Tobias Furches

Last Update 4/26/2008

1. Tobias FURCHES was born in 1777 in Kent, Delaware . He died in Jan 1825.

Moved from Delaware to NC in 1781.

Tobias married Susannah HORN daughter of Thomas HORN and Sarah MOFFETT about 1802 in Surry or Rowan Co, NC. Susannah was born in 1781 in Kent, Delaware . She died in 1845.

They had the following children:

2 M i. John FURCHES was born in 1795. He died on 23 Jan 1875.

3 F ii. Sarah Sallie FURCHES. Sarah married Isaac HALL on 13 Apr 1815 in Rowan Co, NC.

4 M iii. Thomas FURCHES was born on 22 Apr 1798. Thomas married Elizabeth FEREBEE.

Son of Thomas and Elizabeth's. Lewis Alexander Furches.

5 F iv. Mary Polly FURCHES. Mary married John HAINES.

6 F v. Elizabeth Betsy FURCHES. Elizabeth married John BEAMAN.

7 F vi. Jane Jincey FURCHES died in 1873 in Scott Co, IN. Jane married Rev Isaac COKER on 1 Aug 1833. Rev died in 1905 in IN.

Joined Eaton Baptist Church and preached his first sermon, age 20. In the fall of 1836 accompanied by her mother Susannah widowed, they moved to KY and then to Indiana. Jane died in Scott Co, IN in 1873, leaving 5 children. Isaac married to Eunice Sage and died in IN in 1905.

8 M vii. Stephen Lewis FURCHES was born on 12 Nov 1804. Stephen married Mary HOWELL.

9 M viii. David Moffat FURCHES was born on 22 Jun 1807. David married (1) Sarah STEELMAN. David married (2) Margaret DOORES.

2. John FURCHES (Tobias) was born in 1795 in NC. He died on 23 Jan 1875 in Iredell Co, NC.

CALAHALN TWP, Davie Co, NC 1870 165/165

John Furches 74 M W Shoe Maker 1300 150 NC
Lucy A Furches 70 F W House Keeper NC
? Jackson Furches 65 Shoe Maker NC
George Tucker Furches 10 M W At Home NC

John married Rachel HUNTER daughter of Charles HUNTER and Eve Rosannah HUFF on 15 Mar 1815 in Rowan Co, NC. Rachel was born in 1788. She died in 1820 in Iredell Co, NC.

They had the following children:

10 F i. Louisa Caroline FURCHES was born in 1827. She died in 1868/1870.

11 F ii. Susan FURCHES was born about 1815.

12 M iii. Hunter FURCHES was born in 1821.

Lived in Iredell Co, NC then moved to TN.

13 F iv. Clementine Hall FURCHES was born about 1831. She died on 16 Jan 1910.

14 M v. Felty FURCHES was born in 1818. He died in 1862.

10. Louisa Caroline FURCHES (John, Tobias) was born in 1827. She died in 1868/1870 in Caldwell Co, NC.

Information from "Furches Folks" by J. Frank Furches

Louisa Furches was the daughter and third child of John Furches and Rachel Hunter who married March 5, 1815 in Rowan Co, NC (Davie Co was Rowan). They were members of Eaton's Baptist Church and later members of Mount Vernon Church in Olin, NC when they had moved to Iredell Co. John had several holdings of land around Rocky and Little Rock Creeks. There is a copy of his will in the book "Furches Folks". He and Rachel had the following children:

Susan Furches m. Phillip Swanson and moved to GA.
V. Hunter Furches b 1821 moved to Iredell Co and then to TN.
Louisa Caroline Furches m. Austin Smith of Caldwell Co, NC.

It is believed that Louisa was left the care of her father, because she probably outlived Clementine, Susan had gone to GA, V. Hunter had gone to TN and Felty had died.

John is most probably buried in Caldwell Co, but not far from where he had lived in Northern Iredell Co.

