http://www.cooganresearchgroup.com/crg/index.htm 11 December 2021 Researcher (Location): #254 - Geralyn Coogan Jones (Schnecksville, PA) Research: This is the family of Nicholas Coogan. He was born in Ireland and moved to the United States in the mid Nineteenth Century. His children were born in Tamaqua (Schuylkill County), Pennsylvania. Nicholas' descendants lived in Port Carbon and some later moved to Luzerne County. Most still live in the Tamaqua area today. This family has also been found as COGAN and COUGAN. _________________________________________________________________ Geralyn is a descendant of Nicholas Coogan through his son, Thomas Coogan. She has contributed portions of this tree relating only to her immediate family. ************************** 01. [ male01 ] COOGAN Children of [ male01 ] Coogan: 02. Nicholas COOGAN (c.1815, Ireland - 1865/1880, PA) married Julia [or Judy] DAWNING [* Julia c.1825, Ireland - after 1880, ?] resided Ireland emigrated to US resided Tamaqua, Schuylkill, PA - c.1848 resided Schuylkill, Schuylkill, PA - 1850 (as COGAN) resided Tamaqua, Schuylkill, PA - 1860 (as COBEN / COHEN) ************** ************** ************** ************** ************** ************** ************** Children of Nicholas and Julia Coogan: 03. James COOGAN ***see below*** (c.1848, Tamaqua, PA - 04 APR 1898, Nanticoke [Sheatown], PA) married Jane VAN FOSSIN / VAN FOSSEN, 1877 [* Jane c.1852, PA - c.1901, Newport, PA] occupation - engineer, mine [Nanticoke Colliery #2] resided Tamaqua, Schuylkill, PA resided Schuylkill, Schuylkill, PA - 1850 (as COGAN) resided Tamaqua, Schuylkill, PA - 1860 (as COBEN / COHEN) resided Nanticoke Bars, Luzerne, PA - 1880 resided Newport, Luzerne, PA - 1888 resided Nanticoke, Luzerne, PA - 1893 03. Thomas COOGAN ***see below*** (DEC 1852, PA - [02] JAN 1924, [Port Carbon ?], PA) married [ female03 ], c.1880 [* female03 OCT 1853, PA - 1900/1910, ?] occupation - miner resided Cumbola, PA resided Blythe, Schuylkill, PA resided Tamaqua, Schuylkill, PA - 1860 (as COBEN / COHEN) resided Rahn, Schuylkill, PA - 1880 (as COUGAN) resided Tamaqua, Schuylkill, PA - 1882 resided Belmont, Schuylkill, PA - 1887 resided Five Points, Schuylkill, PA - 1890 resided East Norwegian, Schuylkill, PA - 1900 resided Schuylkill County, PA - 1910 resided Port Carbon, Schuylkill, PA - 1920 resided [Port Carbon ?], Schuylkill, PA - 1924 03. Nicholas COOGAN JR ***see below*** (c.1855, PA - [24] JAN 1910, "Dutch Hill", PA) married Catherine / Katherine 'Kate' [ ] [* Catherine c.1855/c.1857, PA - (15 SEP 1931, Tamaqua, PA)] occupation - miner resided Tamaqua, Schuylkill, PA - 1860 (as COBEN / COHEN) resided Tamaqua, Schuylkill, PA - 1880 resided Tamaqua, Schuylkill, PA - 1890 resided Tamaqua, Schuylkill, PA - 1900 resided [Dutch Hill], Schuylkill, PA - 1910 03. Brigid / Bridget COOGAN (c.1857, PA - after 1860, ?) resided Tamaqua, Schuylkill, PA - 1860 (as COBEN / COHEN) 03. Richard COOGAN (c.1865/c.1867, PA - after 1890, ?) resided Rahn, Schuylkill, PA - 1880 (as COUGAN) resided Tamaqua, Schuylkill, PA - 1890 [Union] NOTE - living with brother, Nicholas COOGAN 03. Mary COOGAN (c.1870, PA - after 1880, ?) resided Rahn, Schuylkill, PA - 1880 (as COUGAN) ************** ************** ************** ************** ************** ************** Children of James and Jane Coogan: 04. John COOGAN (c.1879, PA - [JAN 1886, PA ?]) resided Nanticoke Bars, Luzerne, PA - 1880 04. Elizabeth 'Lizzie' COOGAN (c.1881, PA - [FEB 1896, PA ?]) resided PA 04. William COOGAN (c.1884, PA - c.1885, PA) resided PA 04. Martha 'Mattie' COOGAN ***see below*** (c.1887, PA - 1942/2001, ?) married Thomas MAHON [* Thomas ?, ? - before 2001, ?] resided Newport, Luzerne, PA - 1900 resided Tamaqua [or East Tamaqua], Schuylkill, PA - 1910 NOTE - living with aunt, Catherine [ ] COOGAN resided Plains, Luzerne, PA - 1942 [28 Hopkins] NOTE - living with brother, James COOGAN 04. James COOGAN (15 MAR 1888, [Sheatown] Newport, PA - after 1942, ?) occupation - employee, G.A.C.C. (Scranton) [Loomis Colliery] resided Newport, Luzerne, PA - 1900 resided Luzerne County, PA - 1910 resided Plains, Luzerne, PA - 1942 [28 Hopkins] NOTE - living with sister, Martha COOGAN MAHON 04. Flora COOGAN (c.1888, PA - before 1900, ?) resided PA 04. Edward COOGAN (12 MAY 1893, Nanticoke, PA - 12 JAN 1933, [Wilkes-Barre, PA ?]) occupation - roofer resided Newport, Luzerne, PA - 1900 resided Luzerne County, PA - 1910 resided Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, PA - 1917 04. Josephine COOGAN (c.1895, PA - after 1952, ?) resided Newport, Luzerne, PA - 1900 resided Luzerne County, PA - 1910 resided Conyngham, Luzerne, PA - 1930 resided Wilkes Barre, Luzerne, PA - 1952 ************** ************** ************** ************** ************** Children of Martha and Thomas Mahon: 05. Jane MAHON (c.1929, Plains, PA - 20 JAN 2001, Wilkes-Barre, PA) married Mr. LIDZBARSKI resided Plains, Luzerne, PA - 1942 resided Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, PA ************** ************** ************** ************** ************** ************** Children of Thomas and [ female03 ] Coogan: 04. James Joseph COOGAN ***see below*** (14 MAR 1882, Tamaqua, PA - 20 APR 1948, PA) married Elizabeth MCMULLEN, c.1907 [* Elizabeth c.1887, PA - 22 NOV 1968, PA] occupation - miner, Eagle Hill Colliery resided East Norwegian, Schuylkill, PA - 1900 resided Schuylkill County, PA - 1910 resided Port Carbon, Schuylkill, PA - 1913 resided Port Carbon, Schuylkill, PA - 1918 [North] resided Port Carbon, Schuylkill, PA - 1920 resided Port Carbon, Schuylkill, PA - 1922 resided Schuylkill County, PA - 1930 resided Port Carbon, Schuylkill, PA - 1940 resided Port Carbon, Schuylkill, PA - 1942 [320 Coal ?] 04. Mary COOGAN (AUG 1883, PA - after 1900, ?) resided East Norwegian, Schuylkill, PA - 1900 04. John Nicholas COOGAN (30 NOV 1885, Port Carbon, PA - 03 MAR 1960, New York, NY) married Mary BRENNAN ROWE, 16 AUG 1911, Port Carbon, Schuylkill, PA [* Mary c.1888, Schuylkill County, PA - (13) NOV 1959, (New York, NY ?)] occupation - miner, Eagle Hill Colliery resided East Norwegian, Schuylkill, PA - 1900 resided Schuylkill County, PA - 1910 resided Belmont, Schuylkill, PA - 1918 resided Port Carbon, Schuylkill, PA - 1920 resided Port Carbon, Schuylkill, PA - 1924 [Cherry] resided New York, New York, NY - 1929 resided New York, New York, NY - 1960 [160 East 85th] 04. Joseph Francis COOGAN ***see below*** (22 MAR 1887, Belmont, PA - 1960/1992, ?) married Ann / Anne 'Annie' / 'Amie' M. DILLEN, 1910/1913 [* Ann c.1888, PA - 1940/1992, ?] occupation - brakeman, Pennsylvania Railroad occupation - employee, Penna RR (Department of Train Services) resided East Norwegian, Schuylkill, PA - 1900 resided Schuylkill County, PA - 1910 resided Norristown, Montgomery, PA - 1917 resided Montgomery County, PA - 1920 resided Phoenixville, Chester, PA - 1930 resided West [Norriton], Montgomery, PA - 1940 resided Norristown [West Norton], Montgomery, PA - 1942 [17 Center av] resided Norristown [West Norton], Montgomery, PA - 1960 04. Richard Joseph COOGAN (18 OCT 1890, Five Points, PA - [05 NOV 1956, Ashland, PA ?]) occupation - brakeman, Pennsylvania Railroad occupation - employee, Reading Railroad Company resided East Norwegian, Schuylkill, PA - 1900 resided Schuylkill County, PA - 1910 resided Port Carbon, Schuylkill, PA - 1917 resided Port Carbon, Schuylkill, PA - 1920 resided Gordon, Schuylkill, PA - 1942 [McKnight] 04. [ ] COOGAN (after 1880, ? - before 1900, ?) 04. [ ] COOGAN (after 1880, ? - before 1900, ?) 04. [ ] COOGAN (after 1880, ? - before 1900, ?) 04. [ ] COOGAN (after 1880, ? - before 1900, ?) ************** ************** ************** ************** ************** Children of James Joseph and Elizabeth Coogan: 05. James COOGAN JR (c.1909, PA - c.1910, ?) resided Schuylkill County, PA - 1910 05. Rosalie COOGAN (c.1911, PA - 1930/1999, ?) married Mr. MEHLING [* Mr. ?, ? - after 1930, ?] resided Port Carbon, Schuylkill, PA - 1920 resided Schuylkill County, PA - 1930 05. Elizabeth C. 'Libby' COOGAN ***see below*** (28 JUN 1913, Port Carbon, PA - 25 OCT 1999, Lansdale, PA) married Patrick KELLY [* Patrick ?, ? - 1980, ?] resided Port Carbon, Schuylkill, PA - 1920 resided Schuylkill County, PA - 1930 resided Port Carbon, Schuylkill, PA - 1940 resided Lansdale, Montgomery, PA - c.1991 resided Lansdale, Montgomery, PA - 1999 05. Francis Joseph 'Chub' COOGAN ***see below*** (29 JAN 1915, PA - 23 NOV 1995, PA) married Blanche DAUCHESS [* Blanche 30 AUG 1918, Seltzer, PA - 20 NOV 2006, Schnecksville, PA] resided Port Carbon, Schuylkill, PA - 1920 resided Schuylkill County, PA - 1930 resided Port Carbon, Schuylkill, PA - 1940 resided Minorsville, Seltzer City, PA - 1994 resided Seltzer, Schuylkill, PA 05. Thomas Michael COOGAN ***see below*** (27 AUG 1918, PA - 11 DEC 1988, [PA ?]) married Helen A. LEARY [* Helen 06 AUG 1920, Cass, PA - 01 DEC 2006, Middletown, PA] military service - US Navy "Career" resided Port Carbon, Schuylkill, PA - 1920 resided Schuylkill County, PA - 1930 ***possible*** resided Levittown, Bucks, PA 05. Daniel A. COOGAN ***see below*** (31 OCT 1922, Port Carbon, PA - 13 OCT 2000, Pottsville, PA) married Kathryn BABILYA, 23 NOV 1950 [* Kathryn ?, ? - after 2000, ?] resided Schuylkill County, PA - 1930 resided Port Carbon, Schuylkill, PA - 1940 resided Port Carbon, Schuylkill, PA - 1950 resided Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA - 1951 resided Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA - 1994 [1734 Mahntago ?] resided Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA - 2000 ************** ************** ************** ************** Children of Elizabeth and Patrick Kelly: 06. Margaret KELLY married Mr. DESIMONE 06. Rosemarie Coogan KELLY married Mr. MORRIS 06. Eugene KELLY ************** ************** ************** ************** Children of Francis Joseph and Blanche Coogan: 06. Mary Ann COOGAN married George SMETHURST 06. Kathy COOGAN married Vincent MOFFITT 06. Carol COOGAN married Errol STROUSE 06. Geralyn COOGAN *** married Brett JONES 06. Joseph Francis COOGAN (FEB 1955, PA - 23 JAN 