Individual Details
Sylvan FURR
(June 2, 1860 - August 24, 1929)
Events
| Birth | June 2, 1860 | Fountain County, IN | |||
| Marriage | September 6, 1883 | Fountain County, IN - Eva Jane WILSON |  | ||
| Occupation | 1900 - 1920 | farmer - Millcreek, Fountain County, IN | |||
| Death | August 24, 1929 | Fountain County, IN |  | | |
| Burial | Rockfield Cemetery, Veedersburg, Fountain County, IN | |
Families
| Spouse | Eva Jane WILSON (1862 - 1947) |
| Child | Ruby Rowena FURR (1886 - 1901) |
| Child | Manford W. FURR (1888 - 1941) |
| Child | Omer Elliott FURR (1892 - 1970) |
| Child | Mary Eleanor FURR (1899 - 1984) |
| Father | William FURR (1831 - 1919) |
| Mother | Mary HESLER (1835 - 1914) |
| Sibling | Albert Ross FURR (1855 - 1925) |
| Sibling | Elliott Lee FURR (1857 - 1943) |
| Sibling | Jacob FURR (1863 - 1914) |
| Sibling | James Manford FURR (1870 - 1876) |
Notes
Death
Sylvan Furr, aged 69 a retired farmer and lifelong resident of Fountain County died at his home in Veedersburg Saturday morning. He had been ill of paralysis for the past year. Mr. Furr was born on a farm near Veedersburg June 2, 1860 a son of Wm. and Mary Furr. All his life had been spent on the farm with the exception of the past six months which had been spent in Veedersburg. Surviving besides the widow, he is survived by two sons, Manford, of Manhattan, Kansas; Omar at home and daughter Mary at home. He also leaves a brother, L. Furr of Winter Haven, Fl. The funeral was held Monday afternoon from the Christian Church at Veedersburg and burial was made in the Rockfield Cemetery.Fountain Warren Democrat - 8-29-1929
Endnotes
1. Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005.
2. Fountain County Genweb. http://indianagenweb.com/infountain/.
3. findagrave.com.