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Flanigan, William, 1877-1961

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1877 - 1961

biographical statement

Citation:
History of the building of the Zion Cable and Saw Mill, 1901-1907: p. 1 (William Flanigan; helped develop Zion Cable and Saw Mill)

Ancestry.com, via WWW, July 30, 2013 (William Flanigan; William W. Flanigan; William Wallace Flanigan; William Flannigan; W. W. Flannigan; b. Feb. 17, 1877 in Rockville, Utah; parents: Thomas Emmett Flanigan and Ida Jane Johnson; m. Mar. 15, 1898 in St. George, Utah to Nellie Hansen Draper (1881-1957), three children; lived in Cedar City, 1930s-1940s; d. June 16, 1961 in St. George, Utah; farm laborer, furnace fireman, janitor at high school)

Familysearch.org, via WWW, July 30, 2013 (William Wallace Flanigan; William W. Flanigan; Will Flanigan; baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1885)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

History of the building of the Zion Cable and Saw Mill

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230306992]
Identifier: MSS SC 935
Scope and Contents

Photocopied portions of Flanigan's diary pertaining to the decision to build and the actual construction of the Zion Cable and Saw Mill. Describes how the use of the cable saved ten day's from a wagon journey to haul goods around Zion's Canyon, and how the saw mill served the people of the area.

Dates: 1901-1907
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / History of the building of the Zion Cable and Saw Mill

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