Individual Details
John Gordon FURR
(October, 1824 - April 20, 1895)
He was taken to be raised by an older sister who lived at that time in Shelby County, Illinois. Married Martha, had Lucia and then took off for the goldfields in California for two years. Was only 1 month old when his father was killed. Raised in Shelby County,IL by an older sister, probably married to a Gordon. Was a Mississippi river boat cabin boy for a time. Mildred Summins corresponded with Allison P. Budke, a descedent of Sampson Furr. Her line goes from Edwin to Sampson to John to Martha J. Furr, to Russell A. Furr to Martha Lee Furr who married William Phelan Budke, Allison's father. Ms. Budke said that John Furr, Sampson's son, was born in 1824 married three times, first to Martha Hume, then to Clarissa Rodman and finally to Mary E. Snyder. All four are buried at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis. ALso buried there are Martha J. Furr, Clara Victoria Furr Montgomery, Omer Bates Furr, James Frederick Furr, Frank Furr, Daisy A. Furr Clark, Omer E. Clark, LuciaA. Furr Beaman, Anna Beaman Repass, Grace l. Beaman Shaw and Candolus Shaw.
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John Furr. The subject of this biographical notice is an honorable and progressive farmer, and as such no name in the memorial department of this work is more worthy of mention. He is a product of Missouri, born in St. Louis, October 1824, when early settlers of St. Louis, a son of Sampson and Sarah A. (Cantwell) Furr, both of whom were born I the Old Dominion but were early settlers of St. Louis, at which time there were only three American families in the place. Sampson Furr was a soldier in the War of 1812, but died in November 1824, when just in the prime of life, his widow surviving him until April 24, 1871, at which time she died at Clarksville, Texas, at the extreme old age of ninety-six years. At the early age of four weeks John Furr, the immediate subject of this sketch and the youngest of a family of twelve children, was left fatherless, and as his mother's means were limited he made his home with a sister in Shelby County, Illinois, and was compelled to begin laboring at quite an early age, therefore his advantages for gaining an education were limited. He made his home in Shelby County, Illinois, for some years, working at anything honorable he could find to do, but at the age of fifteen years he engaged as a cabin boy on a boat plying the Mississippi River, following various occupations on the river until 1845, being watchman for some time. He then turned his attention to farming in Shelby County, Illinois, and in 1846 was married to Miss Martha A. Huls. Three years later he was taken with the "gold fever" and made his way to California, driving an ox team across the plains, and was there engaged in mining for about a year, with fair success, for when he came to Indiana, in 1851, he had about $1,000, with which he purchase a farm in Pike Township, Marion County, Indiana, on which he has resided ever since. His estate comprises fifty-three acres, which is well and carefully tilled and yields a larger income than many more pretentious places. January 21, 1860, his wife died, having borne him five children: William (deceased), John, Sarah (deceased), David F. and Lucia A Furr. July 19, 1860, Clarissa Rodman became Mr. Furr's second wife, and their children are named: William G., born July 2, 1861; Charles A., born September 8, 1863 (now deceased), and Maggie A., born May 23, 1866, The mother of these children died August 29, 1868, and Mr. Furr's third marriage occurred August 15, 1869, Miss Mary E. Snyder, a native of Hendricks County and a daughter of William and Rachel (Huls) Snyder, the former a native of Ohio and the latter of Kentucky, became his wife. Their children are as follows: James F., born November 25, 1870; Martha J., born July 7, 1872; Omer B., born July 19, 1874; Clara V., born October 10, 1877; and Daisy A., born June 15, 1879. At his country's call for troops in 1864 Mr. Furr enlisted in the Union service, becoming a member of Company B, Twenty-ninth Indiana Volunteers, which he joined September 20, 1864, and served until the close of the war, receiving his discharge July 2, 1865. He was in the Army of the Cumberland and was through Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi; his regiment being engaged in guard duty the most of the time, although it participated in a number of skirmishes. Mr. Furr is now a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, Boone Post, No. 202, at Zionsville. He and his wife are associates with the Christian Church and politically he has always been a faithful and enthusiastic Republican.
