West Virginia Pioneers

Martha Jane Flinn

Female 1837 - 1892  (54 years)


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  • Name Martha Jane Flinn 
    Born 7 Sep 1837  Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Died 18 Jun 1892  [3, 4
    Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I16566  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2013 

    Father William Flinn,   b. CA 1796, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1885  (Age ~ 89 years) 
    Mother Mary Staats,   b. Abt 1813, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   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 Milton E Hicks,   b. Jul 1829, Monroe County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1880  (Age ~ 50 years) 
    Married 22 Feb 1859  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • 1860 Jackson, VA # 1086
      Hicks, M E 32
      Martha Jane 22
      Infant 6 mo
      Staats, Rudolph, 19, 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 # 366-367 all born WV WV WV
      Flinn, Martha J, 37 wd
      Mary Virginia, 18, d [d 1886]
      William M, 17, s
    Children 
     1. Mary Virginia Hicks,   b. 1860, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jan 1886  (Age 26 years)
     2. William Milton Hicks,   b. 18 Oct 1863, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jul 1942, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    Family ID F5591  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    3. [S113] Grant District Cemeteries.

    4. [S170] Cemeteries JC Vol 2.