The photos of the “J. FURNEY” rifle I shared a few days ago here inspired me to continue my research on the gunsmith brothers John and Daniel Furney. It’s a tough subject to research, but I found a surprising amount new (at least to me) information, and the search has been interesting.
I could use some help finding the 1840 Ohio census records for Philip, John, and Daniel Furney, and the 1850 Ohio census records for Philip and John. I suspect John was in Ohio by 1840, but he might have still been in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.
Here’s a link to the gunsmith biography page I have for John and Daniel Furney:
https://korns.org/gunsmiths/John-Furney-8212020/John-Furney-8152020.html
