When Martha Irene "Mattie" Flinn was born on May 9, 1865, in Iowa Point, Kansas, her father, Daniel, was 36, and her mother, Martha, was 34. She married George William Westfall on October 22, 1885, in Doniphan, Kansas. They had one child during their marriage. She died on September 20, 1940, in Kansas City, Missouri, at the age of 75, and was buried there.
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Marriage:
"Kansas, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1811-1911"
Marriage Records. Kansas Marriages. Various Kansas County District Courts and Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61371 #900119546 (accessed 5 November 2022)
Mattie L Flinn (20) marriage to George W Westfall on 22 Oct 1885 in Doniphan, Kansas, USA.
Mattie was mentioned on a memorial in Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States with a death date of 20 September 1940.[1]
Residence
In the 1870 census Mattie (age 5) was in Iowa, Doniphan, Kansas.[2]
Name
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
William Flinn
M
42
Carpenter
Virginia
Mertha Flinn
F
39
Keeping House
Virginia
Minnie Flinn
F
14
At Home
Kansas
Samuel Flinn
M
12
At Home
Kansas
Willie Flinn
M
9
Kansas
Mattie Flinn
F
5
Kansas
Lavina Flinn
F
Kansas
In the 1900 census Mattie (age 35) was the wife of Geo W Westfall in Kansas City Ward 9, Jackson, Missouri.[3]
Name
Sex
Age
Status
Relation
Occupation
Birth Place
Geo W Westfall
M
38
Married
Head
Book Keeper
Ohio, USA
Mattie Westfall
F
35
Married
Wife
Kansas, USA
Gladys Westfall
F
11
Single
Daughter
At School
Kansas, USA
Name: Martha Irene "Mattie" Flinn.
Given Name: Martha Irene "Mattie".
Surname: Flinn.
[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]A Given name was found in addition to a first name in the NAME tag.
Died
20 September 1940.
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States of America.
[6]
Residence Residence Post Office: White Cloud.
1870
Iowa, Doniphan, Kansas, USA.
[11]
Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Sister-in-law.
1880
Iowa Point, Doniphan, Kansas, USA.
[5]
1 Mar 1885.
Iowa, Doniphan, Kansas, USA.
[14][15]
Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife.
1900
Kansas City Ward 9, Jackson, Missouri, USA.
[7]
Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife.
1910
Kansas Ward 4, Jackson, Missouri, USA.
[8]
1920
Kansas City Ward 12, Jackson, Missouri, USA.
[16]
Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife.
1930
Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA.
[13]
1933
Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
[4]
1935
Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri.
[12]
Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head: Mother-in-law.
1940
Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA.
[12]
Westfall 6014 Brookside.
[17]
White Cloud 's.
[14]
Buried
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States of America.
[6]
Marriage
22 OCT 1885.
Doniphan, Kansas, USA.
[18][10]
Sources
↑Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #101613631 (accessed 5 November 2022)
Memorial page for Mattie Iola Flynn Westfall (9 May 1865-20 Sep 1940), citing Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA (plot: Block 46); Maintained by Curtis Huffman (contributor 47525976).
↑1870 Census:
"1870 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1870; Census Place: Iowa, Doniphan, Kansas; Roll: M593_432; Page: 92A Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #21072066 (accessed 5 November 2022)
Mattie Flinn (5) in Iowa, Doniphan, Kansas. Born in Kansas.
↑1900 Census:
"1900 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1900; Census Place: Kansas City Ward 9, Jackson, Missouri; Roll: 863; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0087; FHL microfilm: 1240863 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #29669905 (accessed 5 November 2022)
Mattie Westfall (35), wife, in household of Geo W Westfall (38) in Kansas City Ward 9, Jackson, Missouri. Born in Kansas, USA.
Source: S50100062 Kansas, County Marriage Records, 1811-1911 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2016 Lehi, UT, USA Record Collection 61371
Source: S69732919 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc 2020 Lehi, UT, USA Record Collection 62116 Note: See newspaper information provided with each entry.
Source: S69733038 U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc 2019 Lehi, UT, USA Record Collection 61843 Note: See newspaper information provided with each entry.
Source: S69733138 Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2009 Provo, UT, USA Record Collection 1088 Note: <ul><li><i>1855 Kansas Territory Census</i>. Microfilm reel K-1. Kansas State Historical Society.</li><li><i>1856, 1857, and 1858 Kansas Territory Censuses</i>. Microfilm reel K-1. Kansas State Historical Society.</li><li><i>1859 Kansas Territory Census</i>. Microfilm reel K-1. Kansas State Historical Society.</li><li><i>1865 Kansas State Census</i>. Microfilm reels K-1 – K-8. Kansas State Historical Society.</li><li><i>1875 Kansas State Census</i>. Microfilm reels K-1 – K-20. Kansas State Historical Society.</li><li><i>1885 Kansas State Census</i>. Microfilm reels K-1 – K-146. Kansas State Historical Society.</li><li><i>1895 Kansas State Census</i>. Microfilm reels K-1 – K-169. Kansas State Historical Society.</li><li><i>1905 Kansas State Census</i>. Microfilm reels K-1 - K-181. Kansas State Historical Society.</li><li><i>1915 Kansas State Census</i>. Microfilm reels K-1 – K-271. Kansas State Historical Society.</li><li><i>1925 Kansas State Census</i>. Microfilm reels K-1 – K-177. Kansas State Historical Society.</li></ul>
Source: S_1618954048 1940 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627 Record Collection 2442
Source: S_1635066090 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta) Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Original sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page. Check the directory titl Record Collection 2469
Source: S_2097832099 1900 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, Record Collection 7602
Source: S_2097832509 1870 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003.Original data - 1870. United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls.Minnesota. Minneso Record Collection 7163
Source: S_2097893711 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Record Collection 1030 Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created.Ancestry Family Tree
Source: S_2097893798 1910 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the Unit Record Collection 7884
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Source: S_2102963306 1920 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Reco Record Collection 6061
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mattie by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
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