Thomas John Flanagan
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Father (John Thomas Flanagan) Immigration to North America
Birth: 06 Nov 1847 Parents: John Thomas Flanagan, Mary Ann McGoey Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec,
Lower Canada (baptismal record – Drouin collection 1847 Notre Dame of Montreal Parish Collection)
“The 14th of November, 1847, I the undersigned priest baptized Thomas born the 10th of November of
the legitimate marriage of John O’Flanagan, furniture maker, and Marie Mcgoey of this [parish]…”
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Detroit, Wayne MI (US 1860 Census 1st Ward, boarding house, listed with father John – ages wrong,
most likely listed by other informant). Brother, John William, is working on ship sailing on Lake Erie and
is away from the household for long periods of time.
Johnson’s Detroit City Directory, Father, John, Carpenter, boarder at Baltimore Hotel Woodbridge St
(only household heads or widows listed in city directories)
Thomas’ father, John Flanagan, enlists in the Union Army and leaves young Thomas alone to fend for
himself in the Baltimore Hotel. According to family stories, the woman who owned the hotel kept an
eye on him and made sure he had enough to eat. NOTE: I have Civil War pension records for John and
his son Thomas that I need to incorporate in their family group sheets
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NOTE: There is an age discrepancy in Thomas’ enlistment record. According to family lore, and
corroborated by this enlistment record, he lied about his age (17) to the enlistment officer.
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Source: Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War 1861-1865. Published by authority of
The Senate and House of Representatives of the Michigan Legislature under the direction of Brig.
General Geo. H. Brown, Adjunct General. Ihling Bros & Everard, Stationers, Printers and Publishers
Kalamazoo Mi. Circa 1905
Prisoner of War, Danville Confederate Prison, Danville, VA from July 1864 -~ April 1865
Note: Look for records from Danville Prison
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This photograph was taken shortly after his release from Danville prison. According to one witness’
affadavit for Thomas’ Civil War pension application, he looked like he had been “drug through a
keyhole”
Sailor aboard the Morning Star when she sank in Lake Erie on 21 Jun 1868 enroute from Cleveland to
Detroit. Brother John also a crew member (lost)
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Clark Detroit City Directory: Father John Thomas listed as Cabinetmaker, head, e.s. 15th near Michigan
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Clark Detroit City Directory: Father John Thomas listed as Cabinetmaker, head, 327 Fifteenth
Federal Census: Living in Detroit with father John and his 2nd wife Catherine, age 23, sailor, could read
and write, not listed as US citizen with voting rights, name spelled as Flanningan
Marriage to Katherine Elizabeth Michels (1848-1909) on 7 Jan in Detroit. Marriage performed by
Lutheran minister, Reverend Niehuff
Birth of first child John Thomas (1876-1941) on 28 Jan in Detroit
Birth of second child Gertrude C (1878-1910) on 21 Feb in Detroit
Birth of third child Anna E (1881-1964) on 23 Dec in Detroit
Birth of fourth child Elizabeth A (1883-1918) on 17 Mar in Detroit
Birth of fifth child Clara C (1885-1972) on 17 Nov in Detroit
Died 26 Apr 1916 in Detroit. Burial in Woodmere Cemetery Lakeview Section Lot 205 29 Apr 1916