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Guide to St. Joseph County Indiana genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

St. Joseph County, Indiana
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Location of Indiana in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	January 29, 1830
County Seat	South bend
Courthouse
Address	St. Joseph County Courthouse 101 S Main Street South Bend, IN 46601 Phone: 219.235.9635 County Website
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Contents 1 Historical Facts 1.1 Populated Places 1.2 Boundary Changes 1.3 Parent County 1.4 Neighboring Counties 1.5 Record Loss 2 St Joseph County, Indiana Resources 2.1 Bible Records 2.2 Biographies 2.3 Business Records 2.4 Cemeteries 2.5 Census Records 2.6 Church Records 2.7 Court Records 2.8 Directories 2.9 Emigration and Immigration 2.10 Ethnic and religious Groups 2.11 Gazetteers 2.12 Genealogies 2.13 History 2.13.1 Local Histories 2.14 Land and Property 2.15 Maps 2.16 Migration 2.17 Military Records 2.18 Naturalization and Citizenship 2.19 Newspapers 2.20 Obituaries 2.21 Occupations 2.22 Periodicals 2.23 Probate Records 2.24 Public records 2.25 Repositories 2.25.1 Archives 2.25.2 County Courthouse 2.25.3 Family History Centers 2.25.4 Libraries 2.25.5 Museums 2.25.6 Societies 2.26 School Records 2.27 Taxation 2.28 Vital Records 2.28.1 Birth Records 2.28.2 Marriage Records 2.28.3 Death Records 2.29 Voting Registration 3 St. Joseph County, Indiana Web Sites 4 References

Historical Facts

Populated Places

Boundary Changes

Parent County

1830--St. Joseph County was created 29 January 1830 from Cass County.
County seat: South Bend ^[1]

Neighboring Counties

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

Record Loss

St Joseph County, Indiana Resources

Bible Records

Biographies

Business Records

Cemeteries

Census Records

For tips on accessing St. Joseph County, Indiana census records online, see: Indiana Census.

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

Church Records

LDS Ward and Branch Records

• South Bend

Court Records

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)

Emigration and Immigration

Ethnic and religious Groups

Gazetteers

Genealogies

History

Local Histories

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

Land and Property

Maps

• Family Maps of St. Joseph County, Indiana (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Migration

Military Records

War of 1812

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 Reorganized 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 & 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 BookFHL Collectionother libaries vol.1 Vol.2Family History ArchivesINTERNET ARCHIVE  Google books

World War I

World War II

Naturalization and Citizenship

Newspapers

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

Obituaries

Occupations

• Roster of Civilian Conservation Corps, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana (1938) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Periodicals

Probate Records

Public records

Repositories

Archives

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. ^[2]

Family History Centers

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

Libraries

Museums

Societies

School Records

• Students of South Bend High School (1912-1914) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)
• Teachers of South Bend High School (1870-1911) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Taxation

Vital Records

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

Birth Records

Marriage Records

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

• Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992  - FamilySearch
  

• Indiana Marriage, 1811-1959  - FamilySearch
  

Death Records

• Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 - FamilySearch

Voting Registration

St. Joseph County, Indiana Web Sites

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

References

1. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
2. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), St Joseph County, Indiana 216 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.

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