Posted on: Hancock Co. Il Obituaries Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/HancockObits?read=162 Surname: Flynn ------------------------- Obituary Carthage Republican Carthage, Illinois July 1919 Bridget Manning Flynn Bridget Manning Flynn was born in Ireland, December 20, 1844, and died July 1, 1919, aged 74 years, 6 months, and 11 days. She came to this country with her parents when a child of two years. There were three other daughters in the Manning family, one dying at sea during the voyage over to America. The family settled almost immediately in Hamilton, Ohio. Mrs. Flynn lost her mother when but seven years of age and her father died seven years later. When but a young girl she met the late Thomas Flynn, who no doubt was greatly attracted to the witty, little Irish girl. Mr. Flynn made a trip to Illinois in 1862 and this promising land of fertile prairie gave him courage to return to Ohio and ask Miss Manning to share his fate and fortune in the new venture. They were married in Cincinnati, Ohio, April 12, 1863, coming immediately to Hancock county, where they lived continuously for almost 54 years. Mr. Flynn died March 9, 1917. Six children were born to them, five sons and an only daughter: John, Wm. E., Frank T.,Robert, Charles M. and Rosa. The daughter, Rosa, later Mrs. Allen Thompson died in August 1899, leaving a son, Charles Francis Thompson to the care of the grandparents with whom he lived until he was grown. He now has two children, the only great grandchildren of the grandparents of Mr. & Mrs. Flynn. There also survive thirteen other grandchildren. Mrs. Flynn has been an invalid for a number of years. The last two, almost helpless years, have been spent in her son, Frank's home, on the old homestead in Rock Creek township, where the sweet patient little mother has been tenderly cared for, each member of the family vying with the other in doing her bidding. A vacant place in the home, a cheery christian spirit has gone to meet her saviour. Funeral was held Saturday July 5, at 10 o'clock at Immaculate Conception Church. Burial in Calvary cemetery, Carthage, Illinois. The pall bearers were: James McCarty, John Culkin, E. M. Cavanagh. Edw. Shea, M. D. Monroe.