St. Joseph County, Indiana Genealogy

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County Courthouse
St. Joseph County Courthouse 101 S Main Street South Bend, IN 46601 Phone: 219.235.9635 County Health Department has birth, death and burial records; County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and court records; County Assessor has land records

Parent County
1830--St. Joseph County was created 29 January 1830 from Cass County. County seat: South Bend

Neighboring Counties

 * Berrien County, Michigan
 * Cass County, Michigan
 * Elkhart
 * La Porte
 * Marshall
 * Starke

Census

 * Index to Defective, Dependent &amp; Delinquent Census for St. Joseph County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * South Bend

Directories

 * Directory of Businesses in St. Joseph County, Indiana (1858) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Directory of Businesses in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana (1902) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Local Histories

 * O'Connor, Cathy L., and Timothy Edward Howard. Every Name Index to A History of St. Joseph County, Indiana, Volumes One &amp; Two, by Timothy Edward Howard, 1907. (Edwardsburg, Mich: Cathy L. O'Connor, 2007) 977.289 H2h FHL US/CAN Book     other libaries  vol.1               Vol.2  Family History Archives    INTERNET ARCHIVE  Google books

Military
Civil War

Civil War service men from St, Joseph County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in St. Joseph County.


 * 7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company D
 * 9th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company I, and Reoganized Company I
 * 12th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies A, and H
 * 15th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
 * 21st Battery, Indiana Light Artillery
 * 29th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies F, H, and K
 * 48th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies B, E, and F
 * 73rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company C
 * 87th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 128th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, company D
 * 138th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company H
 * 151st Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company K
 * 155th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies H, and I

Civil War Books


 * "Military History" Chapter 14 in O'Connor, Cathy L., and Timothy Edward Howard. Every Name Index to A History of St. Joseph County, Indiana, Volumes One &amp; Two, by Timothy Edward Howard, 1907. (Edwardsburg, Mich: Cathy L. O'Connor, 2007), (page 715-757, Regiment, Company, Name's; The Roll of Honor, page 731-735;Roster of G.A.R., page 736-742) 977.289 H2h FHL US/CAN Book     other libaries  vol.1               Vol.2  Family History Archives    INTERNET ARCHIVE  Google books

Newspapers
Obituaries from the South Bend Tribune: 1913-present: Courtesy of the St. Joseph County Public Library

School Records

 * Students of South Bend High School (1912-1914) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)
 * Teachers of South Bend High School (1870-1911) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Vital Records

 * Indiana State Digital Achivesfor Death, E-Publication, Instiution, Military, Misc Historical, Naturalization Records can be searched by person name (accessed 26 May 2011)


 * Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 - Ancestry.con$


 * Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992 - FamilySearch


 * Indiana Marriage, 1811-1959 - FamilySearch


 * Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 - FamilySearch

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * South Bend Indiana Family History Center

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * St. Joseph County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * St. Joseph County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)