1983, Monterey, CA) resided Seltzer, Schuylkill, PA ************** ************** ************** ************** Children of Thomas Michael and Helen Coogan: 06. Thomas J. COOGAN ***see below*** (03 SEP 1945, Pottsville, PA - 04 APR 2017, Bristol, PA) married Mary N. CHALIFOUX, c.1970 [* Mary (1940), ? - after 2017, ?] military service - "Linesman", US Marine Corps Vietnam Conflict occupation - maintenance repairman, Washington Crossing National Park (22 years) resided Morrisville, PA resided Levittown, Bucks, PA - c.1967 resided Levittown, Bucks, PA - 2017 06. Patricia Ann COOGAN married Mr. COVALESKY resided Flemington, NJ 06. Eileen COOGAN ***possible*** married William ORR resided MI 06. Karen COOGAN ***see below*** married Gilbert BOLLARD resided Levittown, Bucks, PA ************** ************** ************** Children of Thomas J. and Mary Coogan: 07. Brian C. COOGAN ***see below*** married (1) Anna [ ] married (2) Sandy [ ] ************** ************** Children of Brian and Anna Coogan: 08. Rebecca Paige COOGAN Children of Brian and [Sandy] Coogan: 08. Brian C. COOGAN JR ************** ************** ************** Children of Karen and Gilbert Bollard: 07. Jason [or 'Joe' ?] BOLLARD ************** ************** ************** ************** Children of Daniel A. and Kathryn Coogan: 06. Bernard COOGAN 06. James F. COOGAN (29 APR 1954, Pottsville, PA - 06 NOV 2002, Pottsville, PA) resided Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA - 1954 resided Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA - c.1974 resided CA - 2000 resided Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA - 2002 06. Dennis COOGAN resided Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA - 1994 06. Danita A. COOGAN married Mr. GRIEGEL 06. Erin COOGAN married Joseph J. BARTOLOTTA JR 06. Colleen COOGAN married David R. ERWIN 06. Kimberly COOGAN ************** ************** ************** ************** ************** Children of Joseph Francis and Ann Coogan: 05. Joseph Francis COOGAN II ***see below*** (02 JAN 1913, PA - 21 SEP 1992, Norristown, PA) married Rose M. MCANULTY, 1956 [* Rose ?, ? - 16 OCT 2004, PA] military service - US Army World War II resided Montgomery County, PA - 1920 resided Phoenixville, Chester, PA - 1930 resided West [Norriton], Montgomery, PA - 1940 resided Norristown [West Norton], Montgomery, PA - 1942 [17 Center av] resided Norristown, Montgomery, PA - 1992 05. Edward William [or C.] COOGAN (c.1918, PA - after 1940, ?) resided Montgomery County, PA - 1920 resided Phoenixville, Chester, PA - 1930 resided West [Norriton], Montgomery, PA - 1940 05. Rose Mary / Rosemary [A. ?] COOGAN (c.1925, PA - after 1940, ?) resided Phoenixville, Chester, PA - 1930 resided West [Norriton], Montgomery, PA - 1940 ************** ************** ************** ************** Children of Joseph Francis [II] and Rose Coogan: 06. Joseph Francis COOGAN III 06. John J. COOGAN 06. Kathryn M. COOGAN married Mr. GENSERT 06. Cecilia Ann COOGAN (?, ? - before 2004, ?) ************** ************** ************** ************** ************** ************** Children of Nicholas [JR] and Catherine Coogan: 04. Margaret COOGAN ***see below*** (c.1881, PA - after 1940, ?) married Frank HACKETT [* Frank c.1885, PA - after 1940, ?] resided Tamaqua, Schuylkill, PA - 1890 resided Tamaqua, Schuylkill, PA - 1900 resided Tamaqua, Schuylkill, PA - 