Irish Families Identified in the 1880 US Census Who were Living in the City of South Bend, St Joseph County, Indiana Ennumeration District 162, with Surnames G-I
A large concentration of Irish immigrants were living in the City of South Bend's District 162 around 1880. Many of the Irish in this area were employed by either the University of Notre Dame and the Singer Manufacturing Company. They lived on a cluster of streets in and around Notre Dame Avenue. District 162 appears to cover Wards 2 and 4. There appears to have been a change in boundaries as many were in district 161 in the 1870 Census.
I plan to include Irish Descendents who were born in the U.S. but have at least one parent from Ireland, in this compilation. Many of the Irish in the City of South Bend had been here since the 1850's and by the 1880's their children who were born here could be having children.
I am in the process of tracing all of these South Bend Irish Families and have created pages on over 40 of them so far. I would love to hear from any descendents of these families so that we can share information and see how all of our ancestor's migration trails might have crossed. By working together, I think we will all have a much greater likelihood of finding our true origins in Ireland.
They will be presented alphabetically by the father's or the head of the family's surname:
| Street/ Ward | Father | Mother | Child/ Other | Occupation; Misc. Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 108 Main? Street, Ward 2 | Galligher, Mary, 45 yr old single born in Ireland as were parents | Mary is a Home Servant who lives with Mary Miller | ||
| Hill Street; Ward 4 | Gardner, Washburn, 46 yr old married, born in Kentucky, Parents born in New York | Gardner, Mary, 35 yr old wife born in Ireland; parents born in Ireland | Gardner, Mary, 14 yr old daughter born in Ohio, dad in Ky, mom in IR | Washburn works in the Sewing Machine Factory |
| " | " | " | Gardner, Nellie, 9 daughter born in Michigan, dad in KY, mom in IR | Home |
| " | " | " | Gardner, Agnes 5 daughter born in IN, dad in KY, mom in IR | Home |
| " | " | " | Gardner, Charles, 1/12 born July IN, dad in KY, mom in IR | Home |
| " | " | " | Gardner, Willie, age 7 born in MI, dad in KY, mom in IR; | This entry was crossed out on the census form; He was paralyzed on the left side. |
| 22 Chapin Street, Ward 2 | Garroty, John, married 54 yr old born in Ireland as were his parents | Garroty, Ellen, 41 yr old wife born in Ireland as were her parents | Garroty, Ella M, 15 yr old single daughter born in Ireland as were her parents | John was a Blacksmith; daughter Ella M was at home |
| 264 Washington Street; ward 2 | Gay, Erastus, married 40 born in New York as were his parents | Gay, Mary A, 44 Wife born in Ireland as were her parents | Gay, Carmalina, 19 yr old single daughter born in Mass., dad in New York, mom in Ireland | Erastus is a Wood Carver, Carmalina is at home |
| 153 Michigan Street, Ward 2 | Gilbert, James, married 33 yr old born in Indiana, dad in Virginia and mom in England | Gilbert, Luna?30 yr old wife born in Ohio, dad in New York, mom in Ireland | Gilbert, Mable, 1 yr old daughter born in Indiana, dad in Indiana, mom in Ohio | James is a Stable Hand, Mable is at home. |
| 104 and 106 Michigan St, Grand Central Hotel, Ward 2 | Gilfroy, Hannah, single 18 yr old servant born in Ireland as were her parents | Chamber Maid | ||
| Notre Dame Avenue; Ward 4 | Gorman, Patrick, married, 55 born in Ireland, parents born in Ireland | Gorman, Bridget, 37 yr old wife born in Ireland, parents born in Ireland | Gorman, John, 9 son born in IN, parents born in Ireland | Patrick works at a Sewing Machine Factory; John is at home |
