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Descendants of FELIX FURBEE

77. SUSANNAH⁸ FURBEE (BOWERS⁷, WAITMAN⁶, BOWERS⁵, BENJIMAN⁴, BENJAMIN FURBEE³ [FURBY], BENJAMIN FURBEE², FELIX¹ FURBEE) was born April 22, 1830 in VA, and died March 14, 1905 in Indian Creek, Tyler Co., WV. She married (1) OLIVER P. WELLS October 09, 1851 in Tyler Co., VA, son of WILLIAM WELLS and MARGARET ANKROM. He was born July 02, 1826, and died December 24, 1862 in Tyler Co., WV. She married (2) FERRY TAGGARD April 1870. He was born Unknown, and died Bef. 1905.

Notes for SUSANNAH FURBEE:
According to Madison Stathers, "One more tragic event was to fall upon the Furbees during this period of universal tragedy, and it was to take the nature of a calamity for the entire community. Susan, the oldest daughter of Bowers and Nancy Furbee, had been married to Oliver P. Wells, a son of William Wells, one of the wealthiest and best known men of the county. They lived in the larger, stone house near the mouth of McElroy and had extensive holdings in the community. Oliver Wells returned from a trip to Baltimore and fell ill. His malady was diagnosed as the dread smallpox. Immediately, the farm--with all its occupants--was quarantined. The master of the house died after a few days of intense suffering and was buried by a few devoted followers. One by one all the members the household took the terrible malady, except the mother, who--by the greatest good fortune--had been vaccinated and escaped it completely. This scourge continued throughout the Spring and a part of the Summer of 1864."

More About OLIVER P. WELLS:
Cause of Death: smallpox
Occupation: cattleman, farmer, Tyler Co. sheriff

More About OLIVER WELLS and SUSANNAH FURBEE:
Marriage: October 09, 1851, Tyler Co., VA

Notes for FERRY TAGGARD:
Ferry was from Blacksville, on the line between Monongalia Co., WV, and Greene Co., PA.

More About FERRY TAGGARD and SUSANNAH FURBEE:
Marriage: April 1870

Children of SUSANNAH FURBEE and OLIVER WELLS are:

LEMAR WILLIAM⁹ WELLS, b. January 30, 1854; d. Unknown; m. ELLEN RIGGLE, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

More About LEMAR WILLIAM WELLS:
Occupation: drover and stock raiser

More About LEMAR WELLS and ELLEN RIGGLE:
Marriage: Unknown

166.	ii.		JAMES MADISON WELLS, b. January 27, 1856; d. February 22, 1941.
167.	iii.		FRANCES WELLS, b. 1857; d. October 06, 1943.

78. ANDREW JACKSON⁸ FURBEE (BOWERS⁷, WAITMAN⁶, BOWERS⁵, BENJIMAN⁴, BENJAMIN FURBEE³ [FURBY], BENJAMIN FURBEE², FELIX¹ FURBEE) was born May 25, 1835 in McElroy, Tyler Co., VA, and died February 19, 1892 in McElroy, Tyler Co., WV. He married RACHEL ELLEN HUGHEY March 23, 1858 in Ohio. She was born December 20, 1836 in Highland Co., OH, and died November 01, 1891 in McElroy, Tyler Co., WV.

Notes for ANDREW JACKSON FURBEE:
Andrew lived in Cincinnati, OH.

"Uncle Jack was a man of very genial and pleasing personality. Tall and very slender, he gave me the very impression of extreme vigor. I am not sure, however, that he was a great worker. Certainly, he loved hunting and fishing and many are the times that he used to order me to go with him on his fishing trips on the Middle Island."

More About ANDREW JACKSON FURBEE:
Burial: Unknown, Beechwood Cemetery, Centerville, Tyler Co., WV
Cause of Death: pneumonia
Occupation: Farmer

More About RACHEL ELLEN HUGHEY:
Burial: November 02, 1891, Ripley, WV

More About ANDREW FURBEE and RACHEL HUGHEY:
Marriage: March 23, 1858, Ohio

Children of ANDREW FURBEE and RACHEL HUGHEY are:

168.	i.		WAITMAN HENRY⁹ FURBEE, b. January 12, 1859, McElroy Creek, Tyler Co., VA; d. April 22, 1940, Weston, Lewis Co., WV.
	ii.		KATHERINE FURBEE, b. December 07, 1860, Tyler Co., VA; d. September 26, 1949, Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV.

Notes for KATHERINE FURBEE:
Lived in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co., WV in 1910. She was living with her brother Waitman.

Lived in Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV BEF 1930.

Lived in Tyler City, Tyler Co., WV in 1930.

Lived in Alma, WV in 1941.

More About KATHERINE FURBEE:
Education: Maryland University Training School
Occupation: nurse

169.	iii.	WILLIAM LLOYD FURBEE, b. August 05, 1862, McElroy Creek, near Centerville, Tyler Co., WV; d. February 18, 1943, Washington Co., NC.
170.	iv.	THOMAS BOWERS FURBEE, b. March 08, 1864, McElroy Creek, Tyler Co., WV; d. 1941, McElroy Creek, Tyler Co., WV.
171.	v.	LEE FURBEE, b. September 07, 1866, McElroy, Tyler Co., WV; d. Unknown.
172.	vi.	NANCY FURBEE, b. March 21, 1869, Tyler Co., WV; d. Unknown.
173.	vii.	CLYDA FURBEE, b. September 10, 1871, Tyler Co., WV; d. Unknown.
174.	viii.	GEORGE PAUL FURBEE, b. April 05, 1875, Ritchie Co., West Virginia; d. Unknown.