Clementine Hall Furches married James Melvin Shaver of Iredell Co and Felty Furches b abt 1818 in Iredell Co, near Olin m. Caroline McConnell. Felty was about 2 years old when his mother Rachel died. He moved to Ashe Co, NC. He had red hair (as many of the Furches do). He was a farmer, furniture maker and preacher. He fought in the civil war and died in Culpeper VA abt 1862. Supposedly he received a package from his wife Caroline and overwhelmed with emotion he had a heart attack and died on the Court House steps in Culpeper. Caroline b 1824, d 1917 was buried in Hudson Cemetery in Ashe Co,NC. When she was widowed with 7 children she asked her brother in the Alleghany Mtns to take her in and he refused and she returned to Olin and took in washing to support her family. She and several others went to Eagle Cotton Mill to beg for cloth for their half clad children and were refused because they had no money. On their return home Union soldiers saw them and asked why they were crying. When told they went to the mill. (these stories are in the book and I thought were interesting and gives you some family history.)

John Furches parents were Tobias Furches and Susannah Horn. There is a copy also of his will in the book. Traditionally Tobias brought with him a chest when he came from Delaware to NC in 1781. Supposedly it contained old family records that were destroyed in a fire that consumed the house of Stephen Lewis in 1884 (a descendant).

Louisa married Austin SMITH son of Henry W SMITH and Elizabeth MURRAH about 1855 in Davie Co, NC. Austin was born on 11 Dec 1815 in Burke Co, NC. He died on 30 Aug 1897 in Caldwell Co, NC.
More on the Austin Smith Family can be found here.

11. Susan FURCHES (John, Tobias) was born about 1815 in Iredell Co, NC. She died in Murray Co, Georgia. Moved to GA.

1850 Census of Murray Co, Georgia
1860 Census of Murray Co, Georgia
1870 Census of Spring Place, Murray Co, Georgia
1880 Census of McDonald, Murray Co, Georgia

Susan married Phillip SWANSON about 1838. Phillip was born about 1819 in NC.

They had the following children:

25 M i.William D SWANSON was born on 27 Jan 1842 in Iredell Co, NC. He died on 4 Jun 1920 in Kaufman Co, Texas. William married Nancy Rhodes GIDDEN on 22 Aug 1866 in Murray Co, Georgia. Nancy was born on 20 Feb 1846 in Cleveland, TN. She died on 1 Jul 1914 in Kaufman Co, Texas.

13. Clementine Hall FURCHES (John, Tobias) was born about 1831 in Iredell Co, NC. She died on 16 Jan 1910.

Clementine married James Melvin SHAVER on 20 Aug 1854 in Near Statesville, Iredell Co, NC. J Melvin SHAVER was born on 20 Oct 1832. He died on 23 May 1890 in Iredell Co, NC.

They had the following children:

26 M i. James Melvin SHAVER Jr was born in 1863. He died1 25 Oct 1949 in Iredell Co, NC. Buried Antioch Baptist Church, Alexander CO, NC.

James Obit Landmark of Statesville - 10/27/1949.

27 M ii. Edmond Osborne Shaver born on 14 Jul 1861 in Iredell Co, NC. He died2 in 5 May 1928, Iredell Co, NC. Buried Oakwood Cemetery, Iredell Co, NC.

Edmond's Obit. Landmark of Statesville 5/7/1928.

Talulah Isabora Shaver died 17 Jul 1904, Iredell Co, NC.
Obit. Landmark of Statesville - 7/19/1904.

14. Felty FURCHES (John, Tobias) was born in 1818 in Iredell Co, NC. He died in 1862 in Culpeper VA.

Felty married Caroline MCCONNELL in 1843. Caroline was born Apr 1823. She died 11 Aug 1917. She was buried in Hudson Cemetery, Tree Top, Ashe Co, NC.

Caroline's Death Certificate.

They had the following children:

14A F i. Sarah Elizabeth FURCHES was born on 23 Apr 1846 in Buffalo, Ashe Co, NC. She died on 17 Jan 1930 in Elk Twp, Ashe Co, NC. Sarah married Thomas Monroe DUNCAN on 14 Apr 1867 in Ashe Co, NC. Thomas was born on 26 Mar 1840 in Ashe Co, NC. He died on 28 Nov 1904 in Beaver Creek, Ashe Co, NC. He was buried in Harding Family Cemetery,W. Jefferson, Ashe, NC .

14B John Furches born abt 1861 and died 24 Mar 1940.

John's Death Certificate.


Sources

1. Caldwell Co, NC (register of deeds), Book 36 Page 26.
2. Register of Deeds, Book 14 Page 394.Iredell Co.
3. Information from "Furches Folks" by J. Frank Furches.
4. US Census.
5. Landmark of Statesville Newspaper.
6. Death Certificates.