Ellen Adella (Jones) Furr (1872 - 1944)

Born 10 Aug 1872 in Claiborne, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Wife of William Preston Furr — married 30 Jan 1890 in Claiborne, Mississippi, United States

Died 17 Jan 1944 at age 71 in Sharkey, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Ellen Adella "Della" was born in 1872. She died in 1944. Della was the daughter of Reuben B Jones and Ellen Virginia Goza^[1]

Della married William Preston Furr on 30 Jan 1890 in Claiborne, Mississippi.^[2]

Census Records:

• 1880. Enumerated with her parents and siblings in Burnell, Claiborne, Mississippi.^[3]
• 1900. Enuerated with her husband and children in Beat 4, Claiborne, Mississippi. Their 1900 household included:^[4]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

William P Furr Head Male 31 Mississippi

Lella Furr Wife Female 28 Mississippi

Herman P Furr Son Male 10 Mississippi

Sidney G Furr Son Male 8 Mississippi

Eunice G Furr Daughter Female 6 Mississippi

Hebert W Furr Son Male 5 Mississippi

Dewey H Furr Son Male 3 Mississippi

Lela Furr Daughter Female 1 Mississippi

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28292189/ellen-adella-furr: accessed 26 September 2022), memorial page for Ellen Adella Jones Furr (20 Aug 1872–17 Jan 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 28292189, citing Vickland Cemetery, Delta City, Sharkey County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Martha (contributor 46981928) .
2. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CCCW-VDPZ : 26 February 2020), Della Jones in entry for Wm P Furr, 30 Jan 1890; citing Marriage, Claiborne, Mississippi, United States, 00298, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4G3-58W : 14 January 2022), Ellen A. Jones in household of R. B. Jones, Burnell, Claiborne, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M96F-5LR : 11 March 2022), Lella Furr in entry for William P Furr, 1900.

Acknowledgments

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