Joseph Charles Flanagan (1884 - 1954)

Born 22 Jun 1884 in Denver, Colorado, United States

Ancestors

Died 25 Jun 1954 at age 70 in Rural Chikaming, Berrien, Michigan

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Biography

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Joseph Charles Flanagan was born on 22 Jun 1884 in Denver, Colorado. He was the son of Timothy Flanagan and Catherine Donnelly. His father was from County Roscommon, Ireland and his mother from Wisconsin.

In 1900, Joseph (16) lived on High Street in South Erie Town, Weld, Colorado, with his father Timothy (49), his mother Catherine (44) and his siblings John (14), Thadeus (10) and Bernard (6). He was attending school at the time. His father worked as a section foreman in the mines^[1].

By 1910, Joseph (26) had moved to Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri to live with his cousins. They were John G Herald (41), an Ohio born building contractor, his wife Katie (37) from Wisconsin and their children Frederick J (14), Irene M (9) and Catherine (7). Joseph was a carpenter^[2].

Joseph met Florence Bradley in Missouri and married her on 30 Apr 1917^{[3] [4]}. When they moved back to Colorado, her family came with them.

He was registered for the World War I draft in 1917. His address at the time was 1049 Federal Berd, Denver, Colorado. He was thirty four years old. He was a general circulation manager for the Rocky Mountain News, a daily newspaper published in Denver. He was recorded as being tall and stout with grey eyes and dark brown hair^[5].

In 1920, Joseph (36) lived with Florence (35) in Denver, Colorado with her mother Mary A Bradley (56) and siblings Edward (29), Anna (26), Agnes (24) and Leo (23). Joseph was a circulation manager for the daily paper^[6].

Joseph later moved to Illinois. In 1930, he was forty six years old and lived with Florence (45), his mother in law Mary A (66) and sister in law Anna (36) in Oak Park, Cook, Illinois. He still held his position in the newspaper and they may have moved because of his job^[7].

He died on 25 Jun 1954 in Rural Chikaming, Berrien, Michigan, aged seventy years old^[8]. He was buried on 28 Jun 1954 in St Joseph's Cemetery in River Grove, Cook, Illinois^[9].

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQM2-1XM : accessed 27 April 2020), Joseph C Flanagan in household of Timothy J Flanagan, Precincts 2, 8, 26, 32 St, Vrain, Erie, Winboum, South Erie Erie town, Weld, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 196, sheet 2B, family 35, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,130.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2Y8-TGT : accessed 27 April 2020), Joseph C Flanagan in household of John G Herald, Kansas City Ward 7, Jackson, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 86, sheet 4B, family 83, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 786; FHL microfilm 1,374,799.
3. ↑ "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZS-6T9K : 2 October 2019), Joseph C Flanagan and Florence C Bradley, 30 Apr 1917; citing Marriage, Jackson, Missouri, United States, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City; FHL microfilm 007048704.
4. ↑ "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21H-117W : 2 October 2019), Joseph C Flanagan and Florence C Bradley, 29 Apr 1917; citing Marriage, Jackson, Missouri, United States, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City; FHL microfilm 007101796.
5. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZKZ-F7C : 6 March 2020), Joseph Charles Flanagan, 1917-1918.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX2D-289 : accessed 27 April 2020), Joseph C Flanagan in household of Mary A Bradley, Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States; citing ED 27, sheet 8A, line 8, family 154, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 158; FHL microfilm 1,820,158.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSTG-MHL : accessed 27 April 2020), Joseph C Flanagan in household of Mary A Bradley, Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 2277, sheet 13A, line 80, family 302, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 505; FHL microfilm 2,340,240.
8. ↑ "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH4S-XQ6 : 16 January 2020), Timothy Flanagan in entry for Joseph C. Flanagan, 1954.
9. ↑ "Illinois, Archdiocese of Chicago, Cemetery Records, 1864-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2HN-4JW1 : 11 March 2018), Joseph C Flanagan, 28 Jun 1954; citing River Grove, Cook, Illinois, United States, River Grove, Cook, Illinois, United States,St. Joseph's, Archdiocese of Chicago, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,493,421.