Primary Name: Cashen, Thomas
Filed as: cashen_thomas
Also known as: Thomas Cashen
Occupation / Association: Blacksmith, Treadwell Mine; Wharfinger, City of Douglas
Born: January 8, 1873
Died: September 13, 1931
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Spouse: Sarah "Sadie" A. King
Children: Frances C. Cashen; Thomas N. Cashen; Anna Cecile Cashen; John Cashen; William Cashen; Gerald D. Cashen; Frank P. Cashen; Harry K. Cashen
Associated places: Douglas, Alaska; Treadwell Mine; Douglas Catholic Cemetery
Keywords: Thomas Cashen, Cashen Thomas, Treadwell Mine blacksmith, Douglas Alaska wharfinger
Biography
Thomas Cashen was born on January 8, 1873.
He married Sarah "Sadie" A. King in 1901. They had eight children: Frances C. Cashen, born December 1903; Thomas N. Cashen, born January 1906; Anna Cecile Cashen, born January 1909; John Cashen, born in Alaska in 1912; William Cashen, born 1915; Gerald D. Cashen, born 1919; Frank P. Cashen, born 1925; and Harry K. Cashen, also born 1925.
Cashen was working as a blacksmith at the Treadwell Mine as early as 1901 and continued working at that trade until the Treadwell cave-in in 1917.
In 1925, Cashen became a wharfinger for the City of Douglas.
He died on September 13, 1931, and is buried in the Douglas Catholic Cemetery next to his wife.
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Tags: Thomas Cashen, Cashen Thomas, Treadwell Mine workers, Douglas Alaska pioneers