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Family HistoryFamily History - Thomas L. Flynn


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Thomas L. Flynn and two of his descendants down to the third generation.


First Generation
1. Thomas L. Flynn,1 born ____ (parents not determined). Thomas married Mary Agnes Burke (born ____, parents not determined).

+2i. William Francis Flynn, born 11 September 1912 in Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington; died 20 December 1944 in Spokane, Spokane County, Washington. Married Edith Ryan.

Second Generation
2. William Francis Flynn2 (Thomas1), born 11 September 1912 in Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington;1 died 20 December 1944 in Spokane, Spokane County, Washington.1 William married, 1943, Edith Ryan1, 2 (born 1914 in Washington, the daughter of Warren Wood Ryan and Muriel Coryell;2, 3, 4, 5 Edith died 27 April 1974 in Pierce County, Washington3). William is buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington.1 Edith is buried in Sumner Cemetery, Sumner, Pierce County, Washington.6

+3i. Patricia Flynn, born March 1944. Married James Roy Burd.

  1. Find a Grave (website). Holy Cross Cemetery, Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington William Francis Flynn, born: 11 September 1912 in Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington; died: 20 December 1944 in Spokane, Spokane County, Washington (from record, which includes a copy of his death certificate; and provides the names and links for his parents, one sibling, and his wife, [m. 1943]).
  2. Find a Grave (website). Sumner Cemetery, Sumner, Pierce County, Washington, Ryan / father / Warren Wood / 1886-1949 / mother / Muriel C. / 1893-1967 (from gravestone); record gives death date as 25 February 1949 but Washington Death index gives the date as 4 March 1949; record provides full names of wife and three children, and a copy of his obituary (newspaper unidentified) that gives names of all children, a brother and a sister.
  3. Find a Grave (website). Sumner Cemetery, Sumner, Pierce County, Washington, Edith Ryan Flynn / 1914-1974 / Dear Mother (from gravestone); died 27 April 1974, Pierce County, Washington (from record).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Washington, Pierce County, Sumner City, Enumeration District 235, Sheet No. 1A, family of Warren W. Ryan (33, Washington, farmer, berry farm); wife Muriel Ryan (26, Nebraska); daughter Edith M. Ryan (5, Washington); son Warren Wood Ryan (3 8/12, Washington); daughter Gladys L. Ryan (1 8/12, Washington).
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Washington, Pierce County, Sumner Town, Enumeration District 27-91, Sheet No. 5B, family of Warren W. Ryan (43, Washington, farmer, first married age 25); wife Murial C. Ryan (37, Nebraska, first married age 19); daughter Edith M. Ryan (15, Washington); son Warren W. Ryan, Jr. (13, Washington); daughter Gladys L. Ryan (12, Washington); son Lewis H. Ryan (10, Washington); daughter Lucy B. Ryan (5, Washington); son Robert D. Ryan (2 9/12, Washington).
  6. Find a Grave (website). Sumner Cemetery, Sumner, Pierce County, Washington, Edith Ryan Flynn: Edith Ryan Flynn / 1914 / Dear Mother / 1974 [from gravestone]. The record additional indicates she died 27 April 1974 in Pierce County, Washington, and provides links to her parents in the same cemetery.
Third Generation
3. Patricia Flynn3 (William,2 Thomas1), born March 1944.1, 2 Patricia married James Roy Burd (born September 1945, parents not determined2).

  1. Email from Dan Gassoway to Lee Gazlay, April 2013, providing details of his Gassoway, Ryan, and Coryell relatives.
  2. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.