http://www.cooganresearchgroup.com/crg/index.htm 05 April 2025 Researcher (Location): CRG Sponsor (no links to a researcher yet) Research: This is the family of Thomas Coogan. He was born in Ireland and lived in the townland of Mooneen in County Kilkenny. Thomas' son, also named Thomas, later appeared in the vital records of the townlands of Ardra and Castlecomer. Beyond these two, one of the primary descendants of the family is John Coogan. He was born in County Kilkenny but later moved his family to Portlaw, County Waterford. Most of John's children emigrated to the United States in the early Twentieth Century. The family initially resided in the state of New Jersey (Essex, Hudson and Union Counties). Later descendants moved to the West Coast (California, Oregon and Washington). Even father afield, one member of this line moved directly from County Waterford and was living in Sao Paolo, Brazil at the time of his death (1973)! This family is probably related to the Ardra Coogan family and other Castlecomer Coogan families on the CRG site. We are currently looking for someone to link with this family and to take over the search! ******************** 01. Thomas COOGAN (c.1785, Ireland - after 1813, ?) married Mary DELANY resided Mooneen, Kilkenny, Ireland Children of Thomas and Mary Coogan: 02. Thomas COOGAN [II] ***see below*** ([before 04 JUN 1813], Castlecomer, Ireland - after 1842, ?) married Mary BRACKEN, 25 JAN 1838, Muckalee, Kilkenny, Ireland [* Mary ?, ? - after 1842, ?] resided Knock, Kilkenny, Ireland - 1838 resided Donaguile, Kilkenny, Ireland - 1842 resided Smythston, Kilkenny, Ireland - 1844 resided Killtown, Killkeny, Ireland - 1846 resided Castlecomer, Kilkenny, Ireland ************* ************* ************* ************* ************* ************* Children of Thomas [II] and Mary Coogan: 03. [ ] COOGAN (c.1839, Ireland - after c.1839, ?) resided Ireland 03. Margaret COOGAN ***see below*** (11 MAY 1842, Ardra, Ireland - after 1842, ?) resided Castlecomer, Kilkenny, Ireland 03. Patrick COOGAN ([09] MAR 1844, Ireland - after 1844, ?) resided Ireland 03. Thomas COOGAN [III] (JAN 1846, Ireland - after 1846, ?) resided Ireland 03. John COOGAN ***see below*** ([28] JAN 1849, County Kilkenny, Ireland - 14 OCT 1916, County Waterford, Ireland) married Catherine [or Elizabeth] FITZPATRICK, 23 JUL 1880, Waterford, Ireland [* Catherine c.1853/c.1856, County Kilkenny, Ireland - 01 FEB 1916, County Waterford, Ireland] occupation - Constable, Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC), Waterford (joined c.1869) occupation - constable (1889) resided County Kilkenny, Ireland resided Abbeyside, Waterford, Ireland - 1881 resided Abbeyside, Waterford, Ireland - 1882 ***possible*** resided Dungarvan, Waterford, Ireland - 1885 resided Waterford, Waterford, Ireland - 1886 [Church st] resided Clashmore, Waterford, Ireland - 1887 resided Waterford, Waterford, Ireland - 1889 [14 Brown] resided Cahermealgue, Waterford, Ireland - 1890 resided Cahermealgue, Waterford, Ireland - 1891 resided Carrick Beg, Waterford, Ireland - 1893 resided Kilmacthomas, Waterford, Ireland - 1895 resided Kilmacthomas, Waterford, Ireland - 1896 resided Kilmacthomas, Waterford, Ireland - 1897 resided Portlaw, Waterford, Ireland - 1901 [Brown] resided Poleberry, Waterford, Ireland - 1911 resided County Waterford, Ireland - 1916 ************* ************* ************* ************* ************* Children of John and Catherine Coogan: 04. Mary COOGAN (23 JUN 1881, [Abbeyside,] Ireland - after 