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Harriett FURR

Harriett FURR

Female 1832 - 1916  (84 years)

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  • Name Harriett FURR 
    Born 1832  Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Female 
    Died 1916  [2] 
    Buried Layfield (Mt Moriah) Cemetery, Co Rd 31/8, near Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Notes 
    • Identified in 1858 marriage record as Harriet Marks, widowed, dau of Lemuel & May Cain. But daughter Catherine's death record identifies her as Harriett Frum (or Frimm or Primm, as handwritten entry is illegible), while son Sanford's death record identifies her as Harriet Furr.
    Person ID I43796  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 18 May 2008 

    Father Lemuel FURR 
    Mother Mary A. CAIN 
    Family ID F21010  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 ___ MARKS,   d. Bef Nov 1858 
    Family ID F21011  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Henry LAYFIELD,   b. 1827, Wood Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1909  (Age 82 years)  [4] 
    Married 11 Nov 1858  Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
     1. Sanford LAYFIELD,   b. 26 Sep 1859, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 May 1938, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    +2. Catherine L. "Kate" LAYFIELD,   b. 20 Apr 1867, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Oct 1939, Cokeleys, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
    +3. David LAYFIELD,   b. 7 May 1871, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jan 1961, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
    Family ID F17695  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1630] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985)).

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    3. [S123] Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), (McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995).

    4. [S1590] Death record of daughter.

    5. [S1630] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985)).
      Identified as Henry Layfield, 30, b. Wood Co, res. Ritchie Co, son of John & Elizabeth; and Harriet Marks, widowed, 26, b. Lewis Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of Lemuel & May Cain. Married Nov 11 1858. But daughter Catherine's death record identifies her mother as Harriett Frum (or Frimm or Primm, as handwritten entry is illegible), while son Sanford's death record identifies her as Harriet Furr.