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 J-L
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Louis Street; Ward 4 | Johnston, John, 33 born in Indiana; parents born in Ireland | Johnston, Julia 25 wife born in Ireland; parents born in Ireland | Johnston, Jennie, 3 daughter born in NY, parents born in Ireland | John is a Cabinet Maker; Jennie is home |
| " | " | " | Johnston, Julia F? 1 daughter born in IN, parents born in Ireland | Home |
| Thomas St?; Ward 4 | Kennedy, Mary, 59 yr old widow born in Ireland; parents born in Ireland. | The Myer Family from Bavaria lives with her. | ||
| 92 Nalis Street; Ward 4 | Kerr, James, married 38 yr old born in Ireland as were his parents | Kerr, Inez B, 22 yr old wife born in Indiana, dad in Pennsylvania, mom in Ohio | Kerr, Mary 2 born in Indiana, dad in Ireland , mom in Indiana | James is a Foreman in the Paper Mill |
| 75 Emeric; Ward 4 | Kerr, John, 42 married born in Ireland as were his parents | Kerr, Mary 32 wife born in Ireland as were her parents | Kerr, William, 11 yr old son born in MI, parents born in Ireland | John works at Sewing Machine Factory; William is at home |
| " | " | " | Kerr, James F, 9 son born in MI, parents born in Ireland | Home |
| " | " | " | Kerr, Mary E, 6 Daughter born in IN, parents in Ireland | Home |
| " | " | " | Kerr, Margret C, 3 daughter born in IN, parents born in Ireland | Home |
| ? Main Street, Ward 2 | Kiley?, Thos 28 old born in New York, parents born in Ireland (this doesnt appear to be Riley) | Kiley?, Mary 27 yr old wife born in New York, parents born in Ireland | Kiley, Wm, 6 yr old son born in Michigan, parents born in New York | Thos is a Butcher; Wm is at Home |
| " | " | " | Kiley, Edward, 1 yr old son born in Michigan, parents born in New York | Home |
| 87 Nalis Street; Ward 4 | Kinney, Thomas, married 70 yr old born in Ireland as were his parents | Kinney, Mary J, 54 yr old wife born in Ireland as was his wife | Kinney, George, 33 yr old single son bor nin New York, parents born in Ireland | Thoma is not employed, George is a Grocer |
| 83 Michigan Street (Miner's House?) | Kirnan, B, single 40 yr old boarder born in Ireland as were his parents | Laborer | ||
| 79 Washington Street? Hotel (Oliver Home) | Knight, J. H, 44 yr old born in Michigan, parents born in Ireland | Knight, Ellen 39 yr old wife? born in Michigan, parents born in New Jersey | Knight, Godfrey, 38, Single born in Michigan, dad in Ireland, mom in ? | JH is a Hotel Clerk, Ellen appears to work at the Oliver Home Hotel as does Godfrey. Godfrey is possibly a brother or? |
| 157 Hill Street (same address as Carens family); Ward 4 | Lamerand, Joseph 33 married born in NY, parents born in Canada | Lamerand, Maggie, 30 wife born in Canada, dad born in Ireland, mom in Canada | Lamerand, Charles 9 son born in Indiana, dad born in New York, mom in Canada | Joseph works at the Sewing Machine Factory; Charles is at home |
| " | " | " | Lamerand, William 7 son born in IN, dad in New York, mom in Canada | Home |
| " | " | " | Lamerand, Lewis, 5 yr old son born in IN, dad in NY, mom in Canada | Home |
| " | " | " | Lamerand, Joseph 2/12 born April 1880 IN, dad in NY, mom in Canada | Home |
| St Peter?; Ward 4 | Lapoint, Peter married 60 born in New York; father in France and Mother in Canada | Lapoint, Ellen, 48 Wife born in Ireland, parents born in Ireland | Lapoint, Frank, 13 son born in NY; dad in New York, mom in Ireland | Peter was a Laborer |
| " | " | " | Lapoint, Nellie, 11 daughter born in NY, dad in NY, mom in Ireland | |
| Matterson?; Ward 4 | Larkin, John F, 25 Born in Canada, parents born in Ireland | Larkin, Gurtie, 24 wife born in Delaware as were parents | Larkin, Ellen, 4 daughter born in Michigan, dad in Canada, mom in Delaware | John works in the papermill; daughter Ellen is at home |
