From the Sullivan Review, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania dated June 15, 1978
(Streby wrote this in 1903):

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A History Of Sullivan County
As Recorded By George Streby

A Continuation of the History of Laporte Borough and Laporte Township
Installment No. 119

John W. Flynn
  Was born in Sullivan county, New York, March 22, 1856.  He was a son of
Michael and Mary Agnes (Noland) Flynn and a grand-son of of Roger Flynn,
who was the founder of a well known family in this country.  Roger Flynn
was born in Leansborough [sic, should be Lanesborough], County Roscommon,
Ireland, and immigrated to America in 1848, locating in Sullivan county,
NY, where he engaged in agriculture.  His son Michael, father of the
subject of this sketch engaged in tanning.  John W. Flynn also engaged
in the tanning business in Sullivan county, NY, and in 1882 he and his
brothers, Michael and Joseph, came to Thorndale and took the contract to
finish leather for the tanning company.  The following year John W. Flynn
went to Laporte and worked for the same company.  Two years later he was
advanced to book keeper.  In January, 1888, he graduated from the Elmira
business college, and immediately accepted a position with Boak, Waddrop &
Co., at Hughesville.  The following fall he purchased an interest in the
business of the Muncy manufacturing company, at Muncy, which he held until
June, 1889, when he again entered the employ of James McFarlane & Co., at
Laporte, where he remained until 1890, when he went to Jamison City, where
he accepted a position as book-keeper and manager of the company store for
Thomas E. Proctor, remaining there until the tannery was sold to the Union
Tanning Co.  In February, 1894, the new company transferred him to Laporte
as superintendent of a number of tanneries, and has charge of the timber
lands and the bark and lumber contracts.  His brothers, Michael and Edward,
are also employed by the Union tanning Co.
  Mr. Flynn married Mary A. Breger of Laporte, Sept. 25, 1854.  She was
a daughter of Charles and Frances (Kelly) Breger.  To Mr. and Mrs. Flynn
have been born two sons, Joseph and Charles.

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From Simon Alan Brieger (1.726) <briegersa@bellsouth.net> March 12, 2007:

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Mary Anne Brieger was born in July 1868 in Obernburg, Sullivan County, New
York. On 25 September 1894 in Laporte, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania she
married John W. Flynn born 22 March 1856 in Sullivan County, New York as
the son of Michael Flynn and Mary Agnes Noland.  John died 21 June 1919 in
Meehan Junction, Lauderdale County, Mississippi. Mary Anne died ca 1950 in
Binghamton, Broome County, New York. Both Mary Anne and John are interred
in Sacred Heart Cemetery LaPorte, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania.

The old stories from Sullivan County says Mary Anne Brieger married John
Flynn in 1885. Not true!! The census of 1910 says they were married 15
years. This puts the marriage at 25 September 1895. Makes more sense since
their first child was born 1896.

Joseph Flynn was born in December of 1896 in Laporte, Sullivan County,
Pennsylvania. There are no additional records.

Charles H. Flynn was born in June of 1899 in LaPorte, Sullivan County,
Pennsylvania. There are no additional records.

Mary Anne Flynn was born in 1901 in Laporte, Sullivan County,
Pennsylvania. There are no additional records.

William J. Flynn was born in 1904 in LaPorte, Sullivan County,
Pennsylvania. He died in 1949 in Binghamton, Broome County, New York.
He is interred at Sacred Heart Cemetery, LaPorte, Sullivan County,
Pennsylvania. There are no records of marriage or children.

Frances Flynn was born in 1907 at Meehan Junction, Lauderdale County,
Mississippi. She died in 1982 at Binghamton, Broome County, New York. There
are no records of marriage or children.

Helen Flynn was born in 1913 at Meehan Junction, Lauderdale County,
Mississippi. There are no additional records.

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