Irish Friends: The John Frain and Catherine Holden Family of South Bend, Indiana in the Census Records
According to stories passed along from Anna Brennan to Barb (Grey) Cutter, our second great grandparents Martin Brennan and Catherine Corcoran traveled from at least New York to South Bend on the train with James McNulty and Margaret Whelan and John Frain and Cath Holden. At this point I don't believe that they traveled further than New York to South Bend with them, but there is a lot of research left to do.
I have collected many records on this family and would be happy to share my findings with anyone interested in them.
The following is a work in progress:
| Census Yr/ District | Address | Name | Age | Born | Occupation | Marital Status and other info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870/ South Bend Indiana, Ward 4 | Franie?, John (indexed as France on ancestry.com) | 45 | Ireland | Carpenter | Real Estate Value $1000; cannot write | |
| 1870/ South Bend | Franie?, Catherine | 37 | Ireland | Keeping House | cannot write | |
| 1870/ South Bend | Franie?, Michael | 13 | Illinois | School | ||
| 1870/ South Bend | Franie?, Anna | 12 | Illinois | School | ||
| 1870/ South Bend | Franie?, Ellen | 10 | Illinois | School | ||
| 1870/ South Bend | Franie?, Maggy | 9 | Indiana | School | ||
| 1870/ South Bend | Franie?, Peter | 8 | Indiana | School | ||
| 1870/ South Bend | Franie?, John | 5 | Indiana | |||
| 1870/ South Bend | Franie?, Joseph | 8 | Indiana | |||
| 1870/ South Bend | Franie?, Theresa | 1 | Indiana | |||
| 1880/ South Bend, District 161 | Notre Dame Avenue | Frain, John | 53 | Ireland | Carpenter and Joiner | M; can't read or write |
| 1880 South Bend/ District 161 | Notre Dame Avenue | Frain, Catharine, Wife | 50 | Ireland | Wife | M; can't read or write |
| 1880 South Bend/ District 161 | Notre Dame Avenue | Frain, Michael, Son | 24 | Illinois | Carpenter and Joiner | U |
| 1880 South Bend/ District 161 | Notre Dame Avenue | Frain, Nellie, Daughter | 20 | Illinois | Home | U |
| 1880 South Bend/ District 161 | Notre Dame Avenue | Frain, Maggie, Daughter | 18 | Indiana | Home | U |
| 1880 South Bend/District 161 | Notre Dame Avenue | Frain, Peter, Son | 17 | Indiana | Sewing Machine Factory | U; attended school past yr |
| 1880 South Bend/ District 161 | Notre Dame Avenue | Frain, John, Son | 15 | Indiana | Sewing Machine Factory | U; school in past yr |
| 1880 South Bend/ District 161 | Notre Dame Avenue | Frain, Joseph, Son | 13 | Indiana | Home | U; School past yr |
| 1880 South Bend/ District 161 | Notre Dame Avenue | Frain, Theresia, Daughter | 10 | Indiana | Home | U; School past yr. |
| South Bend City Directory 1882 (Ancestry.com Database) | Notre Dame Avenue -3rd to last house | Frain, John | works at Notre Dame | Son John (Boilermaker) and son Peter are residents at Notre Dame Avenue/2 N St Vincent | ||
| 1900 US Census for Arapahoe County, Denver, Colorado Welton Street (Probable census record for John Frain widow living with his daughter Nellie and husband Daniel Curran and their four kids?) | 2099 Welton Street | Curran, Daniel, Head age 40 born December 1859 in Ireland; parents born in Ireland; married 13 yrs (1887?) | Curran, Nellie, Wife, 39 born August 1860 in Illinois; Married 13 yrs, 4 children 4 living; (I believe that this is John Frain and Cath Holden's daughter) | Curran, Maggie, 12 daughter born September 1887 Illinois; dad in Ireland, mom in Illinois | Daniel is a Steam Fitter. Immigration 1865; here 35 yrs; PA (papers?) | They rent their home; |
| " | " | " | " | Curran, Mary, 10 daughter born July 1889 in Illinois | ||
| " | " | " | " | Curran, John, Son age 7 born January 1891 Illinois, dad in Ireland, mom in Illinois | ||
| " | " | " | " | Curran, Roy, Son age 5 born April 1895 Illinois, dad in Ireland, mom in Illinois | ||
| " | " | Fraine, John, Father 70 born September 1829 Ireland, parents born in Ireland; To US 1849, Here 52 Yrs ; Naturalized | Carpenter | (I believe there is a high probability that this is John Fraine, Nellie's father, widowed husband of Catherine Holden) His surname was mistakenly indexed as France! | ||
| South Bend Tribune Obituary: Death of John Frain and daughter Nellie Curran. | They were residents of Pueblo, Colorado at the time of their deaths | Frain, John died June 15, 1906, Pueblo, Colorado; | Curran, Nellie of Pueblo, Colorado | Nellie Curran was using coal oil to kindle a fire when the can exploded and her clothing caught fire. Her father tried to save her but received burns that also caused his death. | ||
| Cedar Grove Cemetery Burial, South Bend, Indiana (this cemetery is next to the entrance to the University of Notre Dame) | Frain, John | Frain, Catherine | They are buried in Section B, Lot 134, Graves 2 and 3. |
These records were acquired from the ancestry.com federal census (database online) Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com.