http://www.cooganresearchgroup.com/crg/index.htm 11 May 2013 Obituary of John F. Coogan ___________________________________________________________________ (extracted from "Saint Louis Post-Dispatch" [MO], 16 SEP 1896): COOGAN - John F. Coogan (burial permit)... ___________________________________________________________________ (extracted from "Mayor's Message" [St. Louis, MO], 1898, PAGE 746): "DEATHS DURING THE YEAR" JOHN F. COOGAN - Engineer Engine Company No. 9, married, age 55 years, died September 14th, 1896, of locomotor ataxia. He became a member of the Department December 1st, 1874. http://books.google.com/books?id=UmZOAAAAMAAJ http://www.stlgs.org ("Pre-1914 Fire Department Deaths") ___________________________________________________________________