http://www.cooganresearchgroup.com/crg/index.htm 31 December 2021 Researcher (Location): #195 - James Francis Coogan II [late of Hilton Head, SC] #227 - Kevin J. Coogan (San Francisco, CA) Research: This is the family of James Coogan of County Sligo, Ireland. James' son, Owen E. Coogan, emigrated to England in the mid Nineteenth Century and later emigrated to the United States. He lived in Essex and Hudson Counties, New Jersey. James' grand-son, Owen E. Coogan JR, was the Mayor of East Newark, NJ, in the late 1920s. Many of his descendants still live in the Newark area today. This family has also been found as COUGHAN. _________________________________________________________________ James [II] was a descendant of Owen E. Coogan JR through his son, James F. Coogan. Kevin is his son. ************************ 01. [ male01 ] COOGAN Children of [ male01 ] Coogan: 02. James COOGAN (c.1810, Ireland - after c.1834, ?) married Margaret [ ] [* Margaret ?, Ireland - after c.1834, ?] resided Ireland *************** *************** *************** *************** *************** *************** Children of James and Margaret Coogan: 03. Owen E. COOGAN ***see below*** (c.1834, Sligo, Ireland - 27 SEP 1902, East Newark, NJ) married [Martha] 'Hattie' [MCHUE / MCCUE / MCCUL ?] [* Hattie c.1830/c.1838, Ireland - (25 FEB) 1900, (East Newark, NJ)] resided County Sligo, Ireland emigrated to UK [England] resided Liverpool, Lancashire, England - c.1862 ***possible*** resided England - c.1869 emigrated to US - c.1869 [or c.1858/c.1865] resided Harrison, Hudson, NJ - 1870 (as COUGHAN) resided Newark, Essex, NJ - 1880 resided Newark, Essex, NJ - 1883 [25 Sheffield] resided East Newark, Hudson, NJ - 1900 resided East Newark, Hudson, NJ - 1902 [425 2nd / Second] *************** *************** *************** *************** *************** Children of Owen E. and Hattie Coogan: 04. Owen E. COOGAN JR ***see below*** ([27 MAY 1862], Liverpool, England [or Ireland] - 21 APR 1927, East Newark, NJ) married Sarah LOWE, 06 APR [1890 ?], Newark, Essex, NJ [* Sarah c.1857, Roscommon, Ireland - 10 JAN 1936, East Newark, NJ] occupation - polisher, celluloid (1920) occupation - celluloid worker occupation - Mayor of East Newark (JAN 1928 - DEC 1929) resided Liverpool, Lancashire, England - 1862 emigrated to US - 1870 [or c.1865/c.1869] [naturalized - 1885] resided Harrison, Hudson, NJ - 1870 (as COUGHAN) resided Newark, Essex, NJ - 1880 resided Newark, Essex, NJ - 1884 resided Newark, Essex, NJ - 1890 resided Newark, Essex, NJ - 1892 resided Newark, Essex, NJ - 1893 resided Newark, Essex, NJ - 1897 resided East Newark, Hudson, NJ - 1900 resided East Newark, Hudson, NJ - 1903 [425 2nd / Second] resided Hudson County, NJ - 1905 resided East Newark, Hudson, NJ - 1907 resided East Newark, Hudson, NJ - 1910 resided East Newark, Hudson, NJ - 1920 [425 2nd / Second] resided East Newark, Hudson, NJ - 1927 [425 2nd / Second] 04. James COOGAN (c.1869, England [or NJ] - after 1868, ?) resided England emigrated to US resided Harrison, Hudson, NJ - 1870 (as COUGHAN) *************** *************** *************** *************** Children of Owen E. [JR] and Sarah Coogan: 05. [ ] COOGAN (29 MAR 1890, Newark, NJ - 29 MAR 1890, Newark, NJ) resided Newark, Essex, NJ - 1890 05. James Francis COOGAN ***see below*** (16 APR 1892, Newark, NJ - 1966, ?) married Josephine BRADLEY, 29 NOV 1928, Newark, Essex, NJ [* Josephine c.1896, New York, NY - 1958, ?] military service - US Army (Air Corps) World War I (1918) occupation - teacher occupation - [principal ?], public school (1940) occupation - employee, Board of Education [East Newark, NJ] resided East Newark, Hudson, NJ - 1900 resided Hudson County, NJ - 1905 resided East Newark, Hudson, NJ - 1910 resided Newark, Essex, NJ - 1915 resided East Newark, Hudson, NJ - 1917 resided East Newark, Hudson, NJ - 1920 [425 2nd / Second] resided East Newark, Hudson, NJ - 1930 resided East Newark, Hudson, NJ - 1935 [516 North 3rd] resided East Newark, Hudson, NJ - 1936 [516 3rd / Third] resided East Newark, Hudson, NJ - 1940 [516 North 3rd] resided Newark, Essex, NJ - 1942 [239 Ellery av] 