Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: Basil Lee FURR / Mary Ellen Fay PLAUGER (F30357)

m. 18 Mar 1917


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  • Basil Lee FURRFather | Male
    Basil Lee FURR

    Born  21 Dec 1895  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  26 Jul 1993   
    Buried    Savage Cemetery, Savage, Howard Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  18 Mar 1917  [1]  Toms Fork, Porto Rico, Doddridge Co, WV  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  John Wesley FURR | F40905 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Emily Virginia DEEM | F40905 Group Sheet 

    Mary Ellen Fay PLAUGERMother | Female
    Mary Ellen Fay PLAUGER

    Born  15 Jan 1897  Grove, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  2 Sep 1981   
    Buried    Savage Cemetery, Savage, Howard Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  William Anderson PLAUGER | F809 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Rose Ann HART | F809 Group Sheet 

    Grace Clair FURRChild 1 | Female
    Grace Clair FURR

    Born  17 Sep 1917  New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Apr 1999   
    Buried    Savage Cemetery, Savage, Howard Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  ___ WHITING | F48876 
    Married     

    Ula Gay FURRChild 2 | Female
    Ula Gay FURR

    Born  21 Oct 1920  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Feb 1987   
    Buried    Savage Cemetery, Savage, Howard Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Henry H. SANDRIDGE | F48877 
    Married     

    Delbert Basil FURRChild 3 | Male
    Delbert Basil FURR

    Born  7 Feb 1923  Leopold, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1 Feb 1980   
    Buried    Savage Cemetery, Savage, Howard Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Ireta Daffodil SKIPPER | F48880 
    Married     
    Spouse  Myrtle D. YEAGER | F48878 
    Married  17 Dec 1949  Winchester, VA Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 
    • 1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District), enumerated on Jan 27/28 1920:
      Basil Furr, 24, farmer; wife Fay, 22; dau Grace, 2y 2m; boarder Lemmon Knapp, 5; boarder Minor Knapp, 4y 1m; boarder Charles Knapp, 2y 3m.
      (NOTE: Leeman, Minor and Charles Knapp were the sons of Alva Calvin Knapp and Georgia R. Nutter, both natives of New Milton. The three Knapp children were enumerated with their parents in Harrison County in 1930. Relationship, if any, between the Knapp and Furr families is not known.)

      1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Greenbrier District), enumerated on Apr 22 1930:
      Basil Furr, 33, laborer for public road; wife Fay, 32; dau Grace, 12; dau Ula, 9; son Delbert, 7.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.