79. JANE⁸ FURBEE (BOWERS⁷, WAITMAN⁶, BOWERS⁵, BENJIMAN⁴, BENJAMIN FURBEE³ [FURBY], BENJAMIN FURBEE², FELIX¹ FURBEE) was born July 03, 1837 in Virginia, and died June 01, 1923. She married THOMAS J. MORRIS December 05, 1861 in Tyler Co., VA, son of JAMES MORRIS and ??? [MORRIS]. He was born November 10, 1832 in Tyler Co., VA, and died November 02, 1866.

Notes for JANE FURBEE:
In 1870 Jane was living with her parents and owned $500 worth of real estate and $2000 worth of personal property.

Notes for THOMAS J. MORRIS:
"The part played by Thomas Morris in this great struggle was most interesting and worthy of record. A young man of about thirty when the war began, he had been recently married (1861) and had the leading store in Centreville. By inheritance and family ties, his sympathies went with the southern cause, but the great majority of his neighbors and friends were allied with the cause of the Union. No finer tribute can be paid to his memory than the simple faith and trust that the soldiers of the North had in him and expressed in their letters written to him from the battlefields and camps of Virginia. When they sent their monthly wages home to their families, it was always through his hands that they sent it. It was with him that they discussed the problems of their hard life. Many of these letters are in the writer's possession and they throw interesting light upon this modest and just man. An interesting and colorful incident from the opposite angle happened one evening when a troop of southern cavalry rode down McElroy, across Middle Island and on into the little village of Centreville. Most of the people of the town and community fled or closed and barred their doors, but not so with Tom Morris. He opened wide his store and invited the warriors in and let them help themselves to what they desired from his shelves, which they were not slow in doing. At the close of their visit; they paid their bill--in Confederate bills, legal tender in the realm of Jefferson Davis, but of doubtful value in West Virginia."

More About THOMAS J. MORRIS:
Cause of Death: pneumonia
Occupation: merchant

More About THOMAS MORRIS and JANE FURBEE:
Marriage: December 05, 1861, Tyler Co., VA

Child of JANE FURBEE and THOMAS MORRIS is:

MARY SUSAN⁹ MORRIS, b. September 29, 1862, West Virginia; d. Abt. 1932.

Notes for MARY SUSAN MORRIS:
Mary Susan was a lifelong invalid.

She was not enumerated in her mother's household in 1870 but was there in 1920.

80. PRESLEY MARTIN⁸ FURBEE (BOWERS⁷, WAITMAN⁶, BOWERS⁵, BENJIMAN⁴, BENJAMIN FURBEE³ [FURBY], BENJAMIN FURBEE², FELIX¹ FURBEE) was born April 04, 1842 in Centerville, Tyler Co., VA, and died February 26, 1921 in Marietta, OH. He married ISABELLE C. SMITH September 04, 1871 in Tyler Co., VA, daughter of AMBROSE SMITH and LOUISA MCCAY. She was born December 1845 in Tyler Co., VA, and died April 06, 1910 in Alma, Tyler Co., WV.

Notes for PRESLEY MARTIN FURBEE:
Lived in McElroy Dist., Tyler Co., WV in 1900.

Lived in Tyler Co., WV in 1920.

Presley lived near McElroy in Tyler Co. "The home of the Furbees became one of the stations of an underground railroad--running from the North to the Southland. The house was watched repeatedly, by the Union forces and not without reason, for it often sheltered those who did not have the Union's interest at heart. One night Presley set out with a number of Confederate soldiers, who had been staying at his father's house to guide them on the last important turn of the road, near the mouth of Flint Run, and he was saying goodbye to the soldiers when, suddenly, men appeared from behind every tree and stone and swarmed down upon them. The band was taken first West Union and, later, to the Federal prison, Camp Chase, located near Columbus, Ohio. Presley was set at liberty several months later but not until after he had taken the oath of allegiance."

More About PRESLEY MARTIN FURBEE:
Burial: Unknown, Beechwood Cemetery, Centerville, Tyler Co., WV
Occupation: Farmer

More About PRESLEY FURBEE and ISABELLE SMITH:
Marriage: September 04, 1871, Tyler Co., VA

Children of PRESLEY FURBEE and ISABELLE SMITH are:

175.	i.		WAITMAN⁹ FURBEE, b. November 28, 1873, West Virginia; d. April 1969, Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV.
	ii.		SARAH FURBEE, b. September 05, 1875, West Virginia; d. Unknown; m. ??? SWAN, Unknown; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

Notes for SARAH FURBEE:
Lived in Marietta, OH in 1921.

More About ??? SWAN and SARAH FURBEE:
Marriage: Unknown

176.	iii.	GILBERT D. FURBEE, b. May 19, 1878, Alma, Tyler Co., WV; d. May 03, 1918, Terra Alta, WV.
	iv.	JESSIE FURBEE, b. July 1880, West Virginia; d. Unknown.
	v.	EMILY FURBEE, b. June 1882, McElroy, Tyler Co., WV; d. January 13, 1903, Alma, Tyler Co., WV.

More About EMILY FURBEE:
Burial: January 15, 1903, Alma, Tyler Co., WV
Cause of Death: appendicitis

vi.

ARZA FURBEE, b. August 1885, West Virginia; d. October 1918, Mineral Co., WV; m. IRENE ???, Abt. 1910; b. Abt. 1885, West Virginia; d. Unknown.

Notes for ARZA FURBEE:
Lived in Keyser, New Creek Dist., Mineral Co., WV in 1910.

More About ARZA FURBEE:
Cause of Death: influenza
Occupation: druggist

More About ARZA FURBEE and IRENE ???:
Marriage: Abt. 1910

vii.

FRED FURBEE, b. August 03, 1888, McElroy District, Tyler Co., WV; d. June 1979, Marietta, Washington Co., OH.

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