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John Furr. The subject of this biographical notice is an honorable and progressive farmer, and as such no name in the memorial department of this work is more worthy of mention. He is a product of Missouri, born in St. Louis, October 1824, when early settlers of St. Louis, a son of Sampson and Sarah A. (Cantwell) Furr, both of whom were born I the Old Dominion but were early settlers of St. Louis, at which time there were only three American families in the place. Sampson Furr was a soldier in the War of 1812, but died in November 1824, when just in the prime of life, his widow surviving him until April 24, 1871, at which time she died at Clarksville, Texas, at the extreme old age of ninety-six years. At the early age of four weeks John Furr, the immediate subject of this sketch and the youngest of a family of twelve children, was left fatherless, and as his mother's means were limited he made his home with a sister in Shelby County, Illinois, and was compelled to begin laboring at quite an early age, therefore his advantages for gaining an education were limited. He made his home in Shelby County, Illinois, for some years, working at anything honorable he could find to do, but at the age of fifteen years he engaged as a cabin boy on a boat plying the Mississippi River, following various occupations on the river until 1845, being watchman for some time. He then turned his attention to farming in Shelby County, Illinois, and in 1846 was married to Miss Martha A. Huls. Three years later he was taken with the "gold fever" and made his way to California, driving an ox team across the plains, and was there engaged in mining for about a year, with fair success, for when he came to Indiana, in 1851, he had about $1,000, with which he purchase a farm in Pike Township, Marion County, Indiana, on which he has resided ever since. His estate comprises fifty-three acres, which is well and carefully tilled and yields a larger income than many more pretentious places. January 21, 1860, his wife died, having borne him five children: William (deceased), John, Sarah (deceased), David F. and Lucia A Furr. July 19, 1860, Clarissa Rodman became Mr. Furr's second wife, and their children are named: William G., born July 2, 1861; Charles A., born September 8, 1863 (now deceased), and Maggie A., born May 23, 1866, The mother of these children died August 29, 1868, and Mr. Furr's third marriage occurred August 15, 1869, Miss Mary E. Snyder, a native of Hendricks County and a daughter of William and Rachel (Huls) Snyder, the former a native of Ohio and the latter of Kentucky, became his wife. Their children are as follows: James F., born November 25, 1870; Martha J., born July 7, 1872; Omer B., born July 19, 1874; Clara V., born October 10, 1877; and Daisy A., born June 15, 1879. At his country's call for troops in 1864 Mr. Furr enlisted in the Union service, becoming a member of Company B, Twenty-ninth Indiana Volunteers, which he joined September 20, 1864, and served until the close of the war, receiving his discharge July 2, 1865. He was in the Army of the Cumberland and was through Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi; his regiment being engaged in guard duty the most of the time, although it participated in a number of skirmishes. Mr. Furr is now a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, Boone Post, No. 202, at Zionsville. He and his wife are associates with the Christian Church and politically he has always been a faithful and enthusiastic Republican.
Events
| Birth | October, 1824 | St. Louis, St. Louis County, MO | |||
| Marriage | January 22, 1846 | Shelby County, IL - Martha Ann HUME | |||
| Marriage | July 19, 1860 | Boone County, IN - Clarissa RODMAN |  | ||
| Marriage | August 15, 1869 | Hendricks County, IN - Mary E. SNYDER | | ||
| Death | April 20, 1895 | Pike, Marion County, IN | |||
| Burial | Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN | | |||
| Military | the Civil War |  |
Families
| Spouse | Martha Ann HUME (1826 - 1860) |
| Child | William FURR (1846 - 1850) |
| Child | John FURR (1849 - 1919) |
| Child | Sarah Ann FURR (1852 - 1882) |
| Child | David Franklin "Frank" FURR (1856 - 1923) |
| Child | Lucia A. "Lucy" FURR (1859 - 1939) |
| Child | David R. FURR (1860 - ) |
| Spouse | Clarissa RODMAN (1838 - 1868) |
| Child | William Gordon FURR (1861 - 1937) |
| Child | Charles A. "Charley" FURR (1863 - 1882) |
| Child | Margaret A. "Maggie" FURR (1866 - 1903) |
| Spouse | Mary E. SNYDER (1838 - 1899) |
| Child | James Frederick FURR (1870 - 1936) |
| Child | Martha J. FURR (1873 - 1902) |
| Child | Omer Bates FURR (1874 - 1941) |
| Child | Clara Victoria FURR (1877 - 1956) |
| Child | Fred FURR (1878 - ) |
| Child | Daisy Fredrecka FURR (1879 - 1959) |
| Father | Sampson FURR (1776 - 1824) |
| Mother | Sarah Ann "Sally" CANTWELL (1775 - 1871) |
| Sibling | Charity FURR (1802 - 1877) |
| Sibling | Mary Ann FURR (1813 - 1896) |
| Sibling | Charles FURR (1815 - 1885) |
Notes
Military
29th Indiana Infantry, Company APension application # 613411 (Indiana)
Endnotes
1. Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005.
2. Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005.
3. findagrave.com.