Individual Details
Harry Lawrence FURR
(June 14, 1880 - January 21, 1942)
Events
| Birth | June 14, 1880 | Mount Jackson, Shenandoah County, VA |  | ||
| Marriage | December 25, 1901 | Shenandoah County, VA - Mable Gertrude LONG | | ||
| Occupation | 1910 | electrician - Rockingham County, VA | |||
| Occupation | 1920 | garage proprietor - Harrisonburg, Harrisonburg (city), VA | |||
| Occupation | 1930 | mechanical engineer - Harrisonburg, Harrisonburg (city), VA | |||
| Occupation | 1940 | Chevrolet salesman - Harrisonburg, Harrisonburg (city), VA | |||
| Death | January 21, 1942 | Harrisonburg, Harrisonburg (city), VA |  | | |
| Burial | Mount Jackson Cemetery, Mount Jackson, Shenandoah County, VA | |
Families
| Spouse | Mable Gertrude LONG (1880 - 1968) |
| Child | Mildred Lee FURR (1908 - 1967) |
| Father | John Howard FURR (1852 - 1917) |
| Mother | Rebecca Frances "Fannie" DELLINGER (1854 - 1937) |
| Sibling | Robert Mortimer FURR (1875 - 1939) |
| Sibling | Dooney Edna FURR (1877 - 1953) |
| Sibling | Kennie Myrtle FURR (1882 - 1949) |
| Sibling | Clarence Lee FURR (1886 - 1954) |
| Sibling | Nina N. FURR (1888 - 1984) |
| Sibling | Wirt Byrd FURR (1890 - 1970) |
| Sibling | Maude Lena "Mandy" FURR (1893 - 1965) |
Notes
Death
HARRISONBURG — Harry L. Furr, 61, pioneer automobile dealer and inventor, died at his home Wednesday, the result of a heart attack. Mr. Furr, a native of Mt. Jackson, operated the first Ford and Buick agency in Harrisonburg and in his youth was manager of the Harrisonburg Mutual Telephone Company. He was the inventor of the Furr Auto Signal, one of the first automobile directional signals. Besides his wife, who was Miss Mabel Long of Mt. Jackson, he is survived by one daughter, Miss Mildred Furr of Washington: two brothers, C. L. and W. B. Furr, Washington; four sisters, Mrs. Doony E. Bowman, Mt. Jackson; Mrs. Kennie M. Fadely, Birmingham, Ala.; Mrs. W. D. Robinson, Vanceburg, Ky., and Mrs. Maud L. Fultz, Edinburg. Funeral services will be held Friday at 3 P. M. at the First United Brethren Church. Burial will be at Mt. Jackson.Richmond Times-Dispatch, Richmond, Virginia, January 23, 1942
Endnotes
1. United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007, database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KSP-S62F : 10 February 2023).
2. Virginia Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935, database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Z1SQ-6V6Z : 22 June 2020).
3. Virginia Death Certificates, 1912-1987. Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 11 November 2020.
4. findagrave.com.