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William Walker Flynn 1861–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 4, 1861

Birth Location: Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: July 31, 1917

Death Location: Lawrel Springs

Father: Sgt. P.O.W.

Mother: Sarah Livingston

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In 1861, William Walker Flynn entered the world in Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA, born to Sgt General Jackson L Jack Flynn Baptist Civil War Confederate P O W And Sarah Ann Livingston. In 1870, William Walker Flynn resided in Chimney Rock, Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, No. William Walker Flynn passed away in 1917 in Lawrel Springs.

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Biography

  • In 1861, William Walker Flynn entered the world in Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA, born to Sgt General Jackson L Jack Flynn Baptist Civil War Confederate P O W And Sarah Ann Livingston.
  • In 1870, William Walker Flynn resided in Chimney Rock, Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, No.
  • William Walker Flynn passed away in 1917 in Lawrel Springs.

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William Flynn's Ancestors

Self
William Flynn
1861–1917
Birth Place: Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Sgt. General Jackson L. "Jack" Flynn , Baptist, Civil War - Confederate P.O.W.
1833–1902
Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Ann) Livingston
1846–
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Paul (F. Flynn\Flinn? ,) 6GG
1791–1868
Virginia, USA
Lavicia (Padgett? ,) 6GG
1793–1873
Rutherford, Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John 7GG
1750–1842
Nancy 7GG
1763–1845
Pvt. War
1763–1837
Cecilia Hollifield
1768–1808
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Patrick Sr
1702–1784
Mary Coumans
1716–1791
William Sr.
1740–1818
Mildred 8GG
1750–1793
Abraham Padgett
1730–1790
Mary Kirby
1732–1831
Rev. Hollifield
1740–1834
Elizabeth Stone
1738–1813

William Flynn's Timeline

4 Records

1861
April 4, 1861
Birth of William Walker Flynn in Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 9
William Walker Flynn resided here in Chimney Rock, Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Chimney Rock, Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
1917
July 19, 1917
Age 56
Death of William Walker Flynn in Broad River, McDowell County, North Carolina, USA
Broad River, McDowell County, North Carolina, USA
1917
July 31, 1917
Age 56
Burial of William Walker Flynn in Lawrel Springs
Lawrel Springs

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 4, 1861
    Event Place: Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Deaths

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Chimney Rock, Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: July 19, 1917
    Event Place: Broad River, McDowell County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Deaths

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: July 31, 1917
    Event Place: Lawrel Springs
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Deaths

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