This database at Ancestry, “Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011,” is new to me and I have found a few death certificates for my husband’s Davey family in Indiana.
The first I searched for was Edward N. Flynn, who died in 1916 in Jeffersonville, Clark County. He did not appear under his full name but rather his initials, E. N. Flynn.[1] I had previously found two obituaries for him.[2] He served as mayor of Jeffersonville from 1905 to 1909. He never married and his sister, Mayme Wooley, was the informant on his certificate. Edward was the son of John L. Flynn and Elizabeth Davey.
Next, I found Edward’s father, John L. Flynn, who died on 26 October 1907 in Jeffersonville, Clark County.[3] The age and date of birth on the certificate were 78 years, 5 months, and 11 days old, and born on 15 May 1829. His tombstone reads 15 May 1830. The informant for his death certificate was his second wife, Carrie Flynn. It is quite possible that she got the information about his parents wrong. His father was listed as J.L. Flynn of Scotland and his mother as Elizabeth Davey of England. Elizabeth Davey was the name of his first wife.
Edward’s sister, Mayme Wooley, died on 23 January 1918 also
in Jeffersonville.[4]
Her informant, Mr. J. Cottrell, did not know the names or birthplaces of her
parents. Her address was the same as his, and her occupation was a housekeeper.
Mayme was listed as a widow, the wife of Joseph Wooley. Actually, her husband
was Jacob Woolley and he died in 1893, though his wife was not named in the
death notice.[5] In
1880, his wife was Sallie J., and four children, Charles, Oswill C, Monita H,
and Walter S., all under 13 years of age lived in the household.[6]
To sort this family out, I found his Find
a Grave memorial. He was buried in Eastern Cemetery in Jeffersonville. His
grave marker also shows Moneta H, born in 1872 and died in 1894, on the same stone
as his.[7]
Also linked is Sallie J, wife of J.G. Woolley, who died on 21 March 1881.[8]
If this is the mother of the children, then his wife from the obituary could be
Mayme. Clark County records on FamilySearch are locked and the continued
research will need to be at the Oakland FamilySearch Library.
There are likely more family members to search for in this database and I will revisit it again in the future.
[1] “Indiana,
U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011,” Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60716
: accessed 20 Nov 2022) > Certificate > 1916 > 03 > image 363 of
2052, p. 111, E.N. Flynn, 1916; citing “1916 Deaths Vol. 10, Clark County, A to
Z, Certs 1 to 413,” Indiana State Board of Health, Indiana Archives and Records
Administration, Indianapolis.
[2] “Passing
of Dr. Flynn,” Jeffersonville (Indiana) Star, 10 July 1916, p. 1. Also, “Death
Claims Dr. E.N. Flynn,” Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky), 10 July
1916, p. 6.
[3] “Indiana,
U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011,” Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60716
: accessed 20 Nov 2022) > Certificate > 1907 > 02 > image 1524 of
2471, p. 107, John L. Flynn, 1907; citing “Death Certificates 1907 Volume 10,” Indiana
State Board of Health, Indiana Archives and Records Administration,
Indianapolis.
[4] “Indiana,
U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011,” Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60716
: accessed 20 Nov 2022) > Certificate > 1918 > 01 > image 339 of
2146, no. 295, Mayme E Wooley; citing “1918 Deaths, vol. 1, January,
Adams---Decatur Counties, Certs 1-499,” Indiana State Board of Health, Indiana
Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis.
[5] “Death
of Jacob G Woolley, of Jeffersonville, at Dundee, Kentucky – News Across the
River,” Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky), 4 Aug 1893, p. 6.
[6]
1880 U.S. census, Clark Co, Indiana, pop. sched, Jeffersonville, ED 26, p. 98
(stamped), family 217, Jacob G. Woolley; NARA T9, roll 269.
[7] Find
a Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30740027/jacob-g-woolley:
accessed 21 November 2022), mem. 30740027, Jacob G Woolley, Eastern Cemetery,
Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Gail Black
(contributor 46916450). Image of stone by Gail Black.
[8] Find
a Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118394325/sallie-j-woolley:
accessed 21 November 2022), mem. 11839432, Sallie J Woolley, Eastern Cemetery,
Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Gail Black
(contributor 46916450). Image of stone by Gail Black.
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