Brief Life History of Mollie Washington
When Mollie Washington Flinn was born on 30 November 1861, in Jasper, Mississippi, United States, her father, James F Flinn, was 26 and her mother, Sarah Bankston, was 23. She lived in Beat 1, Jasper, Mississippi, United States in 1880. She died on 1 April 1893, in Paulding, Jasper, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 31.
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- Census: Mary W Flinn, age 18 in household of Sarah Flinn, "United States Census, 1880"
- Birth: Mollie Washington Flynn 1861–1893 Birth 30 NOV 1861 • Mississippi Death 1 APR 1893
- Death of Mother: Sarah Bankston Female 16 July 1838 – 12 March 1891
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World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
Name Meaning
Irish: variant of Flynn .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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