Zina Edward Flanigan

Brief Life History of Zina Edward

When Zina Edward Flanigan was born on 16 December 1895, in Wilsonburg, Harrison, West Virginia, United States, his father, William Thomas Flanigan, was 29 and his mother, Lydia Jones Greene, was 28. He married Bessie Arthelia Ash on 2 June 1917, in Harrison, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons. He lived in Coal District, Harrison, West Virginia, United States in 1910 and Sardis, Harrison, West Virginia, United States for about 10 years. He died on 28 January 1940, in Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 44.

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Family Time Line

Zina Edward Flanigan
1895–1940
Bessie Arthelia Ash
1897–1990
Marriage: 2 June 1917
Kenneth Burhl Bute Flanigan
1919–1920
Robert Bernard Flanigan
1921–2009
Bernard Flanigan
1922–
Junior Dale Flanigan
1925–1985
Lester Edward Flanigan
1932–2015

Sources (24)

  • Zina Flanegan in household of William Flanegan, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Zina Flanigin, "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928"
  • Zina Edward Flanigan, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brigid.

Irish: variant of Flanagan .

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

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