Capt William F Flinn

1845 - 1924  (78 years)

• Name	William F Flinn
  Prefix	Capt
  Born	9 Aug 1845	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	24 Jul 1924	Sherman, Jackson Co WV   [3]
  Buried	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Person ID	I16560	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2013

  
  

  Father	William Flinn,   b. CA 1796, Virginia, USA ,   d. 20 Jan 1885  (Age ~ 89 years)
  Mother	Mary Staats,   b. Abt 1813, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Notes	1850 Jackson, VA # 901-908 Flinn William 50 M Farmer Va Flinn Mary 37 F Va Flinn Joseph 19 M Farmer Va Flinn David 16 M Farmer Va Flinn Nancy 14 F Va Flinn Martha 12 F Va Flinn Shrah 10 F Va Flinn Catharine 8 F Va Flinn Mary 6 F Va Flinn William 5 M Va Flinn Lafayette 2 M Va p 111 Flinn George 1/12 M Va 1860 Jackson, VA # 1087 William 60 Mary 'Polly' 49 [says she is d/o Noah Staats] David M 26 constable Nancy 24 Martha J 22 Sarah L 21 Catherine 18 Mary 16 William F 14 Lafayette 12 George 10 Squire M 7 Cline, William, 30 f/l 1870 Grant, Jackson, WV # 176 William, 74 Mary, 59 Lafayette, 22 George, 20 Hicks, Martha Jane, 32 Mary V, 9 William M, 7 Howard, Catherine D, 28 Capitola, 1 1880 Grant dist, Jackson, WV # 367-368 William 83 Mary 69 George F, 30, s Howard, Capitola, 11, gd Flinn Cemetery, Little Sandy Road, east of Sherman, shows Mary is buried there but there is no tombstone. William Flinn, died Jan 20, 1885, in the 88th year of his age John A House: "Pioneers of Jackson County" In 1785, a party from Wheeling took possession of an old Indian improvement of about twenty acres, above the mouth of Lee Creek, and built a blockhouse. Among these were an old man named Flinn, a widower, and Thomas and John Flinn, his sons, and a daughter who married John Barnett. Owing to the hostilities of the Indians, they moved, for greater security, to the fort at Belleville, in 1787. This blockhouse was called Flinn’s Station, and the Flinn family were descended from this old man. Old Billy Flinn was born about 1790, and was up in the nineties when he died. He married Polly Staats, a sister of Dave Staats, and daughter of Noah Staats. He lived at the mouth of Meat House Fork of Little Sandy. Their children were: William Flinn (“Cap”) married a Hostleton. Sarah Flinn married Henry Slaven. David Flinn married a Cox. Kale Flinn married Baxter Howard. (R.B. Howard, near LeRoy) Nancy Flinn married George Howard. Jane Flinn married Newton Hicks. Other children were Joe, George, Lafayette. Old Johnny Flinn, a brother of Old Billy, lived on Pond Creek, at the mouth of Cabin Fork. George Flinn once lived at the first place below John Flinn’s, on Pond Creek. Sisters of these Flinns married Old John Boso, and his son, Charles.
  Family ID	F5583	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy Elizabeth Hoselton,   b. Abt 1849, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 28 Aug 1925, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age ~ 76 years)
  Married	27 Dec 1868	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Notes	1870 JC # 177 Grant Dist William F, 25 N Elizabeth, 20 Elmer, 7 mo
  Children	1. Elmer Henderson Flinn,   b. 21 Sep 1869, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 19 May 1948, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 78 years)   2. William M Flinn,   b. Abt 1873, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Artie B Flinn,   b. Abt 1876, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F5582	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV. [S1205] Census. [S4] Death Records, Jackson Co, WV.