Tom and Eliza McDermott had eight children.

1. James McDermott (bp 10/22/1870- d12/27/1917). James the eldest child immigrated to America in 1892 and was naturalized 9/11/1905. He married Ellen “Nellie” McKenny (bp 9/30/1880-10/5/1960) in Cleveland, Ohio on October 20^th, 1903. She was from Drumury in the Dromahaire Civil Registration District of Ireland. Her parents were Peter MacKenny and Ellen McGoldrick. They had four children together named:

• Thomas J.McDermott b 8/17/1904 and died of blood poisoning (toxaemia) at the age of 10 years on 7/24/1915.
• Second, Mary Ellen McDermott (b1907) who married John McGuire (b1907) An Ironworker for the railroad. They lived in NYC
• Marguerite McDermott (1910-1976) who married Edward Zupancic (1906-1992). Marguarite’s descendant was a confirmed DNA match with my mother, Elizabeth Lamson (Caveney).
• Helen Lucille McDermott Prendergast (1915-2001) Spouse: Anthony T. Prendergast (1908-1977)

2. Thomas McDermott ( bp 1/6/1872- d12/6/1940). He immigrated to New York in 1888 and was naturalized in 1900. He lived with his sister Mary Ann and her family. He had no wife and no children.

3. Mary Ann McDermott (bp 2/22/1873- d 8-25-1957). Mary Ann married Peter Bohan (1865-1922) a child of Michael Bohan and Mary Shanley in 1902 NYC where she remained until her death. Elizabeth Lamson (Caveney) also had a confirmed DNA match to several of Mary Ann’s descendants . Peter and Mary Ann had 7 children together;

• Mary Bohan (8/9/1902 - 9/10/1998) who married William Haggarty (d1941)and had a son Joe, daughters Maureen and Helen Haggerty [Phillips] (8/10/1935 - 7/19/2013).
• Peter Bohan born 6/19/1903 who married Alice Corrigan. They had two boys named Peter and Richard.
• Thomas Michael Bohan (8/1904-12/26/2000) who married Elizabeth Margaret McGarry (1908-2004). Thomas and Elizabeth had three girls and a son.
• Celia Bohan (1905-1966) who married Thomas Casey on 8/20/1946 and had a child named Helen.
• James Bohan born 1908 who married Margaret Holden. Their two children were named Margaret and James.
• Andrew “Andy” Bohan born 1909 who married Rita
• Their youngest Charles Bohan lived a short life (1913-4/6/1916)

4. Bridget McDermott (bp 10/31/1874- She is presumed dead at a young age as Eliza her mother lists 8 children with 6 living in 1901 census)

5. My Elizabeth “Bessie”McDermott (bp 2/16/1879-d 12/7/1949). Bessie immigrated to America in 1898. She married in Cuyahoga County, Cleveland, Ohio John Thomas Caveney ( b 8/12/1884-d 1/9/1938) (His parents: Patrick Caveney and Anna Salmon). John and Bessie had 4 children:

• Coletta Caveney Rogers born April 14^th, 1908 in Cleveland, Ohio and died March 29^th,1984 in Ashtabula County, Ohio. She married on 1/27/1940 Allen Rogers and had a daughter Mary Beth (12/27/1940-7/6/2010). She was previously divorced in 1934 from a Mr. Ball. She had 6 grandchildren.
• James “Joseph” Caveney, born January 19th, 1910 in Cleveland, Ohio and died February 11th, 1961 in Wheeling, WV.  Joe or his brother Jack is the father of Elizabeth “Betty” Jane Lamson, daughter of Mildred Lamson (b 8/3/1912 Massachusetts and d 12/17/1958 Ohio). Joe also had 4 sons with his wife, Esther Virginia Ackermann (b 5/31/1915-d 5/31/1998). Three of whom are living. One is deceased, William John Caveney (b 8/5/1944 WV- d 3/15/2011 Cook County, Illinois). James had 3 granddaughters through Elizabeth Jane Lamson and 3 grandaughters and 5 grandsons through Virginia.
• Elizabeth “Betty Blue Eyes” Caveney Wheaton (b12/22/1911 Cleveland, Ohio -d 10/3/2001 Colorado Springs CO) married Joseph Xavier Wheaton (5/9/1917-8/22/2005). They had a boy and a girl which are confirmed DNA matches to Elizabeth “Betty” (Lamson) Perryman
• John Thomas “Jack” Caveney born 3/31/1915 in Cleveland, Ohio and died 5/3/1980 in Middleburg Hts., Ohio is the other candidate for fathering Elizabeth Jane Lamson (1932-2018). He married Dorothy Mary Lukwin(ski) on 9/4/1937 and had two sons : Michael J. (1939-1990) and John T. (1944-2017) Three granddaughters and one grandson besides the possible three granddaughters through Betty Lamson.

6. Michael McDermott (bp 9/26/1881-d12/8/1912 NYC). No known children. Michael immigrated to NYC 10/12/1904 and listed his sister Mary Ann Bohan as his contact.

Michael’s first job in America was as a coal passer. Sadly, he went missing on his death date. His body was not identified at the morgue until February 1913. His death was listed as accidental drowning from falling off a wall at Bellevue at the foot of 49^thSt. into the East River.

7. Joseph McDermott (bp 12/20/1884 (twin) d 9-19-1967) Joseph was born at 9am. He remained the only child of Tom and Eliza that spent his adult years and death in Ireland. He married Mary Katherine Fitzpatrick (d1971) on October 18^th, 1921 at Bornacoola RC Parish. Prior to his marriage Joseph was a spirited lad and could be found as a defendant in several court cases in neighboring towns (see in gallery below).

• Thomas McDermott died 1/6/2013 in Bornacoola, Leitrim, Ireland. Wife and two children LIVING.
• Maureen McDermott died. Her Family lives in Canada
• LIVING Female McDermott. Family lives in UK.
• LIVING Female McDermott Family lives in Ireland.

8. Mary (bp 12/20/1884 (twin)-d1/10/1885). Mary was a twin with Joseph. She was born secondly at 9:30 am and only lived two hours according to her death register.