Individual Details
Charles Corbin "CC" FURR
(April 2, 1876 - September 30, 1959)
C. C. Furr. One of the oldest and most reliable land firms in central and Northeast Missouri is that conducted under the name of Furr. Father and son have continued this business for a quarter of a century, and Fayette has come to regard the office as one of the valued assets of the business community. General real estate, farm loans, exchange and insurance comprise the principal branches of the business, and Mr. Furr maintains a fine suite of offices in the Bank of Commerce building at Fayette.
Mr. C. C. Furr is a son of the late Maj. A. J. Furr, one of the ablest and best known citizens of Howard County, a man whose business and official record remains to be cherished by his son. The family were originally from Virginia, where Major Furr was born on his father's plantation, where before the war five hundred slaves were employed in the various activities of one of the largest of country estates typical of the Old Dominion. When A. J. Furr arrived at the age of fifteen, the war came on and he enlisted in the Confederate army. He through the various campaigns, receiving a wound as a token of his service, and came out an officer. He' soon afterwards came west, locating a short time in St. Louis, and then in Howard county. At Boonesboro he was engaged in teaching school for some time, and married one of his pupils. Miss Betha F. Ashcraft, who represented one of the old families of Howard County. Otho Ashcraft, her father, was a pioneer of Howard County. Mark Cole, our subject's great-great-grandfather on his mother's side, was with Daniel Boone at Boonesboro and fought the Indians in the early days. To the union of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Furr three children were born who reached adult age. Of these, was a young woman of education and ability, and her death at the age of twenty-three was deplored by a large acquaintance. A son, named B. F. [Bradford Forrest], was also at the beginning of a useful career, when at Denver he submitted to a surgical operation, and lived only a few months after his return home, being twenty-two years old at the time of his death.
The late Major Furr served as county treasurer and county collector of Howard County, and was otherwise identified with the public- spirited activities of this community in which he spent so many years. He was a man of commanding presence, and also because of his official record in the army, was often called upon at the larger public occasions, especially as grand marshal.
Mr. C. C. Furr was born in Boonesborough on April 2, 1876, and has spent practically all his life in Howard County. As a boy he attended the public schools and later Central College, and early began his experience in real estate, first in a real estate firm and then in business for himself and with his father. Mr. Furr married Miss Virginia Lee Hammack, daughter of William H. Hammack, who was formerly a banker at Salisbury, Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. Furr have two children, named Otho Kemp and Jane Elizabeth. Politically Mr. Furr is a Democrat, is a member of the Methodist church, while his wife is a Baptist.
A history of northeast Missouri (Volume 2) – Walter Williams
Mr. C. C. Furr is a son of the late Maj. A. J. Furr, one of the ablest and best known citizens of Howard County, a man whose business and official record remains to be cherished by his son. The family were originally from Virginia, where Major Furr was born on his father's plantation, where before the war five hundred slaves were employed in the various activities of one of the largest of country estates typical of the Old Dominion. When A. J. Furr arrived at the age of fifteen, the war came on and he enlisted in the Confederate army. He through the various campaigns, receiving a wound as a token of his service, and came out an officer. He' soon afterwards came west, locating a short time in St. Louis, and then in Howard county. At Boonesboro he was engaged in teaching school for some time, and married one of his pupils. Miss Betha F. Ashcraft, who represented one of the old families of Howard County. Otho Ashcraft, her father, was a pioneer of Howard County. Mark Cole, our subject's great-great-grandfather on his mother's side, was with Daniel Boone at Boonesboro and fought the Indians in the early days. To the union of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Furr three children were born who reached adult age. Of these, was a young woman of education and ability, and her death at the age of twenty-three was deplored by a large acquaintance. A son, named B. F. [Bradford Forrest], was also at the beginning of a useful career, when at Denver he submitted to a surgical operation, and lived only a few months after his return home, being twenty-two years old at the time of his death.
The late Major Furr served as county treasurer and county collector of Howard County, and was otherwise identified with the public- spirited activities of this community in which he spent so many years. He was a man of commanding presence, and also because of his official record in the army, was often called upon at the larger public occasions, especially as grand marshal.
Mr. C. C. Furr was born in Boonesborough on April 2, 1876, and has spent practically all his life in Howard County. As a boy he attended the public schools and later Central College, and early began his experience in real estate, first in a real estate firm and then in business for himself and with his father. Mr. Furr married Miss Virginia Lee Hammack, daughter of William H. Hammack, who was formerly a banker at Salisbury, Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. Furr have two children, named Otho Kemp and Jane Elizabeth. Politically Mr. Furr is a Democrat, is a member of the Methodist church, while his wife is a Baptist.
A history of northeast Missouri (Volume 2) – Walter Williams
Events
| Birth | April 2, 1876 | Howard County, MO |  | ||
| Marriage | September 1, 1902 | Armstrong, Howard County, MO - Virginia Lee "Jennie" HAMMACK | | ||
| Occupation | Bet 1910 and 1930 | real estate agent - Fayette, Howard County, MO | |||
| Death | September 30, 1959 | Fayette, Howard County, MO | |||
| Burial | Fayette City Cemetery, Fayette, Howard County, MO | |
Families
| Spouse | Virginia Lee "Jennie" HAMMACK (1882 - 1980) |
| Child | Otho Kemp FURR (1903 - 1982) |
| Child | Jane E. FURR (1905 - 1980) |
| Father | Andrew Johnson FURR (1846 - 1908) |
| Mother | Betty F. "Bettie" ASHCRAFT (1858 - 1941) |
| Sibling | Lucile V. "Lucy" FURR (1874 - 1895) |
| Sibling | Bedford Forrest FURR (1877 - 1899) |
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. Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: Missouri Marriage Records. Jefferson City, MO, USA: Missouri State Archives. Microfilm..
3. findagrave.com.