He was born in December 1844 (7; 2 (19 in 1864), 6 [54 in 1899], 9 [63 at death in 1908], 10 [54 in 1899]). He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2, 6, 7, 10).
When he enlisted, he was a machinist (2).
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 5 inches tall, and had a light complexion, grey eyes, and dark hair (2).
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 3 February 1864 (1, 2, 3 [9 Feb]). He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Lieutenant Shipley (2). He was mustered in by Lieutenant Hildebrand (2). He was a private in company D (1, 10, 11, 12).
He was wounded on 10 May 1864 at Spottsylvania Court House, Virginia (1, 5).
He was discharged on 18 August 1865 on surgeon's certificate of disability (1, 3). He had served for eighteen months (6, 10). He was a private in company D (11, 12).
He also served in 55 company 2 battalion VRC (8).
On 8 September 1865, he applied successfully for a pension (4, 8).
In 1879/1880, he was married, presumably to Elizabeth [unknown surname] (7).
In 1890, he was living at 2919 French Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (3).
On 2 May 1899, he was admitted to the Southern Branch of the National Soldiers' Home (6). He was admitted from Pennsylvania (6). He had a gunshot wound in his right arm (6). He was receiving a pension of $10 per month (6).
In 1900, he was in the Southern Branch of the National Soldiers' Home (7). He was a machinist (7).
On 1 March 1907, he again applied for a pension (8).
On 4 September 1908, he died of terminal dementia (duration 1 year), with mitral insufficiency contributing, in the National Soldiers Home, in Elizabeth City County, Virginia (8, 9, 10). On 7 September 1908, he was buried in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (9). He was then receiving a pension of $12 per month (10).
On 11 September 1908, his widow, Elizabeth Flynn, applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension (4, 8).
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (Thomas Flynn)
2 company D, second descriptive roll, entry 29 (Thomas Flinn)
3 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, supervisor's district [1], enumeration district [779], page [2] (image 2489 on Ancestry) (Thomas L Flinn)
4 pension index, by name (Thomas Flynn)
5 'The Ninety-first Pennsylvania volunteers', Philadelphia Inquirer 8 June 1864 page 3 (Thomas Flynn)
6 Report of the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1899. Serial Set 3958, 56th Congress, session 1, House Document 106 (Thomas Flynn)
7 1900 US census, Virginia, Elizabeth City County, Chesapeake Magisterial District, Southern Branch National Home for D.V.S., supervisor's district 2, enumeration district 8, microfilm series T623, film 1707, page 117 = 25 A handwritten (Thomas Flynn)
8 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company D (Thomas Flynn)
9 transit permit, Elizabeth City County Virginia to Philadelphia, died 4 September 1908, available in Philadelphia death records (Thomas Flynn)
10 Report of the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1909. Letter from the President of the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, transmitting the report of the Board for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1909. Serial Set volume 5817, Session volume 114, 61st Congress, 2nd Session, House Document 262. Page 358. (Thos Flynn)
11 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Thomas Flinn)
12 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Thomas Flynn)
| line | 11 |
| street | |
| house number | |
| dwelling number | |
| family number | |
| name | Flynn Thomas |
| relationship | Inmate |
| color | W |
| sex | M |
| birth date | Dec 1844 |
| age | 55 |
| married? | M [?] |
| # years married | 20 |
| mother of how many children? | |
| # of children living | |
| birthplace | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Ireland |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | |
| # years in USA | |
| naturalized citizen? | |
| occupation | Machinist |
| # months not employed | |
| # months in school | |
| can read | Yes |
| can write | Yes |
| speaks English | Yes |
| owned/rented | |
| free or mortgaged | |
| farm/house | |
| # of farm schedule |
I HEREBY CERTIFY, That I attended deceased from Sept 1 1908 to Sept 4 1908 that I last saw him alive on SEP 4 1908 and that death occurred, on the date stated above, at 12 PM. The CAUSE OF DEATH was as follows:
Terminal dementia (Duration) 1 year