Boas Cahan

     Boas Cahan was born on 5 July 1890 at Kovno. He was the son of Morris Cohn and Rachel Cohn. He married Mary M. Harris, daughter of David Harris and Fannie Harkavy, on 1 April 1919 at Chicago, Illinois. He died on 27 November 1950 at Los Angeles, California, at age 60; Headstone at Home of Peace Memorial Park, East Los Angeles:
The great, erudite, famous perfectly righteous
Turned the nights into days in study of our holy Torah
Taught Torah publicly, and saved many from sin.
The rabbi Boaz son of the rabbi Moshe Eliahu
Passed away 18 Kislev 5711
May his soul be bound in the bonds of eternal life.
     He appeared on the census of 10 January 1920 at 690-1/2 9th Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as Boao CAHAN, age 29; rabbi in temple; immigrated 1913 from Kovno; roomer in home of Esther LEVIN, also from Kovno. He appeared on the census of 3 April 1930 at 1307 Roosevelt Road, Chicago, Illinois, as Boas CAHAN, age 40; rabbi in church; immigrated 1914; naturalized. He appeared on the census of 2 April 1940 at 1404 Hamlin Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, as Boas CAHAN; age 39; rabbi, teacher. He on 27 April 1942 at 1404 S. Independence Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois, registered for Selective Service; born June 1891, Russia; rabbi at Bnai Israel Synagogue; wife Miriam at same address. He lived between 1946 and 1948 at 2228 Palm Grove Avenue, Los Angeles, California, per California Voter Registration.