Fountain County IN Archives Biographies.....Furr, Washington 1832 - 
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Author: H. W. Beckwith (1881)

   Washington Furr, farmer, Newtown, was born in Cain township March 3, 1832. He
is the son of Edward and Elizabeth (Lightfoot) Furr, who came here in an early
day from Kentucky. His grandfather, Robert Lightfoot, was a soldier in the war
of 1812, and fought in several battles. Mr. Furr was married November 30, 1855,
to Ann, daughter of William S. Stephens, who came to Richland township from Ohio
in 1836. She was born April 9, 1836. Both her parents are living. Seven children
have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Furr, as follows: William E., December 31, 1856;
Solomon S., January 5, 185S; Rosetta, August 13, 1859; Benjamin F., February 17,
1860 (died in infancy); Laura Isabel, March 15, 1862 (died in September, 1867);
Wallace W. M., September 15, 1863, and Florence E., June 25, 1871. Mr. Furr and
his family lived in Grant township, Vermilion county, Illinois, from 1871 to
1873, both inclusive; with this exception they have always resided in Fountain
county.

Additional Comments:
Richland Township

Extracted from:

HISTORY OF FOUNTAIN COUNTY,

TOGETHER WITH
HISTORIC NOTES ON THE WABASH VALLEY,

GLEANED FROM EARLY AUTHORS, OLD MAPS AND MANUSCRIPTS
PRIVATE AND OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE, AND OTHER AUTHENTIC, THOUGH, FOR THE MOST
PART, OUT-OF-THE-WAY SOURCES.

BY H. W. BECKWITH,
OF THE DANVILLE BAR; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETIES OF
WISCONSIN AND CHICAGO.

WITH MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS.

CHICAGO: H. H. HILL AND N. IDDINGS, PUBLISHERS.
1881.

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