Individual Details

Burnett Bell FURR

(May 6, 1880 - September 14, 1936)

Listed in 1930 census as residing in the US Soldiers Home in Washington, DC.

Events

BirthMay 6, 1880Virginia
MarriageAbt, 1907Ada Estelle MILLER
DeathSeptember 14, 1936Hampton, Hampton (city), VA
Alt nameBernard Bell FURR
BurialThornrose Cemetery, Staunton, Staunton (city), VA

Families

SpouseAda Estelle MILLER (1883 - 1976)
FatherEdward M. FURR (1841 - 1920)
MotherSarah Margaret WINE (1846 - 1934)
SiblingCharles Craig FURR (1867 - 1962)
SiblingAugusta A. FURR (1869 - 1955)
SiblingDorsie DeWitt FURR (1871 - 1941)
SiblingMinnie M. FURR (1874 - 1927)
SiblingErnest Everette FURR (1876 - 1959)
SiblingFranklin Floyd FURR (1877 - 1947)
SiblingAddie Kate FURR (1883 - 1949)
SiblingArthur Christian FURR (1886 - 1937)
SiblingRuth Wine FURR (1885 - 1943)
SiblingLaura Leona FURR (1888 - 1967)

Notes

Death

Buena Vista, Sept. 15 — Word has been received here of the death of Bernard B. Furr, 56, at the Veterans hospital of Phoebus, Monday. He had been an invalid for a number of years. He was the son of the late Edward M. and Mrs. Sarah Furr of Augusta county, and is survived by his wife, who was Miss Ada Miller, Augusta county and the following sisters and brothers: Mrs. W. N. Key, Buena Vista; Mrs. N. C. Bailey and Mrs. J. C. Cleveland, Staunton; Mrs. D. L. Myers, Amherstdale, W. Va.; C. C. Furr, Broad Run; D. D. Furr, East Lexington; F. F. Furr, Waynesboro; E. E. Furr, Charleston, W. Va.; and A. C. Furr, Staunton. Burial will be at Thorn Rose cemetery, Staunton, Wednesday.
Rockbridge County News, Lexington, Virginia, September 17, 1936

Endnotes

1. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18 [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2002. National Archives and Records Administration. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. M1509, 20,243 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration..

2. Rockbridge County News, Lexington, Virginia.

3. findagrave.com.