http://www.cooganresearchgroup.com/crg/index.htm 12 April 2014 Researcher (Location): #042 - Bob Lear Research: This is the family of a traveling musician, Mr. Coogan. His full identity is unknown, but he was described by those who met him as a "red headed Irishman" who visited Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania around January 1872. Family lore tells that Mr. Coogan had a relationship with Lydia WINEBRENNER, who later married John LEAR. There are no documents that prove Lydia's previous relationship, but 1900 and 1910 census records indicate that she married Mr. LEAR after 1872. _________________________________________________________________ Bob is a descendant of Lydia Winebrenner and Mr. Coogan. _________________________________________________________________ This family's history can be found at the following web site(s): http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=michaelscaldwell&id=I33126 _________________________________________________________________ ******************* 01. [ male01 ] COOGAN Children of [ male01 ] Coogan: 02. [ male02 ] COOGAN ************ ************ ************ ************ Children of [ male02 ] Coogan: 03. [ male03 ] COOGAN ***see below*** (c.1850, ? - after JAN 1872, ?) [relationship] Lydia WINEBRENNER [* Lydia c.1854, New Florence, PA - 13 DEC 1938, New Florence, PA] NOTE - Lydia later married Andrew Jackson 'John' / 'Jack' LEAR occupation - band musician ***possible*** resided PA ************ ************ ************ Children of [ male03 ] Coogan: 04. [ male04a ] [COOGAN] LEAR [twin] (30 SEP 1872, PA - late 1872, PA) resided [New Florence, Westmoreland], PA 04. William H. [COOGAN] LEAR [twin] ***see below*** (30 SEP 1872, PA - 27 JAN 1928, ?) married Sara 'Sadie' / 'Sady' [ ] [* Sara ?, ? - after 1940, ?] resided [New Florence (St. Clair), Westmoreland], PA ************ ************ Children of William H. and Sara Lear: 05. Harry W. LEAR (c.1904, ? - after 1940, ?) resided Connellsville, Fayette, PA - 1940 NOTE - living with mother, Sara [ ] LEAR 05. Walter R. LEAR ***see below*** (c.1916, PA - after 1940, ?) married May [ ] [* May c.1920, ? - after 1940, ?] resided Wharton, Fayette, PA - 1940 ************ Children of Walter R. and May Lear: 06. Robert E. 'Bob' LEAR *** (c.1938, ? - after 1999, ?) resided Wharton, Fayette, PA - 1940