| " | " | " | Larkin, Raymond, 2 son born in Michigan, dad in Canada, mom in Delaware | Home |
| " | " | " | Larkin, GUrtie, 8/12 born Nov? 1879 Illinois, dad in Canada, mom in Delaware | Home |
| 83 Michigan Street, Ward 2 (Miner's House?) | Leonard, M, single 42 yr old boarder born in Ireland as were his parents | Brick Mason; He lives with the Wilson Family | ||
| 133 or 233? Michigan Street?? Miner's House? | Lillen? Ed, 40 yr old born in New York, Parents born in Ireland (I think this is Lillen not Sillen?) | Lillen?, Ann 46 yr old wife born in Ireland as were her parents | Lillen?, Rich'd, 25 yr old single son born in Indiana; dad in New York, mom in Ireland | Ed- Restaurant?; no occupation for Rich'd |
| " | " | " | Lillen?, Stella, 18 yr old single daughter born in Indiana, dad in New York, Mom in Ireland | Home |
| " | " | " | Lillen?, Nellie, 15 yr old single daughter born in Indiana, dad in NY, mom in Ireland | Home |
| " | " | " | Lillen?, Anna 13 yr old single daughter born in IN, dad in NY, mom in Ireland | Home |
| " | " | " | Lillen?, Frank, 11 yr old son born in Indiana, dad in NY, mom in Ireland | Home |
| Water Street; Ward 4 | Logan, Ellen 60 yr old widow born in Ireland, parents born in Ireland | Logan, Margret, 32 yr old single daughter born in Ireland, parents born in Ireland | Ellen Keeps House; Daughter Margret is home. | |
| 19 ? Street, 2nd Ward | Long, S.G. ?, 35 yr old born in Pennsylvania as were his parents | Long, Bridget, 33 yr old wife born in Ireland as were her parents | Long, James, 4 yr old son born in Indiana, dad in Pennsylvania and more in Ireland | SG is a Lawyer; James and his mom are at home |
| " | " | " | Long, Elizabeth 4 yr old daughter born in Indiana, dad in Pennsylvania and mom in Ireland | Home |
| " | " | " | Long, Oliver W 1 yr old son born in IN, dad in PA, mom in Ireland | Home |
| " | Long, Oliver J 22 yr old Bro? single born in OH, parents in PA | Home | ||
| " | Long, Alerice, 33 yr old single sister born in OH, parents born in PA | Home | ||
| Emeric Street; Ward 4 | Louraine, Alexr, 27 married born in Michigan as were parents | Louraine, Kate 32 wife born in Ireland as were her parents | Louraine, Joseph A, 6 Son born in MI, dad in MI, mom in Ireland | Alexr worked in the Sewing Machine Factory |
| " | " | " | Louraine, Anna E, 4 yr old daughter born in MI, dad in MI, mom in IR | Home |
| " | " | " | Louraine, Morris, 1 yr old son born in IN, dad in MI, mom in Ireland | Home |
| Haston, 2nd Ward | Lovett, Thos, 55 yr old born in Ireland as were his parents | Lovett, Ann, 48 yr old wife born in Ireland as were her parents | Lovett, James, 25 yr old single son born in New Jersey, his parents were born in Ireland | Thos works in a Sewing Machine Factory |
| " | " | " | Lovett, Mary 18 yr old single daughter born in New Jersey, dad born in New Jersey, parents born in Ireland | Home |
| " | " | " | Lovett, Anna, 15 yr old single daughter born in New Jersey, parents born in Ireland | Home |
| Notre Dame Avenue; Ward 4 | Luther, Elisha, married 49, born in Indiana, parents born in Ohio | Luther, Margaret, 39, wife born in Ireland; parents born in Ireland (this is the dtr of John and Catherine Talbot) | Luther, Kittie, 19 yr old single daughter born in IN, dad in IN, mom in Ireland | Elisha works Singer Mfg; Kittie works in a Woolen Mill; |
| " | " | " | Luther, John, 18 yr old single son born in IN, dad in IN, mom in Ireland | Singer Mfg |
| " | " | " | Luther, Mary 11 yr old daughter born in IN, dad in IN, mom in IR | Home |
| " | " | " | Luther, James , 8 yr old son born in IN, dad in IN, mom in IR | Home |
| " | " | " | Luther, Joseph, 4 son born in IN, dad in IN, mom in IR | Home |
| " | " | " | Luther, Alice, 2 Daughter born in IN, dad in IN, mom in Ireland | Home |