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#52Ancestors: My Favorite Irish Ancestor, Grandpa Michael John Flanagan (1927-1997)

March 16, 2015 by Colleen Greene Leave a Comment

#52Ancestors: My Favorite Irish Ancestor, Grandpa Michael John Flanagan (1927-1997)

When anyone in my family thinks of St. Paddy’s Day, they always and automatically think of Grandpa. Michael John Flanagan’s proud Irish heritage never shone brighter than on St. Paddy’s Day each year. Knowing absolutely nothing about his immediate or extended family, Michael clung desperately to his Irish roots.

People Referenced: Flanagan, Michael John (1927-1997)
Applicable Surnames: Bodman, Burke, Darnley, Flanagan, Kennedy, Loyd, Lynch
Filed Under: Colleen's Ancestors Topics: #52Ancestors (2015), Irish

#52Ancestors: Great Grandfather Patrick Thomas Flanagan Dies of TB Two Days Before Christmas 1928

December 21, 2014 by Colleen Greene 2 Comments

#52Ancestors: Great Grandfather Patrick Thomas Flanagan Dies of TB Two Days Before Christmas 1928

Patrick Thomas Flanagan (abt. 1897-1928) died on 23 December 1928 from tuberculosis, just two days before Christmas, plunging his family into a series of events that would leave the children orphans. My grandfather, at just 1-1/2 years old, never knew his father.

People Referenced: Flanagan, Michael John (1927-1997), Flanagan, Patrick Thomas (1897-1928), Kennedy, Sarah (d. 1930)
Applicable Surnames: Burke, Flanagan, Lynch
Filed Under: Colleen's Ancestors Topics: #52Ancestors (2014), Christmas, deaths, orphans

#52Ancestors: Who are the Parents of Grand Uncle Harry Flanagan?

December 1, 2014 by Colleen Greene Leave a Comment

#52Ancestors: Who are the Parents of Grand Uncle Harry Flanagan?

My grand uncle Harry. J. Flanagan is the only sibling of my grandfather’s for whom I cannot confirm parentage. Both of the parents he claims were married to their first spouses at the time of his birth. And he is the only sibling for whom I cannot locate a birth or baptism record.

People Referenced: Flanagan, Harry J. (b. 1920), Flanagan, Patrick Thomas (1897-1928), Kennedy, Sarah (d. 1930)
Applicable Surnames: Bodman, Burke, Darnley, Flanagan, Kennedy, Loyd, Lynch
Filed Under: Colleen's Ancestors Topics: #52Ancestors (2014), cemeteries, census records, marriages, New York, orphans, Pennsylvania, WWII

#52Ancestors: Grand Uncle Patrick Joseph Flanagan Desperately Reunites with My Grandfather

October 19, 2014 by Colleen Greene Leave a Comment

#52Ancestors: Grand Uncle Patrick Joseph Flanagan Desperately Reunites with My Grandfather

Patrick is the only one of my orphaned grandfather’s siblings I ever met. I remember Grandpa crying when Uncle Pat died. Grandpa was crying over the loss of his brother. But, more significantly, Grandpa was heartbroken over the loss of the only biological family member with whom he ever had a real relationship.

People Referenced: Flanagan, Michael John (1927-1997), Flanagan, Patrick "Pat" Joseph (1925-1981), Flanagan, Patrick Thomas (1897-1928)
Applicable Surnames: Bodman, Burke, Flanagan, Kennedy, Lynch
Filed Under: Colleen's Ancestors Topics: #52Ancestors (2014), California, New York, Ohio

#52Ancestors: Was Great Grandma Kennedy Having an Affair with Great Grandpa Flanagan?

October 18, 2014 by Colleen Greene Leave a Comment

#52Ancestors: Was Great Grandma Kennedy Having an Affair with Great Grandpa Flanagan?

Did my great grandmother Sarah Kennedy ever divorce her first husband Frank Ward prior to marrying my great grandfather Patrick Flanagan? Sarah and Frank were still living together in 1920, when the first child of Sarah and Patrick was supposedly born.

People Referenced: Kennedy, Sarah (d. 1930), Ward, Frank (b. 1895)
Applicable Surnames: Bodman, Burke, Flanagan, Kennedy, Lynch, Ward
Filed Under: Colleen's Ancestors Topics: #52Ancestors (2014), city directories, marriages, Ohio

#52Ancestors: Mom, Keeper of Grandma’s Awesome Pumpkin Pie & Pie Crust Recipes

June 21, 2014 by Colleen Greene Leave a Comment

#52Ancestors: Mom, Keeper of Grandma’s Awesome Pumpkin Pie & Pie Crust Recipes

Let me proclaim here and now that my Mom makes THE BEST pumpkin pie and THE BEST pie crust in the world. Hands down. Even people who don’t like pumpkin pie like hers. Mom learned how to make her perfect pumpkin pie and perfect pie crust from her mother, my grandmother Elsie Charlotte HAYES (1926-1992). Grandma was a terrible cook (terrible is an understatement)! But, the lady could bake…especially pie!

People Referenced: Flanagan, Colleen's Mom, Hayes, Elsie Charlotte (1926-1992)
Applicable Surnames: Allen, Bodman, Burke, Coon, Flanagan, Grasley, Hayes, Kennedy, Lyman, Lynch, Mara, Race, Sanford
Filed Under: Colleen's Ancestors Topics: #52Ancestors (2014), Christmas, culinary traditions, Thanksgiving

#52Ancestors: In Search Of My Flanagan Family’s Post WWII Tin Can Alley Home

June 20, 2014 by Colleen Greene Leave a Comment

#52Ancestors: In Search Of My Flanagan Family’s Post WWII Tin Can Alley Home

My grandparents Michael John Flanagan and Elsie Charlotte Hayes moved across country, with no job and no money, for the health of their oldest child. Homeless, they first lived in a tent, then in a post-WWII quonset hut.

People Referenced: Flanagan, Colleen's Mom, Flanagan, Michael John (1927-1997), Hayes, Elsie Charlotte (1926-1992)
Applicable Surnames: Allen, Bodman, Burke, Coon, Flanagan, Grasley, Hayes, Kennedy, Lyman, Lynch, Mara, Race, Sanford
Filed Under: Colleen's Ancestors Topics: #52Ancestors (2014), California

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