"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 44, No 18, p 4, May 3, 1888

This grand old man was born at Rock Bridge, Montgomery Co., Va., Feb. 13, 1797, and died, in ripe old age, at the home of his son-in-law, Wm. Hurley, at Long Branch, Neb., Feb. 18, 1888, being 91 years and 6 days old. When seven years old his parents moved to Clark county, Ohio.

He espoused the cause of Christ when about twenty-two years of age, and joined the Freewill Baptist Church. Being convinced at his error in keeping the First-day as the Sabbath, when about twenty-three he embraced the Sabbath of Jehovah and joined the Honey Creek Seventh-day Baptist Church, Clark county, Ohio. His was the same old story of opposition by friends and relatives, for he alone of them all obeyed the Lord.

April 19, 1822, he was married to Elizabeth Maxson, daughter of Jesse Maxson, of Clark county. To them were born twelve children, four sons and eight daughters, who grew to maturity, were married and became parents.

His aged widow, now eighty-four years old, and two sons and three daughters, survive him. The widow and three daughters live at Long Branch, Ne. The oldest son, Jesse, lives at Garwin, Iowa; and the second son, John, in Nez Perces county, Idaho. There were born eighty-eight grandchildren and seventy-one great-grandchildren.

Father Furrow moved his membership to Port Jefferson Seventh-day Baptist Church, Shelby County, Ohio where he served as deacon, then to Stokes Township, Logan county, in the same state. These three churches are now extinct. He emigrated to Nebraska Territory, settling at what is now called Long Branch, Sept. 28, 1856, being then fifty-nine years old. Few know what hardships these first settlers endured; but they trusted in God and went forward. The following summer, this family was joined by four others, namely, those of J. G. Babcock, J. S. babcock, John F. Randolph and John Furrow, and in the fall by others. Here they planted the banner of God's truth, the Sabbath of Jehovah, held meetings from house to house, grew in numbers, and, on July 10, 1863, were organized into a church, by Eld. Thos. E. Babcock, known as the Long Branch Seventh-day Baptist Church.

But few of the constituent members are now living.