On September 13, 1837 John married Julia Pray in Philadelphia. They had 5 children; Annie J. (1842-1915), Mary N. (1846-1918), John F. Jr. (April 1851-June 1851), Jacob Rose (1852-1857) and Julia A. Pray (1855-1913).
John F. Flannery served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War (1846-48) and attained the rank of Quartermaster Sergeant.
John was employed as a "Combmaker" in Philadelphia from 1850 to 1861. He and his family lived at various addresses within the City.
John re-enlisted in the Union Army on May 5, 1861 at Philadelphia and served in the Civil War in Company D of the 26th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteers. & He was inducted at the rank of Sergeant. He was severely wounded in the Battle of Gettysburg on July 2, 1863 and was promoted to the rank of 2nd Lieutenant on October 28, 1863, while in an Army hospital at Turners Lane in Philadelphia. It appears as if John was furloughed from the Union Army at Turner's Lane Hospital and allowed to return to his home in Philadelphia where on June 15, 1864, he died from his battle wounds.
The following Obituary was published on Page 5 of the Philadelphia Inquirer On Thursday June 16, 1864, Friday June 17, 1864 and Saturday June 18, 1864.
FLANNERY - On the 15th instant, Lieutenant John F. Flannery, Company D, Twenty-sixth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, of the Scott Legion and of the Lafayette Hose Company, of wounds received at the battle of Gettysburg, Pa. In the 48th year of his age. The relatives and friends of the family, members of the Twenty-sixth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers and the Lafayette Hose Company, are respectfully invited to attend his funeral, from his late residence, No. 1231 Shackamaxon Street on Sunday afternoon, at 3 o'clock.
John was buried in American Mechanics Cemetery in Philadelphia.
In 1951 the remains of those buried in that cemetery were removed to Mount Peace Cemetery in Philadelphia, Lawnview Cemetery in Rockledge,, and Philadelphia Memorial Park in Frazer. The remains of John F. and Julia (Pray) Flannery were re-interred in Philadelphia Memorial Park in Frazer.
John F. Flannery served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War (1846-48) and attained the rank of Quartermaster Sergeant.
John was employed as a "Combmaker" in Philadelphia from 1850 to 1861. He and his family lived at various addresses within the City.
John re-enlisted in the Union Army on May 5, 1861 at Philadelphia and served in the Civil War in Company D of the 26th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteers. & He was inducted at the rank of Sergeant. He was severely wounded in the Battle of Gettysburg on July 2, 1863 and was promoted to the rank of 2nd Lieutenant on October 28, 1863, while in an Army hospital at Turners Lane in Philadelphia. It appears as if John was furloughed from the Union Army at Turner's Lane Hospital and allowed to return to his home in Philadelphia where on June 15, 1864, he died from his battle wounds.
The following Obituary was published on Page 5 of the Philadelphia Inquirer On Thursday June 16, 1864, Friday June 17, 1864 and Saturday June 18, 1864.
FLANNERY - On the 15th instant, Lieutenant John F. Flannery, Company D, Twenty-sixth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, of the Scott Legion and of the Lafayette Hose Company, of wounds received at the battle of Gettysburg, Pa. In the 48th year of his age. The relatives and friends of the family, members of the Twenty-sixth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers and the Lafayette Hose Company, are respectfully invited to attend his funeral, from his late residence, No. 1231 Shackamaxon Street on Sunday afternoon, at 3 o'clock.
John was buried in American Mechanics Cemetery in Philadelphia.
In 1951 the remains of those buried in that cemetery were removed to Mount Peace Cemetery in Philadelphia, Lawnview Cemetery in Rockledge,, and Philadelphia Memorial Park in Frazer. The remains of John F. and Julia (Pray) Flannery were re-interred in Philadelphia Memorial Park in Frazer.
On September 13, 1837 John married Julia Pray in Philadelphia. They had 5 children; Annie J. (1842-1915), Mary N. (1846-1918), John F. Jr. (April 1851-June 1851), Jacob Rose (1852-1857) and Julia A. Pray (1855-1913).
John F. Flannery served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War (1846-48) and attained the rank of Quartermaster Sergeant.
John was employed as a "Combmaker" in Philadelphia from 1850 to 1861. He and his family lived at various addresses within the City.
John re-enlisted in the Union Army on May 5, 1861 at Philadelphia and served in the Civil War in Company D of the 26th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteers. & He was inducted at the rank of Sergeant. He was severely wounded in the Battle of Gettysburg on July 2, 1863 and was promoted to the rank of 2nd Lieutenant on October 28, 1863, while in an Army hospital at Turners Lane in Philadelphia. It appears as if John was furloughed from the Union Army at Turner's Lane Hospital and allowed to return to his home in Philadelphia where on June 15, 1864, he died from his battle wounds.
The following Obituary was published on Page 5 of the Philadelphia Inquirer On Thursday June 16, 1864, Friday June 17, 1864 and Saturday June 18, 1864.
FLANNERY - On the 15th instant, Lieutenant John F. Flannery, Company D, Twenty-sixth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, of the Scott Legion and of the Lafayette Hose Company, of wounds received at the battle of Gettysburg, Pa. In the 48th year of his age. The relatives and friends of the family, members of the Twenty-sixth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers and the Lafayette Hose Company, are respectfully invited to attend his funeral, from his late residence, No. 1231 Shackamaxon Street on Sunday afternoon, at 3 o'clock.
John was buried in American Mechanics Cemetery in Philadelphia.
In 1951 the remains of those buried in that cemetery were removed to Mount Peace Cemetery in Philadelphia, Lawnview Cemetery in Rockledge,, and Philadelphia Memorial Park in Frazer. The remains of John F. and Julia (Pray) Flannery were re-interred in Philadelphia Memorial Park in Frazer.
John F. Flannery served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War (1846-48) and attained the rank of Quartermaster Sergeant.
John was employed as a "Combmaker" in Philadelphia from 1850 to 1861. He and his family lived at various addresses within the City.
John re-enlisted in the Union Army on May 5, 1861 at Philadelphia and served in the Civil War in Company D of the 26th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteers. & He was inducted at the rank of Sergeant. He was severely wounded in the Battle of Gettysburg on July 2, 1863 and was promoted to the rank of 2nd Lieutenant on October 28, 1863, while in an Army hospital at Turners Lane in Philadelphia. It appears as if John was furloughed from the Union Army at Turner's Lane Hospital and allowed to return to his home in Philadelphia where on June 15, 1864, he died from his battle wounds.
The following Obituary was published on Page 5 of the Philadelphia Inquirer On Thursday June 16, 1864, Friday June 17, 1864 and Saturday June 18, 1864.
FLANNERY - On the 15th instant, Lieutenant John F. Flannery, Company D, Twenty-sixth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, of the Scott Legion and of the Lafayette Hose Company, of wounds received at the battle of Gettysburg, Pa. In the 48th year of his age. The relatives and friends of the family, members of the Twenty-sixth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers and the Lafayette Hose Company, are respectfully invited to attend his funeral, from his late residence, No. 1231 Shackamaxon Street on Sunday afternoon, at 3 o'clock.
John was buried in American Mechanics Cemetery in Philadelphia.
In 1951 the remains of those buried in that cemetery were removed to Mount Peace Cemetery in Philadelphia, Lawnview Cemetery in Rockledge,, and Philadelphia Memorial Park in Frazer. The remains of John F. and Julia (Pray) Flannery were re-interred in Philadelphia Memorial Park in Frazer.
