James married a Mary WALSH, in IRELAND, before coming into the US, via CANADA, he built canals from Canada to the US. He settled in Columbus, OHIO- a pre-potato famine IRISH. Much of the tracing of the family HANDIBOE'S roots, in the beginning as regards to the first one's in America, came from a Sister Margaret HOFFMAN, OSF, who lives or did live in OHIO.

1850 United States Federal Census
about James Handebaugh Name: James Handebaugh Age: 43 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1807 Birth Place: Ireland Race: White Gender: Male Home in 1850(City,County,State): Columbus Ward 1, Franklin, Ohio Household Members: NameAge Catharine Handebaugh 15 Eliza Handebaugh 18 Ellen Handebaugh 9 James Handebaugh 43 James Handebaugh 0 Jane Handebaugh 3 Lucy Handebaugh 7 Mary Handebaugh 11 Mary Handebaugh 41 Nicholas Handebaugh 13 View Original Record
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about Mary Handebaugh Name: Mary Handebaugh Age: 41 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1809 Birth Place: Ireland Race: White Gender: Female Home in 1850(City,County,State): Columbus Ward 1, Franklin, Ohio Household Members: NameAge Catharine Handebaugh 15 Eliza Handebaugh 18 Ellen Handebaugh 9 James Handebaugh 43 James Handebaugh 0 Jane Handebaugh 3 Lucy Handebaugh 7 Mary Handebaugh 11 Mary Handebaugh 41 Nicholas Handebaugh 13 View Original Record
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James HANDIBOE, the first US HANDIBOE of IRELAND.