Coleman-Swannick-Campbell, Co. Mayo-Phila PA
Looking for any and all information pertaining to a Bernard & Mary Clair (nee Dowd) Coleman who emigrated from Ballaghaderreen, Ireland to the Phildelphia area sometime around 1880.
Children included Peter, Molly and Thomas (possibly others). Peter Coleman was my gr-grandfather. I never knew him but I believe was a mason and spent his later years in Baltimore. His second wife was named Agnes. His son, Frank, married Irene Mary (nee Clere), who had two children - Francis Peter (my father) and Gerard Paul.
Molly married a man named Swannick. They had at least two children, a daughter named Mary and a son named Joseph. They remained in the Philadelphia area. Mary's descendants are also closely related to the Campbells. I know nothing about Thomas other than I was told he was an "insurance company executive."
Because of bad blood on the part of my grandfather and a move south to MD, I grew up estranged from my cousins and with little knowledge of the family's history. Again, any and all information would be greatly appreciated.
Dorcas Coleman