Cabarrus County, NC - Allen Furr Memories

Memory of Allen Furr 
 
Allen Furr (b. 21 Jul 1820, d. 9 Mar 1873) 
Burial: Center Grove Methodist Church Cemetery, Cabarrus County, NC 
 
From Bobby Harwood, "Personal interview with Carl Dexter Blackwelder, 
ggrandson of Allen gave me these notes on abt. 1990. As already noted 
from Rev. Albrights book about the great strength of Allen was told to 
Carl from his grandfather, Wilson Mathias Furr that he in fact could 
drink from the bung hole of a 50 gal. keg. Once when his wagon busted a 
wheel crossing Rocky River he carried it on his back a great distance 
to have it repaired while his son Wilson Mathias stayed with the mules. 
Allen once won a bet he could hold some huge timbers over his head 
while serving in the Civil War so he could get a 30 day leave. Allen 
did not have to serve in the war but volunteered. He was wounded in the 
bowels while serving & Wilson Mathias said he made a whistling sound as 
he breathed. Wilson Mathias also said his father rode back on the same 
white horse he rode off to war on."

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