George Washington Flinn

Brief Life History of George Washington

When George Washington Flinn was born in 1816, in Kentucky Township, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States, his father, Jesse Cannon Flinn, Sr, was 24 and his mother, Ruth Davis, was 20. He married Rebecca Rachel Godsey on 25 March 1839, in Pulaski, Kentucky, United States. He lived in Pulaski, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States in 1870 and Pulaski, Kentucky, United States in 1880. He registered for military service in 1863. He died in 1898, in Kentucky, United States, at the age of 82.

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George Washington Flinn
1816–1898
Mary Ann Thompson
1835–
Marriage: 16 January 1850
Rebecca Flinn
1850–1875
Noah B. Flynn
1852–1928
John P Flinn
1854–1878
William P. Flinn
1857–1932
Steven A. Weaver Flinn
1859–1928
James Flinn
1860–
Jefferson Davis Flynn
1864–1940
Andrew J. Flynn
1866–1918
Green Berry Flinn
1866–1929
Nancy E. Flinn
1868–
Lucy Flinn
1875–
George Harrison Flynn
1877–1940

Sources (34)

  • George W Flinn, "United States Census, 1860"
  • George Flint, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Canan J Flynn, "United States, Kentucky, Agricultural Schedules, 1850-1880"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1828

Historical Boundaries 1828: Pulaski, Kentucky, United States Historical Names: 1800: Higgins Station 1828: Adams' Mill 1879: Pulaski Station 1880: Pulaski

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

Irish: variant of Flynn .

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

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