James Flynn Sr., 82, a pioneer resident of this city, passed away about 2 o'clock this afternoon in his home at 320 West 6th Street after a several days illness.  Mr. Flynn suffered a stroke of paralysis New Year's Day and since that time had been in serious condition.  This was the third stroke from which he had suffered.  Mr. Flynn was born in McDonough County, Illinois Feb. 16, 1851.  He came to North Platte in Nov. of 1881 and since that time had made his home here.  For many years he was employed by the Union Pacific Railroad and was a retired pensioned engineer.  He was retired in 1913. Besides his widow, Mrs. Sarah (Manion) Flynn, he is survived by three sons: Francis of Brooklyn; Fergus of Chicago and James K. Flynn of North Platte ; and four daughters: Mrs. Madge Frederick of Medford, Oregon; Mesdames Ray Snyder; Thomas Hagerty; and Mrs. Ed Barraclough, all of North Platte.  No funeral arrangements have been announced.

Funeral for James Flynn who died Wednesday will be at 10 A.M. Friday, Jan. 13. Rev. Patrick McDaid officiating.  Body will lay in state at the home of Mrs. Thomas Hagerty, 422 West 8th Street.

James Flynn Sr., was born in McDonough County, Illinois, on February 16, 1851, and passed away on January 11, 1933, his death occuring on the anniversary of the death of his only sister, Mrs. Anna Barker, who departed this life on January 11, 1921 and within a few minutes of the same hour.  At an early age, Mr. Flynn began railroading on the Wabash running between Hannibal and Brookfield, Missouri.  On November 11, 1880 he was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Ann Manion of Hannibal, Missouri.  Eight children were born, the eldest son, Paul, dying in infancy.  In Nov. 1881, Mr. Flynn came to North Platte and hired out as engineer on the Union Pacific.  As a result of an injury to his hand he was pensioned in 1913.  Following his retirement he spent a number of years on a homestead in Arthur County [Nebraska] and from 1923 to 1930 made his home at Butternut, Wisconsin returning again to reside on the site where he had built his first home fifty years ago.  Besides his wife, he is survived by three sons; Fergus of Chicago, Francis of Brooklyn, N. Y. and James of this city and four daughters, Madge Frederick of Medford Oregon, Mary Snyder, Aileen Barraclough and Kathleen Hagerty, all of North Platte. Funeral services were held at St. Patrick's Church at 10 o'clock Friday morning, January 13th with Rev. Patrick McDaid officiating.  Messers Thos. Ryan, James McNeil, James Guyman, Frank Nolan, H. N. Getty and M. C. Hayes, all members of the B. of L. E., [Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers] acted as pall bearers. Interment was made in the North Platte Cemetery.

James Flynn was the son of James Flynn and Jane Wybrant, who brought their young family to the United States from Ireland between 1849 and 1850.

Sarah Ann Manion, born October 15, 1860, in Alleghany County, Maryland, was the daughter of Michael Manion and Mary Ann Ferguson.

The children of James Flynn and Sarah Ann Manion were:

i.	Paul Silas Flynn, born January 5, 1883, in North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska, died there August 16, 1884.  Burial at North Platte Cemetery.  Tombstone
ii.	Mary Amelia Flynn, born July 31, 1884, in North Platte.  She died in North Platte August 24, 1972, interment at North Platte Cemetery.
iii.	Aileen Margaret Flynn, born April 30, 1886, in North Platte.  She preferred that her given name be spelled Eileen.  She died February 4, 1978, at Manhattan Beach, California, burial at North Platte Cemetery.
iv.	Kathleen Anna Flynn, born April 7, 1888, in North Platte.  She died there May 27, 1979, and was buried at North Platte Cemetery.
v.	Fergus Michael Flynn, born January 11, 1890, in North Platte.  He died February 6, 1973, in Franklin Park, Cook County, Illinois, burial location undetermined.
vi.	Francis Kildare Flynn, born August 4, 1892, in North Platte.  He died April 11, 1967, in Danville, Virginia, and was buried there.
vii.	James Kennett Flynn, born February 7, 1894, in North Platte.  He died there October 11, 1965, and was buried at North Platte Cemetery.
viii.	Madge Eleanor Flynn, born March 21, 1897, in North Platte, died December 12, 1995, in Modesto, Stanislaus County, California.  She was buried at Siskiyou Memorial Park, Medford, Jackson County, Oregon.
ix.	Ninth child, born and died before 1900, based on the 1900 and 1910 census listings for Sarah Manion Flynn.

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Ann Wybrant, 68, female, house keeper, value of personal estate 100, born Ireland
Jane Flinn, 50, female, born Ireland
John Flinn, 16, male, born Ireland, attended school within the year
Ann Flinn, 14, female, born Ireland, attended school within the year
Andrew Flinn, 12, male, born Ireland, attended school within the year
Jams Flinn, 10, male, born IL, attended school within the year

Michael Manon [sic], 30, male, R. R. Man, value of personal estate 65, born Ireland
Mary, 22, female, born MD
Mary, 4, female, born MD
Margaret, 2, female, born MD
Sarah, 3/12, female, born MD
John Fergueseon [sic], 3, male, born MD
James [Fergueseon], 4/12, male, born MD
Newten Hiser, 25, male, farmer, born MD

Flynn, Jane, 50, female, white, keeps house, value of personal estate 300, born Ireland, both parents foreign born, could not read or write
John, 26, male, white, laborer, born Ireland, both parents foreign born, male citizen of the U.S. aged 21 or more
James, 20, male, white, laborer, born Ireland, both parents foreign born, male citizen of the U.S. aged 21 or more

