St. Joseph County, Indiana Genealogy

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Parent County
1830--St. Joseph County was created 29 January 1830 from Cass County. County seat: South Bend

Neighboring Counties

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

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * South Bend

Local Histories

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

Military
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 Reoganized 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

Web Sites

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