Mary Cathern Flanagan

Brief Life History of Mary Cathern

When Mary Cathern Flanagan was born on 2 April 1898, in Missouri, United States, her father, John Ruben Flanagan, was 41 and her mother, Mary Frances Kennedy, was 23. She married Jesse Lee Chappell on 4 February 1916, in Graham, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Emerson Township, Harlan, Nebraska, United States in 1920 and Reuben Township, Harlan, Nebraska, United States in 1940. She died on 17 July 1948, in Orleans, Harlan, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in Orleans Cemetery, Orleans, Harlan, Nebraska, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jesse Lee Chappell
1895–1944
Mary Cathern Flanagan
1898–1948
Marriage: 4 February 1916
Louise A. Chappell
1909–1997
Josephine Mae Chappell
1918–1980
Mary E. Chappell
1920–1970
Wauneta Marie CHAPPELL
1922–1982
John Dale CHAPPELL
1924–1972
Betty Virginia Chappell
1925–1980
Billy Gene Chappell
1927–2008
Marvin Darrell Chappell
1929–1999
Robert Lee Chappell
1931–2001
Ida Cathern Chappell
1932–2016

Sources (18)

  • Catherene Flanagan in household of John Flanagan, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Catherine Flanagan, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • Mary Catherine Flanagan Chappell, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

1900 · Giving Puerto Rico an American Welcome

A law that established government on the island of Puerto Rico and gave all Puerto Ricans citizenship. This law was replaced by the Jones–Shafroth Act in 1917.

1912 · The Girl Scouts

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Brigid, Aine, Fintan, Aileen, Brian Patrick, Cormac, Fergus, Fidelma, Padraig, Ronan, Seamus.

Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Flannagáin ‘descendant of Flannagán’, a personal name derived from a double diminutive of flann ‘scarlet, ruddy’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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