Manning, Michael, 45, male, white, laborer, born Ireland, could not read or write, male citizen of the U.S. aged 21 or more
Mary A, 32, female, whtie, keeps house, born VA, could not read or write
Mary, 13, female, white, school, born VA, father foreign born, could not read or write, attended school within the year
Margaret, 11, female, white, school, born MD, father foreign born, could not read or write, attended school within the year
Sarah, 9, female, white, school, born MD, father foreign born, could not read or write
Sabina, 2, female, white, born MO, father foreign born

Flinn, Jane, white, female, 65, widowed, keeping house, could read but not write, born Ireland, both parents born Ireland
James, white, male, 27, son, single, engineer, born IL, both parents born Ireland
Barker, Mary C, white, female, 9, granddaughter, single, attended school within the census year, born IL, father born IN, mother born Ireland

Manion, Michael, white, male, 45, married, section hand, born Ireland, both parents born Ireland
Mary, white, female, 36, wife, married, keeping house, born MO [sic], both parents born Ireland
Maggie, white, female, 21, daughter, single, at home, born VA, both parents born Ireland
Sallie, white, female, 19, daughter, single, at home, born VA, both parents born Ireland
Sabina, white, female, 13, daughter, single, at home, attended school within the year, born MO, both parents born Ireland
Annie, white, female, 9, daughter, single, at home, attended school within the year, born MO, both parents born Ireland

Flynn, James, head, white, male, Feb 1851, 49, married for 20 years, born Ireland, both parents born Ireland, year of immigration to the U.S. - 1870, number of years in the U.S. - 30, naturalized, locomotive engineer, months not employed - 0, could read, write and speak English, owned his home free of mortgage

Sarah, wife, white, female, Oct 1859, 40, married for 20 years; mother of 9 children, 7 living; born IL, both parents born Ireland, could read, write and speak English

Mary, daughter, white, female, July 1883, 16, single, born MD, father born Ireland, mother born VA, could read, [no entry for schooling], write and speak English

Eilleen, daughter, white, female, Apr 1886, 14, single, born NE, father born Ireland, mother born IL, at school for 9 months, could read, write and speak English

Kathleen, daughter, white, female, Apr 1888, 12, single, born NE, father born Ireland, mother born IL, at school for 9 months, could read, write and speak English

Fergus, son, white, male, Jan 1890, 10, single, born NE, father born Ireland, mother born IL, at school for 9 months, could read, write and speak English

Francis, son, white, male, Aug 1891, 8, single, born NE, father born Ireland, mother born IL, at school for 9 months, could read, write and speak English

James, son, white, male, Feb 1894, 6, single, born NE, father born Ireland, mother born IL

Madge, daughter, white, female, Mar 1897, 3, single, born NE, father born Ireland, mother born IL

Flynn, James, head, male, white, 59, married (first marriage) for 30 years, born IL, both parents born Ireland; spoke English, engineer, rail road boss; whether an employer, employee or working on own account - W; if an employee, whether out of work on April 15, 1910 - no; if an employee, number of weeks out of work during 1909 - 0; could read and write, owned his home free of mortgage

Sarah, wife, female, white, 50, married (first marriage) for 30 years; mother of 9 children, 7 living; born MD, father born Ireland, mother born Virginia, spoke English, could read and write

Aileen, daughter, female, white, 23, single, born NE, father born IL, mother born MD, spoke English, teacher, public school; whether an employer, employee or working on own account - W; if an employee, whether out of work on April 15, 1910 - no; if an employee, number of weeks out of work during 1909 - 0; could read and write, had attended school after Sept. 1, 1909

Kathleen, daughter, female, white, 22, single, born NE, father born IL, mother born MD, spoke English, compositor, printing office; whether an employer, employee or working on own account - W; if an employee, whether out of work on April 15, 1910 - no; if an employee, number of weeks out of work during 1909 - 0; could read and write

Fergus, son, male, white, 20, single, born NE, father born IL, mother born MD, spoke English, apprentice, machinist RR; whether an employer, employee or working on own account - W; if an employee, whether out of work on April 15, 1910 - no; if an employee, number of weeks out of work during 1909 - 0; could read and write

Francis, son, male, white, 17, single, born NE, father born IL, mother born MD, spoke English, could read and write, had attended school after Sept. 1, 1909

James Jr, son, male, white, 16, single, born NE, father born IL, mother born MD, spoke English, could read and write, had attended school after Sept. 1, 1909

Madge, daughter, female, white, 13, single, born NE, father born IL, mother born MD, spoke English, could read and write, had attended school after Sept. 1, 1909

Flynn, James, head, owned his home free of mortgage, male, white, 58, married, could read and write, born IL; both parents born Ireland, mother tongue English; spoke English

Sarah, wife, female, white, 59, married, could read and write, born MD; father born Ireland, mother tongue English; mother born VA, spoke English

Graves, Mary, lodger, female, white, single, could read and write, born MO, both parents born U.S., spoke English, waitress, [illegible] cafe; employer, salary or wage worker, or working on own account - W

Flynn, James, head, renter, 11 monthly, did not own a radio, male, white, 78, married, age at first marriage - 29, could read and write, born IL, both parents born Irish Free State, spoke English, whether a veteran of the U.S. military or naval forces mobilized for any war or
expedition - no

Sarah, wife, female, white, 69, married, age at first marriage - 19, could read and write, born MD, father born Irish Free State, mother born VA, spoke English