Center Township, St Joseph County, Indiana Irish Born Individuals and their Families in the 1860 Census
The 1860 Census for St Joseph County Indiana has the sections grouped by Townships. There were a smattering of Irish immigrants living in Center Township when the 1860 US Census was conducted. Center Township has a South Bend Post Office. The 1860 Census does not give street names or addresses that would have been helpful to differentiate the areas covered.
I am going to document these families alphabetically in one section as there don't appear to be too many Irish immigrants. Many of the Surnames appeared to have been spelled phonetically and some look like a wild guess; this would make them a challenge to find in a census search. My Great Grandparents are listed as Martin and Catherine Bowman (Brennan) and their neighbors and close friends the McNultys are spelled McAnulta. I am transcribing them exactly as I see them without correction. I will include the entire family if one individual was born in Ireland (many times the spouse and children were born elsewhere). The 1860 Census does not document how individuals listed at the same location are related to the head of the house unlike later census years, so it is impossible to ascertain if they are borders, related or even working for them.
One caveat: I think it is important to keep in mind that the 1860 census does not give the origins of their parents. If a family happens to have arrived in the US earlier than the bulk of the Irish famine immigrants (such as Scotch Irish) then the descendents we see in this census may have been born in the U.S. but still have Irish roots. They will not be reflected in this compilation even if they have an Irish surname.
Regarding Surname Donahugh: There is a Dan'l Donahugh age 14 who was born in Indiana and is living with the Jane Phillips Family from Virginia. I did not list him in the compilation below, but I am pondering if he could be another child of Frank and Rosanna Donahugh?
They will be presented below in alphabetical order by Surname:
| Father | Mother | Child; Other | Misc. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown, Sam'l 65 born in Ireland | He lives with Thos Schilis from Maryland | ||
| Donahugh, Frank age 38 born in Ireland | Donahugh, Rosanna 34 born in Virginia | Donahugh, Jane, 8 born in Indiana | Frank is a Farmer with Real estate worth $8000; personal estate worth $600 |
| " | " | Donahugh, John 6 born in Indiana | |
| " | " | Donahugh, McHala, 6/12 born in Indiana | |
| " | " | Donahugh, Bridget 3 born in Indiana | |
| " | " | Donahugh, Francis 18 born in Indiana | |
| Donely, Michael 24 yr old Farmer born in Ireland | Donely, Mary 24 yr old born in Ireland | Donely, John 3 yr old born in Indiana | Michael is a Farmer with $800 Real Estate and $1000 Personal Property |
| " | " | Donely, Michael 1 yr old born in Indiana | |
| Donely, Ellen age 24 born in Ireland | She lives with the Dan'l Davis family from Indiana. Unsure if she is related at all to other Donely family... (same page of census though) | ||
| Dunnivar, Wm 36 born in Ireland | Dunnivar, Bridget 34 born in Ireland | Dunnivar, Wm 1 yr old born in Indiana | Wm (Senior) is a Farmer with $800 Real Estate |
| Hilliard, Martin 29 yr old Farmer born in Ireland | Hilliard, Ellen 28 yr old born in Ireland | Hilliard, Catharine, 5 born in New York | Martin is a Farmer with $200 Personal Estate |
| " | " | Hilliard, Mary 5 yr old born in New York | |
| " | " | Hilliard, Michael 4 born in New York | |
| " | " | Hilliard, John 2, born in Indiana | |
| " | " | Hilliard, Nelly, 2 born in Indiana | |
| " | " | Hilliard, Jimmy, 6/12 born in Indiana | |
| Kalvenn?, Michael 30 yr old born in Ireland | Kalvenn?, Ann 30 born in Ireland | Kalvenn?, Luke 5 yr old born in Indiana | Michael is a Farmer with $200 Personal Estate |
| " | " | Kalvenn?, Martha 3 yr old born in Indiana | |
| " | " | Kalvenn?, Mary 2 yr old born in Indiana | |
| Kelly, John 34 born in Ireland | Kelly, Margerett 26 born in Ireland | Kelly, Wm 7 born in Massachusetts | Margerett- real estate 2000; pers property value $300 |
| " | " | Kelly, Mary 2 born in Indiana | (John Deist from Ohio lives with them too) |
| McElerr, Owen 45 born in Ireland | " | No ocupation listed; he is living with the Frank Donahugh family | |
| Teevry?, Michael 16 yr old born in Ireland | I am unsure who their parents are of if they are deceased or how they are related. They are not listed with another family | ||
| Teevry?, Martha 8 yr old born in Ireland | |||
| Teevry?, Catharine 6 yr old born in Indiana | |||
| Teevry?, Ann 2 yr old born in Indiana | |||
| Teevry?, John 2 yr old born in Indiana | |||
| Thury, Patrick 50 yr old born in Ireland | Thury, Catharine 30 yr old born in Ireland | Thury, Wm 4 yr old born in Indiana | Patrick is a Laborer |
| " | " | Thury, Ellen 1 yr old born in Indiana |