Individual Details
Orville Luther FURR
(May 23, 1892 - July 28, 1943)
Orphaned at age 16. Moved with siblings to his Uncle Charles Furr and Aunt May Trigg to a farm near Parkston, SD. Worked on various farms in the area to help support siblings. In WWI he fought in defensive at Harfare, Ypres, Belgium, 17July-5 Sept 1918; Bell Court, Hindenburg Line, France, 29-30 September 1918; Pouchaux & Geneve, Premont, Busigny, Nocain, & Bireauville, France. Last assigned to Co C, 342d Machine Gun Battalion. Discharged 10 April 1919. In late 30's and early 40's was in VA Hospitals in Wyoming and Hot Springs, SD.
After marrying Clara they bought her father's farm a few miles west and north of Parkston. Orville had worked the farm for Caspar before he went into the Army. Dad says it is likely that Grandma (Clara) is the one who picked Orville out as she was determined and set in her ways. SO anyway they got married, Orville changed form Lutheran to Catholic and changed his middle name to Leo.
Orville was a hard working farmer and also quite intelligent and strong. When drought got real bad and grasshoppers were destroying crops, Orville headed to Texas to see what grew well there. He came back with seeds of Milo Sorghum, Sudan grass and millet, all new crops for the area. The seeds proved salvation for Orville and many of the other farmers in that part of South Dakota.
Grandpa was a dead shot and provided many a pheasant for Grandma to can for the winter. Those were the days when pheasants ran wild in the Dakotas. If you have never had milk baked pheasant, you don't know what you are missing. Later in life a farm accident almost cost him the sight of one eye. Dad says that he knew Grandpa's sight was going bad 'cause every now and then he'd miss a bird when he shot.
After marrying Clara they bought her father's farm a few miles west and north of Parkston. Orville had worked the farm for Caspar before he went into the Army. Dad says it is likely that Grandma (Clara) is the one who picked Orville out as she was determined and set in her ways. SO anyway they got married, Orville changed form Lutheran to Catholic and changed his middle name to Leo.
Orville was a hard working farmer and also quite intelligent and strong. When drought got real bad and grasshoppers were destroying crops, Orville headed to Texas to see what grew well there. He came back with seeds of Milo Sorghum, Sudan grass and millet, all new crops for the area. The seeds proved salvation for Orville and many of the other farmers in that part of South Dakota.
Grandpa was a dead shot and provided many a pheasant for Grandma to can for the winter. Those were the days when pheasants ran wild in the Dakotas. If you have never had milk baked pheasant, you don't know what you are missing. Later in life a farm accident almost cost him the sight of one eye. Dad says that he knew Grandpa's sight was going bad 'cause every now and then he'd miss a bird when he shot.
Events
| Birth | May 23, 1892 | Dayton, LaSalle County, IL | |||
| Marriage | October 14, 1919 | Parkston, Hutchinson County, SD - Clara Ann FERGAN |  | ||
| Occupation | 1930 - 1940 | farmer - Hutchinson County, SD | |||
| Death | July 28, 1943 | Hutchinson County, SD | | ||
| Burial | Sacred Heart Cemetery, Parkston, Hutchinson County, SD | |
Families
| Spouse | Clara Ann FERGAN (1894 - 1983) |
| Child | Robert James "Bob" FURR (1922 - 1997) |
| Child | Dr. Allan Anthony "Doc" FURR (1925 - 2004) |
| Father | George Luther FURR (1864 - 1909) |
| Mother | Elizabeth "Lizzie" CARRICK (1867 - 1909) |
| Sibling | John Ivan FURR (1890 - 1962) |
| Sibling | Charles Raymond FURR (1896 - 1972) |
| Sibling | Gertrude Alice FURR (1898 - 1983) |
| Sibling | Charles Everett FURR (1900 - 1979) |
| Sibling | Robert Emmett FURR (1900 - 1958) |
| Sibling | Mildred E. FURR (1903 - 1930) |
| Sibling | Theodore FURR (1907 - 1907) |
Endnotes
1. South Dakota Marriage Certificates, 1905-1949 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Original data: South Dakota Department of Health. South Dakota Marriage Index, 1905-1949. South Dakota Department of Health, Pierre, South Dakota..
2. South Dakota Deaths, 1905-1955 [database online]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Original data: South Dakota Department of Health. Index to South Dakota Death Records, 1905-1955. South Dakota Department of Health, Pierre, South Dakota..
3. findagrave.com.