Robert Wilkinson Furnas (1824 - 1905)

Born 5 May 1824 in Miami, Ohio, United States

Husband of Mary Elizabeth (McComas) Furnas — married 26 Nov 1845 in Hamilton County, Ohio, USA

Descendants

Died 1 Jun 1905 at age 81 in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States

Preceded by Acting Governor William H. James

Robert Wilkinson Furnas 2nd Governor of Nebraska 1873—1875

Succeeded by 3rd Governor Silas Garber

Biography

Robert Furnas was born in Ohio.

Robert Furnas was a Nebraskan.

Robert Furnas is Notable.

Born in Ohio, Robert was orphaned at the age of 8. He enlisted as a Captain in Co. E of the 2nd Nebraska Cavalry on December 8, 1862. He was mustered out on December 23, 1863 as a full Colonel. Furnas County, Nebraska is named in his honor.

• Fact: Residence (1850) Troy, Miami, Ohio, United States
• Fact: Residence (1860) Brownville, Nemaha, Nebraska, United States
• Fact: Residence (1870) Brownville, Nemaha, Nebraska, United States
• Fact: Occupation (from 13 January 1873 to 11 January 1875) Governor of Nebraska Nebraska, United States
• Fact: Residence (1880) Brownville, Nemaha, Nebraska, United States
• Fact: Residence (1900) Brownville, Nemaha, Nebraska, United States
• Fact: Burial (1905) Brownville, Nemaha, Nebraska, United States of America

Sources

• 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQ5-KYL : 4 April 2020), Robert W Famas, Troy, Miami, Ohio, United States; citing family 1227, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6RN-CPD : 19 March 2020), Robert W Furnas, 1860.

• 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHD7-MK9 : 19 March 2020), R W Far*, 1870.

• 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8YJ-4T7 : 16 August 2017), Robert Furnas, Brownville, Nemaha, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district ED 207, sheet 157D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,752.

• 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3BX-VZK : accessed 25 May 2020), Robert W Furnas, Brownville Precinct Brownville city, Nemaha, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 89, sheet 8A, family 179, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,935.

• Biography: Robert Wilkinson Furnas on Wikipedia

• " A Biographical and Genealogical History of Southeastern Nebraska" (Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago. 1904.)

• Burial: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV7-8TLM : 26 July 2019), Robert Wilkinson Furnas, 1905; Burial, Brownville, Nemaha, Nebraska, United States of America, Walnut Grove Cemetery; citing record ID 7265002, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. Find A Grave: Memorial #7265002.

• Burial: "Nebraska, Grand Army of the Republic, Burial Records, 1861-1948," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLXT-Z6W5 : 21 August 2019), Robert W Furnas, United States; citing Death, United States, Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln.

• Genealogy: "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 25 May 2020, 01:12), entry for Robert Wilkinson Furnas(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:K4KG-3TV); contributed by various users.