It would seem that John was leading a double life.
Name: St. John Dehaven
Titles & Terms:
Event: Intended Marriage
Event Date: 23 Apr 1892
Event Place: Cambria, Pennsylvania
Age: 61
Estimated Birth Year: 1831
Father: John Dehaven
Father's Titles & Terms:
Mother: Mary Ann Dehaven
Mother's Titles & Terms:
Spouse: Miriam W. Vanhorn
Spouse's Titles & Terms:
Spouse's Age: 58
Spouse's Estimated Birth Year: 1834
Spouse's Father: Mathew Steele
Spouse's Father's Titles & Terms:
Spouse's Mother: Sarah Steele
Spouse's Mother's Titles & Terms:
Reference Number: v 9 cn 3754
Film Number: 1294605
Digital Folder Number: 4460669
Image Number: 488
His residence Hastings PA
Hers Mahaffey PA
Former wives by death or divorce listed as NONE by St John.
Death of woman's former husband Mar 7, 1888.
This is clearly John Dehaven who married Sarah Ann Meekins,
St. John answered the questions correctly.
They asked if former wife died. Answer NONE
Asked for date of divorce of woman at any time. Again answer was NONE.
NO return of license, and likely not a completed marriage.
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1906 PA Death Index 1906-1961
Saint John Dehaven died Cambria Co 7 Nov 1906 Cert # 103107
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John died Nov 7, 1906, claimant of widow's pension was Sarah DeHaven, Mahaffey, PA. Sarah was dropped from rolls, Sept. 20, 1912 due to her death.
It would seem that John was leading a double life.
Name: St. John Dehaven
Titles & Terms:
Event: Intended Marriage
Event Date: 23 Apr 1892
Event Place: Cambria, Pennsylvania
Age: 61
Estimated Birth Year: 1831
Father: John Dehaven
Father's Titles & Terms:
Mother: Mary Ann Dehaven
Mother's Titles & Terms:
Spouse: Miriam W. Vanhorn
Spouse's Titles & Terms:
Spouse's Age: 58
Spouse's Estimated Birth Year: 1834
Spouse's Father: Mathew Steele
Spouse's Father's Titles & Terms:
Spouse's Mother: Sarah Steele
Spouse's Mother's Titles & Terms:
Reference Number: v 9 cn 3754
Film Number: 1294605
Digital Folder Number: 4460669
Image Number: 488
His residence Hastings PA
Hers Mahaffey PA
Former wives by death or divorce listed as NONE by St John.
Death of woman's former husband Mar 7, 1888.
This is clearly John Dehaven who married Sarah Ann Meekins,
St. John answered the questions correctly.
They asked if former wife died. Answer NONE
Asked for date of divorce of woman at any time. Again answer was NONE.
NO return of license, and likely not a completed marriage.
=============
1906 PA Death Index 1906-1961
Saint John Dehaven died Cambria Co 7 Nov 1906 Cert # 103107
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John died Nov 7, 1906, claimant of widow's pension was Sarah DeHaven, Mahaffey, PA. Sarah was dropped from rolls, Sept. 20, 1912 due to her death.
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JOHN DEHAVEN
1831 -- 1906
Co. I 67th Regt. P.V.I.
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