1881, ?) resided Ireland 04. Anastasia (1) COOGAN ([18] OCT 1882, [Abbeyside,] Ireland - 24 AUG 1885, Dungarvan, Ireland) resided County Waterford, Ireland 04. Thomas COOGAN ([22] JAN 1886, County Waterford, Ireland - 04 APR 1973, Sao Paolo, Brazil) resided Portlaw, Waterford, Ireland - 1901 [Brown] emigrted to Brazil - before 1973 resided Sao Paolo, Brazil - 1973 04. Anastasia (2) COOGAN (05 MAR 1887, County Waterford, Ireland - 02 JUL 1955, County Waterford, Ireland) married Mr. WALSH, after 1911 [* Mr. ?, ? - after 1911, ?] resided Portlaw, Waterford, Ireland - 1901 [Brown] resided Poleberry, Waterford, Ireland - 1911 resided County Waterford, Ireland - 1955 04. James (1) COOGAN (c.1888, Ireland - 25 DEC 1896, Kilmacthomas, Ireland) resided County Waterford, Ireland 04. Martin Nicholas COOGAN ***see below*** (17 JAN 1890 [or 17 JAN 1891], County Waterford, Ireland - 04 OCT 1966, Alameda County, CA) NOTE - family tombstone in Ballygunner, Waterford listed his death place as San Diego, CA married Elizabeth B. CLEARY [* Elizabeth 30 AUG 1891, Waterford, Ireland - 31 JAN 1971, San Diego, CA] occupation - bus driver (1940) occupation - employee, Public Service Company [Newark, NJ] (1942) resided Portlaw, Waterford, Ireland - 1901 [Brown] resided Barronstrand Strand, Waterford, Ireland - 1911 emigrated to US [Philadelphia, PA] - AUG 1920 - traveled on "SS Haverford" (from Liverpool) resided Hudson County, NJ - 1930 resided West New York, Hudson, NJ - 1935 resided West New York, Hudson, NJ - 1940 [172 20th] resided West New York, Hudson, NJ - 1942 [447 64th] resided Alameda County, CA - 1966 04. John COOGAN (16 NOV 1891, Ireland - 24 DEC 1915, County Waterford, Ireland) resided Portlaw, Waterford, Ireland - 1901 [Brown] resided Barronstrand Strand, Waterford, Ireland - 1911 NOTE - living with brother, Martin Nicholas COOGAN resided County Waterford, Ireland - 1915 05. Patrick (1) COOGAN ([24] SEP 1893, Ireland - before 1895, Ireland) resided County Waterford, Ireland - 1935 05. Patrick (2) Joseph COOGAN ([25] AUG 1895, Ireland - 04 FEB 1935, County Waterford, Ireland) married Julia O'MAHONY, 18 MAY 1923, Waterford, Ireland resided County Waterford, Ireland - 1935 04. James (2) Barnabas / Bernard COOGAN ***see below*** (10 JUN 1897, County Waterford, Ireland - 19 JUL 1981, [County Waterford, Ireland]) married Bridget PIGOTT, c.1920 [* Bridget c.1900, Ireland - 20 JUN 1969, (County Waterford, Ireland)] occuption - clerk, Lehigh Valley RR (1938) occupation - clerk, [Railroad] (1940) resided Portlaw, Waterford, Ireland - 1901 [Brown] resided Poleberry, Waterford, Ireland - 1911 emigrated to England - 1911/1924 resided England - c.1924 resided England - c.1928 emigrated to US ("through Canada") - 1924 [or 1928/1935] resided Newark, Essex, NJ - 1935 resided Newark, Essex, NJ - 1938 [108 Ridgewood av] resided Hillside, Union, NJ - 1940 [582 Buchanon] resided Hillside, Union, NJ - 1944 ***possible*** emigrated to Ireland - c.1947/1969 ***possible*** resided County Waterford, Ireland - 1969 ***possible*** resided County Waterford, Ireland - 1981 04. Michael COOGAN (06 MAR 1899, County Waterford, Ireland - 03 FEB 1976, NJ) resided Portlaw, Waterford, Ireland - 1901 [Brown] emigrated to US - 1901/1930 resided NJ - 1976 ************* ************* ************* ************* Children of Martin Nicholas and Elizabeth Coogan: 05. Mary COOGAN (c.1930, NJ - after 1940, ?) married Wilbert Gene WILLIAMSON [* Wilbert 20 DEC 1927, OK - 22 DEC 2009, San Diego, CA] resided West New York, Hudson, NJ - 1940 [172 20th] 05. Margaret M. COOGAN (c.1938, NJ - after 1940, ?) married Albert Matthew FORDHAM [* Matthew 29 APR 1931, GA - 16 NOV 1997, San Diego, CA] resided West New York, Hudson, NJ - 1940 [172 20th] ************* ************* ************* ************* Children of James (2) B. and Bridget Coogan: 05. Kathleen COOGAN ***see below*** (21 MAY 1921, County Waterford, Ireland - 27 AUG 2012, Brick, NJ) married George A. CAMPBELL JR, c.1946 [* George ?, ? - after 2012, ?] military service - electronic inspector, US Navy World War II occupation - librarian clerk, Perth Amboy Public Library (retired 1986) resided Poleberry, Waterford, Ireland - 1911 emigrated to England - 1911/1924 resided England - c.1924 resided England - c.1928 emigrated to US - 1928/1935 resided Newark, Essex, NJ - 1935 resided Newark, Essex, NJ - 1938 [108 Ridgewood av] resided Hillside, Union, NJ - 1940 [582 Buchanon] resided Edison, NJ resided Point Pleasant Beach, NJ 05. William P. B. COOGAN ***see below*** (25 FEB 1923, Ireland - 09 JUL 1997, [Bend, OR]) married Dorothy Marie FILCE [* Marie 19 MAY 1922, ? - 21 OCT 2017, (Bend, OR)] military service - Sergeant, US Army Air Force World War II occupation - employee, Lehigh Valley Railroad [LVRR] (c.1941) resided Poleberry, Waterford, Ireland - 1911 emigrated to England - 1911/1924 resided England - c.1924 resided England - c.1928 emigrated to US - 1928/1935 resided Newark, Essex, NJ - 1935 resided Newark, Essex, NJ - 1938 [108 Ridgewood av] resided Hillside, Union, NJ - 1940 [582 Buchanon] resided Hillside, Union, NJ - 1944 resided Los Angeles County, CA - 1951 resided Los Angeles County, CA - 1952 resided Los Angeles County, CA - 1957 resided Bend, Deschutes, OR - 1997 05. Maureen COOGAN (c.1924, England - after 2012, ?) married Mr. DELUNAS [* Mr. ?, ? - after 1940, ?] resided England - c.1924 resided England - c.1928 emigrated to US - 1928/1935 resided Newark, Essex, NJ - 1935 resided Newark, Essex, NJ - 1938 [108 Ridgewood av] resided Hillside, Union, NJ - 1940 [582 Buchanon] resided Brick, NJ - 2012 05. John 'Jack' COOGAN (c.1928, England - after 2012, ?) resided England - c.1928 emigrated to US - 1928/1935 resided Newark, Essex, NJ - 1935 resided Newark, Essex, NJ - 1938 [108 Ridgewood av] resided Hillside, Union, NJ - 1940 [582 Buchanon] resided Fillmore, Ventura, CA - 2012 ************* ************* ************* Children of Kathleen and George Campbell: 06. G. Robert CAMPBELL resided West Union, SC 06. Tricia CAMPBELL ***see below*** married Mr. MCAVOY ************* ************* Children of [ above06 ]: 07. Erin [ LEFTWICH ] ************* ************* Children of Tricia and Mr. McAvoy: 07. Johnathan MCAVOY resided Brick, NJ 07. Brendan MCAVOY resided Brick, NJ ************* ************* ************* Children of William and Marie Coogan: 06. Richard John COOGAN ***see below*** (07 JUN 1951, Culver City, CA - 21 SEP 2019, Bremerton, WA) married Patricia Pauline SHERMAN, 1986, Kitsap County, WA [* Patricia ?, ? - after 2019, ?] education - student, UC Irvine education - student, Pepperdine U occupation - counselor resided Los Angeles County, CA resided Kitsap County, WA resided Bremerton, WA - 2019 06. Robert James COOGAN (27 JUL 1952, Los Angeles County, CA - after 2019, ?) resided Los Angeles County, CA 06. Joseph P. COOGAN (02 JAN 1957, Los Angeles County, CA - 1957/2019, ?) resided Los Angeles County, CA ************* ************* Children of Richard John and Patricia Coogan: 07. Nathan COOGAN 07. Paul COOGAN 07. Sean COOGAN