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James Anthony Flynn

Born 26 May 1827 in County Kerry, Munster, Ireland

Son of Michael Flynn and Honora Murphy

[sibling(s) unknown]

Husband of Sarah (Buckley) Flynn — married 23 Aug 1859 in Jones County, Iowa

Descendants

Father of John Flynn, Michael Flynn, Honora Flynn, Mary Ellen (Flynn) Doyle, Catherine Flynn, Julia Keilly (Flynn) Maltas, Margaret Flynn, James A. Flynn, Daniel Flynn, Anne F. Flynn, Patrick Flynn and Michael J. Flynn

Died 23 Nov 1894 at age 67 in Neola, Pottawattamie Co, IA

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Biography

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Name

Name: James /Flynn/^[1]

Birth

Birth: Mary Ellen's Death Certificate and The Irish in Iowa http://www.celticcousins.net/irishiniowa/kerrybios.htm#flynn..

Date: 26 MAY 1827

Place: County Kerry, Munster, Ireland^[2]

Death

Death:

Date: 23 Nov 1894

Place: Neola, Pottawattamie Co, IA^[3]

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1880

Place: York, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States^[4]

Note

Note: 07/18/2007

Hi Patricia ONeill,

I have copied and pasted the online paragraph that tells the story of Mary

Ellen's parents, James Flynn and Julia Buckley, both of whom were born

in Ireland and died in Neola. Also note that the article goes on to

talk about Mary Ellen's grand-parents, both of whom were born in and

died in Ireland. Click the link below if you would like to view the web

site. I already knew who Mary Ellen's parents were from the burial

records that Matthew J. O'Neill found for me in the basement of The

Cutler - O'Neill funeral home in Council Bluffs, IA on 10/26/2006.

Are you any relation to Matt? Do you know, is it normal and customary

to offer a fee to a funeral home director when he retrieves records like this? It didn't

occur to me until I got back home that maybe I should have offered him

something for his efforts in finding the old hand written ledger book

and photo coping it for me.

Your Cousin, William Brown

Celtic Cousins.net/ Irish in Iowa

FLYNN

History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa 1882... Chicago: O. L. Baskin &

Co., 1883

James Flynn, farmer, P.O. Neola, was born in County Kerry, Munster,

Ireland, May 26, 1827. He is the son of Michael and Honora (Murphy)

Flynn, both natives of Ireland. His father died while he (subject) was

small. His mother and her father before her were born in the same house

as our subject. She died before her son came to America. Our subject had

no advantages for an education. He lived at home until his father was

turned out of house and home while on his sick bed, from which sickness

he never recovered. He was turned out by six policemen and the landlord,

Maj. Daniel Mahoney, of Dunlow, for not paying the rent, which he was

unable to do on account of sickness. At this time our subject was nine

years and ten months old. He was obliged to go out into the world and

earn a living for himself and parents during the year that the father

lived. He received 72 cents and his board for the first three months'

work. He labored in this manner for one year. As he grew older, he

received more pay, but the highest he ever commanded in Ireland was $

year. After his parents' death, he helped to send some of his sisters to

the United States. He came himself to this country in 1856. Landed in

New York City and stayed in Brooklyn, N.Y., from September 13, 1856, to

March 5, 1857. He then came to Dyersville, Delaware county, this State.

He worked tow weeks at loading cord wood for 75 cents per day, paying $3

per week for board. He then hired out to Dr. Laird, for $150 per year.

He worked for seven months at this rate of wages; he then worked three

months for Judge Dyer at $1.25 per day and boarded himself. After this,

he engaged himself to William Dyer, for four or five months, at $20 per

month. Then he was in a liver stable, in the same town, receiving $20

per month and board. He then worked as a grader on a railroad, for six

months, at $1.25 per day. After this he burned lime for the use of the

railroad, receiving $3 for a night and a half day, sleeping th

e other half day. After this he worked for several years at various

occupations. He rented land and farmed in Jones County, this State,

until 1868, when he came to this county, having traded eighty acres of

land in Jones County for 120 acres in this. He now owns 560 acres, 300

acres of which is under cultivation. Mr. Flynn has made his farm what it

is to-day from out of the raw prairie. He raised large quantities of

grain and also stock. He was married, in Jones County, Iowa, August 23,

1859, to Julia Buckley, born in County Cork, Ireland, in January 1835;

she is the daughter of Catherine (Reirdon) Buckley, both natives of

County Cork, Ireland, and both died in that country, When Mrs., Flynn

was nine years old a lady took her and kept her for two years, when her

uncle hired her at 1 shilling a month. She worked for him for two years.

She then went to London, where she worked for five years in a private

family. For the first three years she received one shilling a week,

after

which she was paid 1 shilling 6 pence. Every summer for three seasons

she sent 10 shillings to help support her brother. Notwithstanding this,

she saved enough to visit her home and to come to America. After her

arrival in this country, she worked for a private family, in McHenry

County, Ill. for three years, receiving $1.50 per week, for the first

year, and $2 per week thereafter. She next came to Jones County, this

State, where she worked in a hotel for seven months, at $2 per week.

Here she met Mr. Flynn and they were married. They have had twelve

children, all of whom all except one are living- John, born May 27,

1860; Michael, born November 11, 1861, died in October, 1862; Honora,

born April 11, 1863; Mary E., born July 17, 1864; Catharine, born

September 17, 1865; Julia, born February 13, 1867; Margaret, born March

2, 1868; James A., born April 28, 1869; Daniel, born July 12, 1871;

Anne, born October 20, 1872; Patrick, born May 2, 1874, and Michael J.,

born February 1

8, 1876. The family all belong to the Catholic Church. In politics,

Mr. Flynn is an Independent.

http://www.celticcousins.net/irishiniowa/kerrybios.htm#flynn.

Note: James Flynn died 23 Nov 1894

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Note: St Patricks Cemetery

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Note: Flynn Family

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Note: James Flynn died 23 Nov 1894

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Marriage

Husband: James Flynn

Wife: Julia Buckley

Child: John Flynn

Relationship to Father: Natural