Joel Harvey Furr (1825 - 1916)

Born 23 Dec 1825 in Lawrence, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Malona Malvina (Newton) Furr — married 1 Feb 1844 in Copiah County, Mississippi, USA

Descendants

Died 19 Nov 1916 at age 90 in Lincoln, Mississippi, United States

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Joel Furr served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 12 Jan 1863
Mustered out: 9 Apr 1865
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Co. K, 3rd Regiment, Infantry Mississippi

Biography

Joel Harvey Furr was born in 1825. His parents are Christian Jacob Furr and Catherine (Pierce) Furr. He died in 1916.

Military History:

Enlisted: January 12, 1863

Rank: Private

Regiment/Unit: Company K, 3rd Regiment, Infantry Mississippi

Where enlisted: Vicksburg, Mississippi

Prisoner of War: May 4 - May 19, 1865^[1]

Wounded: May 31, 1864, at Battle of New Hope Church^[2]

Discharged: Apr 9, 1865 (surrender)

Census Information:

1830 Census
Lawrence, Mississippi, USA
Head: Christian Furr
2 males ages 0-4
1 male ages 5-9
1 male ages 10-14
1 male ages 30-39
2 females ages 0-4
1 female ages 5-9
1 female ages 10-14
1 female ages 30-39
^[3]

1840 Census
Lawrence, Mississippi, USA
Head: Christian Furr
2 males ages 0-4
3 males ages 5-9
1 male ages 10-14
1 male ages 15-20
1 male ages 30-39
1 male ages 40-49
2 females ages 10-14
1 female ages 15-19
1 female ages 40-49
^[4]

1850 Census
Copiah, Mississippi, USA
Head: Joel Harvey Furr 24
Female: Malonah 22
Female: Rachel Catharine 4
Female: Mary Elizabeth 2
Female: Nancy Margaret 7/12
^[5]

1860 Census
Copiah, Mississippi, USA
Head: J H Furr 35
Female: Malona 33
Female: Rachael 14
Female: Mary E 12
Male: Jno 9
Female: Adeline 6
Male: Francis M 3
Male: Isaac 1
Same household but unknown people
Male: W J Tillman 31
Female: Selena C 24
Male: Thomas C 6
Male: H R R 3
Female: Elizabeth 3/12
^[6]

1870 Census
Copiah, Mississippi, USA
Head: Joel H Furr 45
Female: Malona 44
Male: John 17
Female: Adaline 15
Male: Marion 12
Male: Franklin 8
Male: Levy R 7
Female: Victoria 5
Male: David L 7/12
William Claborn 10 Born in Alabama, do not know who he is but same household.
^[7]

1880 Census
Copiah, Mississippi, USA
Head: Harvey Furr 54
Wife: Maloney 53
Son: Maron 23
Son: Franklin 18
Son: Levy 15
Dau: Amelia 13
Son: Lott 11
Next household is son John
Head: John Furr 27
Wife: Jennie 23
Dau: Nettie 1
Boarder: Charley Smith 14 Farm Labor
^[8]

1890 Census does not include Mississippi

1900 Census
Unable to find him.

1910 Census
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MP84-CDJ : accessed 29 August 2019), Joel H Furr in household of William T Drane, Beat 2, Copiah, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 46, sheet 19A, family 288, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 737; FHL microfilm 1,374,750.
Might be him but I have no record of a wife named Rebecca or a daughter named Sarah

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.fold3.com/image/68811998
2. ↑ https://www.fold3.com/image/68811995
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPF-BQB : 29 July 2017), Christian Furr, Lawrence, Mississippi, United States; citing 53, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 71; FHL microfilm 14,839.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRL-NSJ : 7 September 2017), Christian Furr, Lawrence, Mississippi, United States; citing p. 69, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 216; FHL microfilm 14,841.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LH-VB3 : 12 April 2016), Joel Harvey Furr, Copiah county, Copiah, Mississippi, United States; citing family 42, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6GH-TFX : 14 December 2017), J H Furr, 1860.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF37-BVW : 13 June 2019), Joel H Furr, 1870.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4GW-CPX : 26 August 2017), Harvey Furr, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 19, sheet 96B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0645; FHL microfilm 1,254,645.

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