Henry Furr introduced his patent application with the following words:

To all whom it may concern;
Be it known that I, Henry Bruce Furr, a citizen of Dayton, in the county of Lasalle and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rolling-Disk Cultivators; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This Dayton farmer was born in 1860, the oldest son of Squire Newton Furr, a pioneer who came to La Salle county in 1838,  and his wife Mary E. Bruner. There were seven children in the family, Henry B., Alice V., George L., Charles N., Ellery, Minnie B., and Nettie M. Consequently, Henry Bruce had many connection to Dayton. His sister, Alice Virginia, married Edward Joseph Ward, Minnie Furr married Charles Brown, and Nettie Mae Furr married Gilbert Masters, all local people.

Henry’s father died in October, 1875, and his widow, Mary, continued to farm, aided by her sons and sons-in-law. After her death in 1908, Henry and Ellery worked the farm together. Henry died in 1930, never having married, and it does not appear that he became rich due to his improvements to the rolling-disk cultivator.