| " | " | " | Gorman, Eliza, 5 yr old daughter born in IN, parents born in Ireland | Home |
| " | " | " | Gorman, Anna, 4 yr old daughter born in IN, parents born in Ireland | Home |
| " | " | " | Gorman, Patrick, 3 yr old son born in IN, parents born in Ireland | Home |
| " | " | " | Gorman, Catherine 1 daughter born in IN, parents born in Ireland | Home |
| South? Street, Ward 2 (unsure of the street name) | Grady, John 20 yr old born in Ohio, parents born in Ireland | Grady, Anna B, 19 yr old wife born in Maryland, dad born in Maryland, mom in PA | John is a Painter | |
| 71? Jefferson, Ward 2 | Greene, Jas L, married 31 yr old born in Indiana, dad in New Jersey?, mom in Ohio | Greene, Agatha E, 22 yr old wife born in Indiana, dad in Pennsylvania, mom in Ohio | Greene, Albert 3, 2 son born in Indiana as were his parents | Jas L is a Grocer, Albert is at home (I have listed this family as they may be related to Agnes whose dad is from Ireland) |
| " | Greene, Agnes, Servant born in Indiana, dad in Ireland, mom in Canada | House Servant; There is no indication of her relation to this family. | ||
| 102 Water Street; Ward 4 | " | Higgins, Bridget 40 yr old widow born in Ireland, parents born in Ireland | Higgins, Mary, 24 yr old single daughter born in IN, parents born in Ireland | Bridget Keeps House; Mary works at a Woolen Mill; |
| " | " | " | Higgins, Anna, 20 yr old single daughter born in IN, parents born in Ireland | Anna works at a Woolen Mill |
| Notre Dame Avenue; Ward 4 | Hoben, Thomas, 76 married born in Ireland, parents born in Ireland | Hoben, Mary, 65 wife born in Ireland, parents born in Ireland | Hoben, Nora 23, single daughter born in IN, parents born in Ireland | Thomas is not employed; Nora is home |
| " | " | " | Hoben, Mike, 27 single son born in OH, parents born in Ireland | Teamster |
| appears to be Francis Street?; Ward 4 | Howard, Tim E, married 43 born in Michigan, dad in Cork, Ireland, mom in Irleand (Irish Border Eliza Bumgarten lives with them) | Howard, Julia, 39 yr old wife born in Michigan, parents in Ireland | Howard, Joseph C, 14 yr old single son born in Michigan, parents born in Michigan | Tim is a Clerk of the Circuit Court; Joseph is at home |
| " | " | " | Howard, Mary J, 12, daughter born in Indiana, parents in Michigan | Home |
| " | " | " | Howard, Edward A, 10, son born in IN, parents born in Michigan | Home |
| " | " | " | Howard, Julia A, 8, daughter born in IN, parents born in MI | Home |
| " | " | " | Howard, John F, 6, son born in IN, parents born in MI | Home |
| " | " | " | Howard, Mary G, 6 Daughter born in IN, parents born in Michigan | Home |
| " | " | " | Howard, Elenora, 4, daughter born in IN, parents born in Michigan | Home |
| " | " | " | Howard, George A, 3, Son born in IN, parents born in MI | Home |
| " | Bumgarten, Eliza, Border, 72 yr old widow born in Ireland; parents born in Ireland | |||
| 135 Main Street?? (possibly Miner's House- on previous page) | Hughes, John, single 35 yr old born in Indiana, dad in Ireland, mom in NY | Restaurant | ||
| 136 Washington St; Ward 2 | Humphrey, Lewis, 63 (listed as dead) born in OH, dad in Ireland, mom in Virginia (a servant from Maryland lives with them as well) | Humphrey, Margret,59 widow born in New York, parents born in New York | Humphrey, Mary, 30 yr old single daughter born in Indiana, dad in Ohio, mom in New York | Father is deceased; mother Margret keeps house, daughter Mary at home |
| " | " | " | Humphrey, Eva, 28 yr old single daughter born in Indiana, dad in Ohio, mom in New York | Home |