Michael Gahan was born about 1842 in Ireland he came to America with his parents because of the Great Famine, His parents were Michael Gahan and Mary Cahil. He settled at sometime in the state of Washington and was married to Ruth Chaud.
Inmate #1323 Washington State Prison
Crime: Assault With A deadly Weapon
Rec: 25 Oct 1894
Term: 2 years
Discharged: 15 Feb 1896
Age: 52
Occupation: Sailor
Ruth and Michael married 18 Mar 1864 in Dacca, Bengal, India
This wife is clearly not the wife he married in India. Jennie Carry left him and took the children and divorced him while he was ill. All his children, Sons took on Jennie's lovers last name Bevens and she did marry him in Utah, funny thing is, he was once a boarder in their home. Bet there was magic going on behind the scenes there. I feel for Michael, losing his family. He was a sailor in the Rebellion.
Look into his eyes, I see his pain. I do not know where he went or what happened to him after he left prison.
Jennie's actual name is Genevieve Carey, she did marry Charles B Bevans, they married in 1889 in California and he was born about 1869 in Iowa and died in Colorado in 1935.
Jennie was born about 1855 in New York, death is unknown.
Michael and Jennie had 3 sons Maurice Gaheen and William Gaheen and the last one is unknown.
What a story in a time when it was almost unheard of to divorce. Although in doing research I seem to see it more and more. I hope Michael didn't die all alone and broke.
Crime: Assault With A deadly Weapon
Rec: 25 Oct 1894
Term: 2 years
Discharged: 15 Feb 1896
Age: 52
Occupation: Sailor
Ruth and Michael married 18 Mar 1864 in Dacca, Bengal, India
This wife is clearly not the wife he married in India. Jennie Carry left him and took the children and divorced him while he was ill. All his children, Sons took on Jennie's lovers last name Bevens and she did marry him in Utah, funny thing is, he was once a boarder in their home. Bet there was magic going on behind the scenes there. I feel for Michael, losing his family. He was a sailor in the Rebellion.
Look into his eyes, I see his pain. I do not know where he went or what happened to him after he left prison.
Jennie's actual name is Genevieve Carey, she did marry Charles B Bevans, they married in 1889 in California and he was born about 1869 in Iowa and died in Colorado in 1935.
Jennie was born about 1855 in New York, death is unknown.
Michael and Jennie had 3 sons Maurice Gaheen and William Gaheen and the last one is unknown.
What a story in a time when it was almost unheard of to divorce. Although in doing research I seem to see it more and more. I hope Michael didn't die all alone and broke.
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