Re: Elizabeth Flynn Bonn my grandmother
BONN AND FLYNN
Posted By: david bonn (email) In Response To: Elizabeth Flynn Bonn my grandmother (Carolyn O'Donnell)
Date: 5/28/2006 at 07:43:34
elizabeth flynn bonn was born c. 1875 and was the daughter of malachi flynn and Mary both from ireland and appearing on the 1880 census in a single household along with daughter "lizzie" who is assumed to be elizabeth bonn on the 1930 census...
the dates for malachi and mary are problematic..."mallich" appears on the 1880 census with an estimated birth year of 1833 but a tombstone of "malachi" is documented as 1823 (29 May 1823-25 Feb 1912)...i am inclined to think at this point that the tomb stone is in error but additional research will be required to clarify. mary's tomb stone reads: 8 May 1836-28 Oct 1926 Wife of Malachi
the reason for preferring a birth date of 1833 for malachi is that he would be 56 at the birth of his last child john if 1823 were correct. although certainly possible 1833 seems easier to accept....mary is also given an estimated birth year of 1840 on the 1880 census...a birth date of 1836 makes her 43 at the time of john's birth...but it is difficult to surmise an transcription error of 4 years on a tombstone with precise birth/death dates given....so i accept 1836 as correct....
given the problems with dates it may be quite the case that these people are different people but the connections seem to preclude the liklihood of two malachis and marys....
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