1935 [354 Union] resided Tamaqua, Schuylkill, PA - 1940 [354 Union] 04. Mary COOGAN (c.1882, PA - after 1910, ?) resided Tamaqua, Schuylkill, PA - 1890 resided Tamaqua, Schuylkill, PA - 1900 04. John Jerome [or H.] COOGAN ***see below*** (02 JUL 1883, PA - [02 APR 1934, Tamaqua, PA ?]) married Matilda [ ], 1910/1918 [* Matilda c.1885, England - 23 SEP 1923, Tamaqua, PA] occupation - car inspector, railroad (1920) resided Tamaqua, Schuylkill, PA - 1890 resided Tamaqua, Schuylkill, PA - 1900 resided Tamaqua [or East Tamaqua], Schuylkill, PA - 1910 NOTE - living with mother, Catherine [ ] COOGAN resided Tamaqua, Schuylkill, PA - 1918 [229 Schar...] resided Tamaqua, Schuylkill, PA - 1920 [229 Schuylkill av] NOTE - mother, Catherine [ ] COOGAN, living with him resided Tamaqua, Schuylkill, PA _ 1923 [Schuylkill av] resided Tamaqua, Schuylkill, PA - 1930 NOTE - living with mother, Catherine [ ] COOGAN 04. Anna Belle / Annabell COOGAN (c.1889, PA - after 1910, ?) resided Tamaqua, Schuylkill, PA - 1890 resided Tamaqua, Schuylkill, PA - 1900 resided Tamaqua [or East Tamaqua], Schuylkill, PA - 1910 NOTE - living with mother, Catherine [ ] COOGAN 04. [Roy] Christopher COOGAN (c.1895, PA - 11 JAN 1910, Schuylkill County, PA) occupation - employee, Schuylkill Colliery #14 (1910) resided Tamaqua, Schuylkill, PA - 1900 resided Schuylkill County, PA - 1910 ************** ************** ************** ************** ************** Children of Margaret and Frank Hackett: 05. Paul HACKETT (c.1907, PA - 1940/2005, ?) occupation - laborer, Anthracite Coal Company (1940) resided Tamaqua, Schuylkill, PA - 1935 [354 Union] resided Tamaqua, Schuylkill, PA - 1940 [354 Union] 05. Joseph HACKETT ([c.1909], PA - 1940/2005, ?) resided PA 05. John HACKETT [twin ?] (c.1911, PA - 1940/2005, ?) resided Tamaqua, Schuylkill, PA - 1935 [354 Union] resided Tamaqua, Schuylkill, PA - 1940 [354 Union] 05. James HACKETT [twin ?] (c.1911, PA - 1940/2005, ?) resided Tamaqua, Schuylkill, PA - 1935 [354 Union] resided Tamaqua, Schuylkill, PA - 1940 [354 Union] 05. Margaret M. HACKETT ***see below*** (c.1913, Tamaqua, PA - 12 JUL 2005, Tamaqua, PA) married James T. CLOUSER [* James ?, ? - 2001, ?] resided Tamaqua, Schuylkill, PA - 1935 [354 Union] resided Tamaqua, Schuylkill, PA - 1940 [354 Union] resided Tamaqua [Hometown], Schuylkill, PA - 2005 [Lincoln dr] 05. Rose HACKETT (?, ? - before 2005, ?) resided PA 05. William HACKETT (c.1923, PA - 1940/2005, ?) resided Tamaqua, Schuylkill, PA - 1935 [354 Union] resided Tamaqua, Schuylkill, PA - 1940 [354 Union] ************** ************** ************** ************** Children of Margaret M. and James Clouser: 06. Carol CLOUSER ***see below*** married John WEEKS resided Quakake, PA ************** ************** ************** Children of Carol and John Weeks: 07. [ ] WEEKS ************** ************** ************** ************** ************** Children of John Jerome and Matilda Coogan: 05. John J. COOGAN (c.1918/c.1919, PA - 1940/2005, ?) occupation - "plumbing", CCC Camp (1940) resided Tamaqua, Schuylkill, PA - 1920 [229 Schuylkill av] resided Tamaqua, Schuylkill, PA - 1930 NOTE - living with grand-mother, Catherine [ ] COOGAN resided Tamaqua, Schuylkill, PA - 1935 [354 Union] NOTE - living with aunt, Margaret COOGAN HACKETT resided Tamaqua, Schuylkill, PA - 1940 [354 Union] NOTE - living with aunt, Margaret COOGAN HACKETT