Martin Luther Flanagan (1882 - 1921)

Born 1 May 1882 in Tucker, West Virginia, United States

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Died 8 Feb 1921 at age 38 in Tucker, West Virginia, United States

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Biography

According to the 1900 Census, ^[1] Martin Luther Flanagan was born in May 1882. He and his parents were living in the Dry Fork District of Tucker County West Virginia, presumably in or near Laneville where he spent much of his life.

A marriage license was issued to Martin Flanagan and Mary C. Varner on June 24, 1903 in Tucker County, West Virginia, ^[2] and they were married there on July 11. ^[3]

Martin registered for the WWI 1917-1918 draft on September 12, 1918. He is described as a self-employed farmer in Laneville, West Virginia, with light blue eyes and dark hair, and tall and slender in build. ^[4]

Martin and Lottie were living in Dry Fork, Tucker County, West Virginia by 1920 with four children. ^[5]

Martin Luther Flanagan is buried in the Flanagan Memorial Cemetery in Laneville, Tucker, West Virginia. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9ZX-QW3 : accessed 8 May 2017), Marlin L Flanagan in household of Robert J Flanagan, Dry Fork district, Tucker, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 137, sheet 5B, family 85, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,773.
2. ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FYVD-X8M : 4 December 2014), Martin Flanagan and Mary C Varner, 1903; citing Tucker, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 816,719.
3. ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FYVC-L5Q : 4 December 2014), Martin Flanigan and Mary C Varner, 1903; citing Tucker, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 816,719.
4. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8QW-THD : 12 December 2014), Martin Luther Flanagan, 1917-1918; citing Tucker County, West Virginia, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,992,965.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN2C-B9Q : accessed 13 August 2017), Martin Flanagan, Dry Fork, Tucker, West Virginia, United States; citing ED 172, sheet 2A, line 32, family 23, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1967; FHL microfilm 1,821,967.
6. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLL-FWGP : 13 December 2015), Martin Luther Flanagan, 1921; Burial, Laneville, Tucker, West Virginia, United States of America, Flanagan Memorial Cemetery; citing record ID 96968290, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

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