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Bryan Bernard FLAHERTY

Bryan Bernard FLAHERTY

Male 1825 - 1891  (~ 66 years)

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  • Name Bryan Bernard FLAHERTY 
    Born CA 1825  Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Age given in the various censuses and in his death record fluctuates widely. The only consistency is between the 1860 Census (age 35) and the 1880 Census (age 55), putting his birth in about 1825.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Preston Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870, 1880  Simpson Creek, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 7 May 1891  Simpson District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I100791  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 28 Sep 2015 

    Family Julia FAHEY,   b. CA 1825, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Feb 1888, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Notes 
    • In 1850, Bryan Flaherty, 32, b. Ireland, laborer, was one of many Irishmen enumerated as a group in Preston County, Virginia (now West Virginia). The few non-Irishmen enumerated were born in Pennsylvania and Maryland, with occupation given as "Boss on B & O R.R."

      1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jun 29 1860:
      Brian Flurity, 35, day laborer; Judy, 35; John, 13; Thos, 11; Patrick, 7; Micheal, 4; Francis (male), 2.
      Brian, Judy & John born in Ireland. All others born in Virginia. But Thomas' marriage record states birthplace as Packersville, Maine.

      1870 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Simpson Twp), enumerated on Oct 21 1870:
      Bryan Flaherty, 53, railroad laborer; Julia, 42; Patrick, 16; Michael, 12; Frank, 10; Bernard, 8; Anna E, 5.
      Bryan & Julia born in Ireland. All others born in Virginia/West Virginia. Bryan indicated as a citizen of the United States.

      1880 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Simpson District), enumerated on Jun 5 1880:
      Bryant Flarety, 55, watchman on railroad; wife Julia, 55; son Patrick, 23, foreman on railroad; son Frank, 19, laborer on railroad; son Bernard, 17, laborer on railroad; dau Annie, 15.
      In the next household:
      Thos. Flarety, 25, coal miner; wife Maria, 28; dau Annie, 4; dau Mary, 3; dau Julia, 2. [4, 5]
    Children 
     1. John FLAHERTY,   b. 18 May 1848, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jun 1865  (Age 17 years)
    +2. Thomas FLAHERTY,   b. CA 1851, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 1886, Simpson District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 35 years)
     3. Patrick FLAHERTY,   b. CA 1853, Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Michael William FLAHERTY,   b. CA 1856, Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1919, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 63 years)
    +5. Francis "Frank" FLAHERTY,   b. Jan 1860, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jan 1904, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 44 years)
     6. Bernard FLAHERTY,   b. CA 1862
    +7. Anna Julia FLAHERTY,   b. 22 Feb 1865,   d. 4 Feb 1931, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
    Family ID F41978  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1890] 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.

    2. [S670] 1880 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    3. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    4. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

    5. [S1590] Death record of daughter.