Delbert James Fury

Brief Life History of Delbert James

When Delbert James Fury was born on 21 May 1878, in West Virginia, United States, his father, William O'Dell Fury, was 22 and his mother, Rebecca Jane Smarr, was 23. He married Cornelia Estia Bailey in 1905, in Lewis, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, United States in 1930 and Coal District, Harrison, West Virginia, United States in 1940. He died on 6 June 1960, in Harrison, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport, Harrison, West Virginia, United States.

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Delbert James Fury
1878–1960
Cornelia Estia Bailey
1877–1971
Marriage: 1905
Ruth Marie Fury
1908–1993

Sources (14)

  • Delbert J Fury, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Delbert James Fury, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
  • Delbert James Fury, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1891 · Angel Island Serves as Quarantine Station

Angel Island served as a quarantine station for those diagnosed with bubonic plague beginning in 1891. A quarantine station was built on the island which was funded by the federal government at the cost of $98,000. The disease spread to port cities around the world, including the San Francisco Bay Area, during the third bubonic plague pandemic, which lasted through 1909.

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

Name Meaning

Irish: variant of Furey .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Pg 379 D. J. Fury, son of Wm. O'Dell and Rebecca Fury, was born at West Milford, May 25, 1878. He was married August 10, 1906, to Nealie Esta Bailey. He has one daughter, Ruth Marie Fury. The family …

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