Family History - Robert M. Furman

1. Robert M. Furman,¹ born 4 March 1858 in New York, the son of Robert Furman and Marie B. Angle;^{1, 2, 3, 4} died 23 August 1882 in Albany, Albany County, New York.^{1, 5, 6} Robert is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, Onandaga County, New York.^{1, 6}

1. Find a Grave (website). Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, Onandaga County, New York, Furman, Robert: Robert / Son of / Robert & Maria B. / Furman / Died Aug. 23, 1882 / Aged 24 Yrs. [from gravestone]. Born: 4 March 1858; Died 23 August 1882 [from record].
2. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Onondaga County, City of Syracuse, Page 48, family of Robert (age 63) and Marie B. Furman (age 41), with Robert M. Furman (age 2), Catherine Angle (age 45), and Margaret Connolly (age 19), servant.
3. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New York, Onondaga County, Onondaga, page no. 114, family of Maria B. Furman (age 54) with Robert M. Furman (age 12) and Ellen Dailey (age 16), domestic servant.
4. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, Onondaga County, Onondaga, Enumeration District 189, Page No. 3; family of Maria B. Furman (62, N.Y., widow); son Robert E. Furman (22, N.Y.).
5. Deaths, The New York Daily Standard, Syracuse, New York, available at fultonhistory.com; 24 August 1882, death of Robert Furman on 23 August 1882 in Albany, New York. The article provides a detailed account of how Robert shot his mistress and then himself; his mistress was only wounded but he died of his injuries.
6. Deaths, Watertown Daily Times, Watertown, New York, available at fultonhistory.com; 28 August 1882, article on the death of Robert Furman the previous week. The article provides a detailed account of his shooting his mistress and then himself, and indicates he was interred in Oakwood Cemetery [Syracuse, New York].