Primary Name: Garn, Agnes Cashel
Filed as: garn_agnes_cashel
Also known as: Agnes Cashel; Agnes Garn
Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Juneau Igloo Women's Auxiliary No. 6
Born: October 20, 1873, Unga Island, Alaska
Died: December 26, 1936, Juneau, Alaska
Parents: Edward F. Cashel; Mare-a Alexandrovia “Ol'gin” Cashel
Spouse: Adolf William Garn
Children: William Oliver Garn; Arthur Adolf Garn; Mary Garn; Emma Garn; Albert Francis Garn
Associated places: Unga Island, Alaska; Unalaska, Alaska; Unga Village, Alaska; Kodiak, Alaska; Douglas, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska
Keywords: Agnes Cashel Garn, Agnes Garn, Agnes Cashel, Juneau Igloo Women's Auxiliary No 6 charter member, Garn family Douglas, Unga Island residents
Biography
Agnes Cashel was a charter member of Juneau Igloo Women's Auxiliary Number 6.
She was born on Unga Island, Alaska, on October 20, 1873, to Edward F. Cashel and Mare-a Alexandrovia “Ol'gin” Cashel.
She married Adolf William Garn in 1894 in Unalaska. The couple had three children while living in Unga Village: William Oliver Garn, born January 14, 1895; Arthur Adolf Garn, born February 18, 1896; and Mary Garn, born August 10, 1898.
In 1898, the family began their move to Douglas, stopping in Kodiak, where they were recorded in the 1900 census. Two additional children were born while the family was living in Douglas: Emma Garn, born December 24, 1904, and Albert Francis Garn, born October 28, 1906.
Agnes died in Juneau on December 26, 1936.
Sources
Gastineau Channel Memories 1880–1959, pp. 88–89; 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Kodiak; 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Douglas; 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Juneau
Tags: Agnes Cashel Garn, Agnes Garn, Agnes Cashel, Juneau Igloo Women's Auxiliary No 6, Garn family Douglas, Unga Island residents