Born in Ireland around 1838; Married to Catherine Gorman,and had 6 children, 3 born in Virginia: Mary (1863), Timothy (1865), Catherine (1869); 3 born in Holyoke, MA: Thomas ('73), Michael ('75), Margaret ('79). Thomas changed the spelling to Gehan. Members of St. Jerome Parish in Holyoke, MA. (buried in that cemetery). Unknown where in Ireland Timothy or Catherine were from.