05. Owen Vincent COOGAN ***see below*** (16 SEP 1893, Newark, NJ - after 1942, ?) married Mary MULRENNAN / MUBRENNAN, after 1910 [* Mary 07 OCT 1899, Ireland - 22 FEB 1939, East Newark, NJ] occupation - shipping clerk, Arlington Company occupation - employee, Water Kiddie Company resided East Newark, Hudson, NJ - 1900 resided Hudson County, NJ - 1905 resided East Newark, Hudson, NJ - 1910 resided East Newark, Hudson, NJ - 1917 [425 2nd / Second] resided East Newark, Hudson, NJ - 1920 [425 2nd / Second] resided East Newark, Hudson, NJ - 1930 resided East Newark, Hudson, NJ - 1939 [425 2nd / Second] resided East Newark, Hudson, NJ - 1942 [425 2nd / Second] 05. [ male5z ] COOGAN (04 JUL 1895, Newark, NJ - 1895/1900, ?) resided Newark, Essex, NJ 05. Terrence P. COOGAN (08 DEC 1896 [or 30 NOV 1896 or 07 DEC 1896 or 08 NOV 1897], East Newark [or Newark], NJ - after 1954, ?) occupation - employee, Michael J. Bambrick occupation - employee, Tide Water Association Oil Company resided East Newark, Hudson, NJ - 1900 resided Hudson County, NJ - 1905 resided East Newark, Hudson, NJ - 1910 resided East Newark, Hudson, NJ - 1917 [425 2nd / Second] resided East Newark, Hudson, NJ - 1930 resided Keansburg, NJ - 1942 [25 Grove pl] resided Keansburg, NJ - 1954 [25 Grove pl] 05. John J. COOGAN (16 OCT 1900, NJ - 1957, ?) military service - [US Army ?] World War II (1942) resided Hudson County, NJ - 1905 resided East Newark, Hudson, NJ - 1910 resided East Newark, Hudson, NJ - 1920 [425 2nd / Second] resided East Newark, Hudson, NJ - 1930 resided East Newark, Hudson, NJ - 1936 [425 2nd / Second] NOTE - mother, Sarah LOWE COOGAN, living with him resided East Newark, Hudson, NJ - 1942 [425 2nd / Second] 05. William H. COOGAN ([04] JAN 1903, East Newark, NJ - [20] JAN 1903, East Newark, NJ) resided East Newark, Hudson, NJ - 1903 [425 2nd / Second] *************** *************** *************** Children of James Francis and Josephine Coogan: 06. Joan E. COOGAN ***see below*** (c.1930/c.1926, NJ - 13 OCT 1984, ?) married Edward T. MILLS [* 10 NOV 1925, Clyde Bank, Scotland - 17 MAR 2010, Hillsborough, NJ] resided East Newark, Hudson, NJ - 1930 resided East Newark, Hudson, NJ - 1935 [516 North 3rd] resided East Newark, Hudson, NJ - 1940 [516 North 3rd] resided Bridgewater, NJ - 1965 resided Bridgewater, NJ - 1984 06. James Francis 'Jim' COOGAN II *** (c.1935, NJ - 18 DEC 2006, Hilton Head, SC) married Genevieve / Jenevieve KELTY, SEP 1965, New York (Manhattan), NY [* Genevieve 1927, Trenton, NJ - 17 OCT 2017, (SC)] military service - Second Lieutenant [2LT], US Army (Signal Corps) education - student, Seton Hall University [South Orange, NJ] occupation - "worked in computer industry" (retired in 2003) resided East Newark, Hudson, NJ - 1940 [516 North 3rd] resided Cherry Hill, NJ - c.1987 resided Avalon, NJ resided Hilton Head, SC - 2003 resided Hilton Head, SC - 2006 *************** *************** Children of Joan E. and Edward Mills: 07. Mark Anthony MILLS (?, ? - 1967, ?) 07. Paul Martin MILLS (?, ? - 1977, ?) 07. Edward T. MILLS JR resided Bridgewater, NJ 07. Maureen P. MILLS married Mr. ROUSE resided Hillsborough, NJ 07. Marilyn MILLS married Mr. BECK resided Yorktown, VA 07. Ann Marie MILLS married Mr. MATHIAS resided Broomfield, CO 07. Marianne MILLS resided Denver, CO *************** *************** Children of James Francis [JR] and Genevieve Coogan: 07. Kevin J. COOGAN ***see below*** married M. Kathleen [ ] resided Cherry Hill, NJ resided Washington, District of Columbia, DC 07. James Francis 'Jay' COOGAN III (03 JAN 1967, ? - 19 APR 1987, Cherry Hill, NJ) education - student, Rutgers University [New Brunswick, NJ] (1985-1987) resided Cherry Hill, NJ *************** Children of Kevin J. and Kathleen Coogan: 08. J. P. COOGAN resided Washington, District of Columbia, DC 08. Jack COOGAN resided Washington, District of Columbia, DC *************** *************** *************** Children of Owen V. and Mary Coogan: 06. Mary COOGAN (c.1927, ? - after 1942, ?) resided East Newark, Hudson, NJ - 1930 resided East Newark, Hudson, NJ - 1942 [425 Second] NOTE - living with father, Owen V. COOGAN