancaster Ledger, Lancaster, South Carolina, September 3, 1904

Between 1887 and 1901, William Martin Moses Furr (1861-1929) and his first wife Malinda Lavinia Love (1867-1904) lost 12 children, one age 6 and the rest under the age of 1. His first wife died on May 1, 1904. She and the 12 children are buried in Loves Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery. One child from this marriage, Martha Furr Doby (1898-1960), lived to be 62. William had three children by his second wife, Dora Morgan (1885-1944), who lived to be 46, 58, and 83.

Birth	9 Oct 1861	North Carolina
Marriage	16 Mar 1882	Stanly County, NC - Malinda Lavinia LOVE
Occupation	Bet 1900 and 1920	farmer - Stanly County, NC
Marriage	6 Feb 1910	Stanly County, NC - Dora MORGAN
Death	14 Feb 1929	Stanly County, NC
Burial		Anderson Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Albemarle, Stanly County, NC

Spouse	Malinda Lavinia LOVE (1867 - 1904)
Child	James M. FURR (1881 - 1887)
Child	William D. FURR (1885 - 1885)
Child	Adam L. FURR (1886 - 1886)
Child	Henry O. FURR (1887 - 1888)
Child	Eva C. FURR (1889 - 1889)
Child	Miles M. FURR (1891 - 1891)
Child	Mary J. FURR (1891 - 1892)
Child	Silas J. FURR (1894 - 1894)
Child	John T. FURR (1896 - 1897)
Child	Martha FURR (1898 - 1960)
Child	Eva P. FURR (1899 - 1899)
Child	Rosa FURR (1900 - 1900)
Child	Mary F. FURR (1901 - 1901)

Spouse	Dora MORGAN (1885 - 1944)
Child	Lily FURR (1912 - 1912)
Child	Lucy FURR (1914 - 1914)
Child	Cora FURR (1914 - 1958)
Child	Henry William FURR (1915 - 1973)
Child	Naomi FURR (1920 - 2003)

Father	Moses Henry FURR (1816 - 1895)
Mother	Sarah C. "Sally" HARTSELL (1831 - 1885)
Sibling	George Franklin FURR (1853 - 1915)
Sibling	Mary Jane FURR (1859 - 1881)