Arkansas Family Group Sheet for the John FURR, Esquire Family *********************************************** Copyright Lina Boyd. All rights reserved. http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.shtml *********************************************** Submitted by: Lina Boyd Email address: Husband: John FURR, Esquire Birthdate: 11 Jan 1807 Birthplace: Montgomery County, North Carolina Death date: 19 Mar 1888 Place of death: Stanly County, North Carolina Burial: Bear Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Stanly Co. NC Father: John Dolan FURR Mother: Abigail STALLINGS Marriage date: unknown possibly 1824 Marriage place: North Carolina Wife: Beneeta BURRIS Birthdate: 08 Sep 1808 Birthplace: North Carolina Death date: 26 Dec 1892 Place of death: Stanly County, North Carolina Burial: Bear Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Stanly Co. NC Father: Taylor BURRIS Mother: Nancy MORTON CHILDREN Child No. 1: Daniel Monroe FURR Sex: m Birthdate: 16 Aug 1827? (1825) Birthplace: Montgomery Co. North Carolina Death date: 04 Mar 1865 Place of death: North Carolina Burial: Unknown Marriage date: unknown possibly 1846 Marriage place: possibly Stanly County, NC Spouse's name: Elizabeth C. (Caroline or Corrine) WHITLEY (1827-1893 Child No. 2: Sarah E. FURR Sex: f Birthdate: 06 Oct 1927 Birthplace: Montgomery Co. North Carolina Death date: 13 Aug 1881 Place of death: Pope County, Arkansas Burial: St. Paul Cemetery, Gravel Hill Community, Pope County, Arkanas Marriage date: Unknown Marriage place: possilby Stanly Co. NC Spouse's name: Isaac Wiley HATLEY (1827-1899) Child No. 3: John F. FURR Sex: m Birthdate: 16 Dec 1829 Birthplace: Montgomery County, North Carolina Death date: 30 Dec 1881 Place of death: Pope County, Arkansas Burial: Old Baptist Cemetery, Center Valley, Pope County, Arkansas Marriage date: 07 Dec 1848 Marriage place: Stanly County, North Carolina Spouse's name: Lavina WHITLEY (1830-?) Child No. 4: William Eben "Josh" FURR Sex: m Birthdate: 26 Apr 1832 Birthplace: Montgomery County, North Carolina Death date: 20 May 1913 Place of death: Stanly County, North Carolina Burial: Bear Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Stanly County, NC Marriage date: 22 Aug 1852 Marriage place: Stanly County, North Carolina Book I page 6 Spouse's name: Malinda FURR (1st wife) (1836-1871) Child No. 5: Davidson FURR Sex: m Birthdate: 28 Sep 1834 Birthplace: Montgomery County, North Carolina Death date: 11 Dec 1900 Place of death: Stanly County, North Carolina Marriage date: 08 Aug 1854 Burial: Bear Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Stanly Co. NC Marriage place: Stanly County, North Carolina Book I page 13 Spouse's name: Martha "Patsy" CARIKER (1839-after 1900) Child No. 6: Elmira Belinda FURR Sex: f Birthdate: 14 Feb 1837 Birthplace: Montgomery County, North Carolina Death date: 11 Jan 1909 Place of death: Hubbard (City), Whitney County, Texas Burial: Unknown cemetery Whitney Co. Texas Marriage date: 13 Apr 1854 Marriage place: Stanly County, North Carolina Book I page 11 Spouse's name: Jacob Wiley EUDY (1834-1898) Child No. 7: Catharine A. FURR Sex: f Birthdate: 31 Aug 1839 Birthplace: Montgomery County, North Carolina Death date: 17 Jun 1901 Place of death: Stanly County, North Carolina Burial: Bear Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Stanly Co. NC Marriage date: 16 Aug 1855 Marriage place: Stanly County, North Carolina Book I page 16 Spouse's name: Faranton FURR (1835-1916) Child No. 8: Beneeta FURR Sex: f Birthdate: 04 Jan 1842 Birthplace: Stanly County, North Carolina Death date: 20 Jan 1934 Place of death: Junction, Kimble County, Texas Burial: Unknown Marriage date: 24 Mar 1861 Marriage place: Stanly County, North Carolina Book I page 38 Spouse's name: Crittenton FURR (1839-1923) Child No. 9: Minta C. FURR Sex: f Birthdate: 26 May 1844 Birthplace: Stanly County, North Carolina Death date: 19 Feb 1929 Place of death: Stanly County, North Carolina Burial: William EUDY family Cemetery, Stanly Co. NC Marriage date: 26 Jan 1862 Marriage place: Stanly County, North Carolina, Book 1 page 39 Spouse's name: Ransom EUDY (1837-1916) Child No. 10: Martin Franklin FURR Sex: m Birthdate: 27 Nov 1846 Birthplace: Stanly County, North Carolina Death date: 18 Sep 1918 Place of death: Stanly County, North Carolina Burial: Friendship Methodist Church Cemetery, Stanly Co. NC Marriage date: Unknown Marriage place: Spouse's name: Frances "Frankey" FURR (1847-1903) Child No. 11: Mary Ann FURR Sex: f Birthdate: 11 Aug 1849 Birthplace: Stanly County, North Carolina Death date: 20 Oct 1889 Place of death: Stanly County, North Carolina Burial: Poplin's Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Stanly Co. NC Marriage date: 05 Oct 1871 Marriage place: Stanly County, North Carolina Book II page 18 Spouse's name: Henry LOWDER (1850-1888) Child No. 12: James M. FURR Sex: m Birthdate: 1851 Birthplace: Stanly County, North Carolina Death date: Unknown Place of death: possibly Oklahoma Burial: Unknown Marriage date: 05 Oct 1871 Marriage place: Stanly County, North Carolina Book II page 18 Spouse's name: Frances C. C. LOWDER (1854-1941) Child No. 13: Rowena FURR Sex: f Birthdate: 1853 Birthplace: Stanly County, North Carolina Death date: Place of death: (only found in 1860 census Stanly Co. NC) Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 14: Death date: Place of death: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 15: Death date: Place of death: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Documentation: Esquire John FURR has a will filed in Book II Stanly County, North Carolina Pages 218-221. I have a copy of this and his estate settlement. The letters testamentary lists his heirs who are to inherit his estate. I have cited where each marriage occurred. The difference in dates of birth for Daniel and Sarah, the two oldest children, has not been settled. Sarah's dates are from her tombstone which was erected in the early 1980s. It could be wrong. But I do know from the census ages that he was always two years older than her. In the 1830 Montgomery County, North Carolina census, John and his wife had three children under age 5, two boys and a girl. I found the information on Beneeta and Crittenton FURR from their pension records in Texas. Many of the other dates are from cemetery records in Stanly Co. North Carolina that were copied by David Kirk SHAVER, Sr. and B. W. CRUSE about 1964. The dates of the children who died in Arkansas are from Pope County Cemetery records that I copied myself and from information provided to me by family members. William Eben FURR's 2nd wife was Delytha Elizabeth DUNN married 10 Dec 1871 Book II page __ Stanly Co. NC. Lina Boyd, 3rd great grandaughter of Sarah FURR and Isaac Wiley HATLEY.