Furnas - Extended Family
James Marion Furnas
 
(Jul 27, 1837 in OH - Apr 17, 1910 in Marshalltown, IA)
Son of Martin Furnas (1801-1849) and Marsena Patty (c1805-1882)
Civil War Vet - Company G, 1st Ohio Calv.
Census: 1850, 1870, 1880, 1900

Married (1) Margaret Athey (1835-1861) on Jul 2, 1857 in IA
Married (2) Rebecca Furnas (1837-1917) on Oct 25, 1864 in Miami, OH
(Rebecca is the daughter of Henry Steddom Furnas and Mary Jane Warfield)

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The 2 children of James and first wife Margaret are:
      1. Olive Furnas (Oct 1858 - Oct 1858) infant
      2. Columbus Furnas
(- Dec 16, 1877)
      3. Lloyd H. Furnas
(Jul 20, 1860 Miami, OH - Jun 9, 1931 in IA)
         
Census: 1870
, 1885, 1895; Death

The child of James and second wife Rebecca is:
      2. Emma C. Furnas (1870 in IN - Jan 31, 1918)
          Married (1) George C. Deaver in 1890
        
 Married (2) Taylor Thorp (1854-) in 1895
         
Married (3) Edwin S. Grimm (1877-1939) on Aug 8, 1910 in IA
         
Census: 1880, 1900, 1910

         
Children with George:

             
1. Edna Rosalie Deaver (Apr 16, 1891 in IA - May 15, 1933 in IA)
                 Census: 1900

                 Married Alfred Claus Petersen (1888-1966)
                     
1. Leone Christine Petersen (Dec 6, 1913 - Jan 12, 1983)
                         
Married Max M. Adair (1912-1981)
                              
1. Virginia Kay "Ginny" Adair (Nov 16, 1942 - Jul 4, 2020)
                                  
Married William Harold Moore (1938-2006)
                              
2. James Calvin "Jim" Adair (Sep 24, 1945 - Apr 13, 2024)
                     
2. Helyn Lucille Petersen (Dec 15, 1914 - May 12, 1997)
                         
Married John W. Kroger (1914-2003) in 1937
                              
1. Kristine Marie Kroger (Aug 26, 1942 - Feb 7, 2015)
                                  
Married Harold Kothenbeutel (1937-1998)
                      3. Benjamin Alfred Petersen (Jul 2, 1919 - Apr 27, 1989)
                      4. Jack L. Petersen (Nov 23, 1923 - Oct 15, 2008)
                         
Married Bernice Arlene Petersen (1923-201)
                      5. Wilbur E. Petersen (Nov 23, 1923 - Jul 7, 2012) WW2 Vet
                         
Married Vena Mildred Zhorne (1916-2002)

           
2. Benjamin Franklin Deaver (Jun 27, 1892 - Nov 15, 1956)
                Married Esther Louise Reichenback (1895-1949)

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