Effingham County Reference & Lookups |
Welcome to the Effingham County, Illinois Reference Lookups page. Below is a list of Effingham County sources, as well as the names of volunteers who will do look-ups. (See the Guidelines for requesting lookups below).
If you would like to volunteer, please e-mail me with "Effingham County Volunteer" in the subject line; that will get my attention REAL fast! Tell me what reference material you will be using to do the lookups. I'll post your information below, along with your name and e-mail address. I will assume that your return e-mail address is the one on your e-mail heading unless you note otherwise.
GUIDELINES FOR REQUESTING LOOKUPS FROM A VOLUNTEER The volunteers WILL NOT do your research for you (you must do your own research), but they will use the reference material they have on hand. They may also use their expertise to refer you to other possible sources. Remember: These are volunteers, NOT paid genealogists, and their offer to help is based on their love for genealogy and their willingness to help others. Please be as explicit as possible regarding the time period, and provide complete names and locations. Give the volunteer as much information as you can. For instance, if you request a census lookup, limit your request to one or two specific heads of household(s). DON'T ask for ALL of the Smith's or Jones' on the 1880 census. Please give the volunteer at least three weeks to respond; remember, they have lives of their own, too! If the lookup involves "snail" mail, you will be expected to provide a self-addressed, stamped envelope as you cannot expect the volunteer to incur any costs involved with your lookup. Finally, please be sure to let the volunteer know you appreciate their help. Don't take them for granted.
EFFINGHAM COUNTY SOURCES
If you are asking for research, ALWAYS include a stamped, self-addressed envelope. You will be charged for copies. If extensive research is involved, you may be charged. Volunteers are at the Library to assist with research on Wednesday and Saturday mornings from 10:00 AM until noon.
To apply for membership, contact the Effingham County
Genealogical and Historical Society at the address shown above.
The Office of Vital Records
Statewide registration of births and deaths began in 1916.
They
are kept at :
The Office of Vital Records
State Department of Public Health
605 West Jefferson Street
Springfield, IL 62702
(217-782-6553)
The Effingham County Clerk's office has birth & death records from 1878 (very incomplete prior to 1916); marriage records from 1834; and land records from 1833. They provide only certified copies.
Effingham County Clerk
101 North 4th Street, #201 (second floor)
P. O. Box 628
Effingham, IL 62401
217-342-6535
The Clerk's office is open
8:00 AM
to 4 PM Monday through Friday. Closed Saturdays, Sundays and
Holidays.
Death Certificates -- $9.00 for the first certificate;
$4.00 each for
each additional certificate.
Marriage and Birth Records-- $7.00 for the first
certificate; $2.00
for each additional certificate.
For more information, refer to
their web site
Effingham County Clerk.
Lookups Available Please be considerate when asking for lookups. Do not ask for more than two at a time. |
Volunteer |
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Effingham County Marriage Records 1833-1877 | Linda Babbs Melody Carter |
Effingham County Marriage Records, 1878-1882 |
Linda Babbs Melody Carter |
Effingham County Marriage Records, 1883-1888 |
Linda Babbs Melody Carter |
Effingham County Marriage Records, 1889-1894 |
Linda Babbs Melody Carter |
Effingham County Marriage Records, 1895-1900 |
Linda Babbs Melody Carter |
Effingham County Marriage Records, 1901-1905 |
Linda Babbs Melody Carter |
Effingham County Marriage Records 1906-1910 |
Audrey Garbe
Linda Babbs Melody Carter |
Effingham County Marriage Records, 1911-1915 |
Audrey Garbe
Linda Babbs Melody Carter |
Old Settlers Annual | Linda Babbs |
Effingham Biographical 1910 | Audrey Garbe
|
Effingham County Illinois Public Domain Land Records 1830-1905 Vol 2, K-Z | Melody Carter |
History of Effingham County | Jerry Harrison |
St. Anthony High School, Effingham, Illinois Yearbooks ( 1982, 1983, 1984 and 1985) | Dianne (Thies) Titus |
Effingham County, Past and Present | Melody Carter |
The Adjutant General's Report of Effingham County, Illinois Soldiers 1831-32; 1848-48; 1861-66; and 1889-99 | Eleanor Poe Bounds |
Effingham, Illinois, Fiftieth Anniversary 1853-1903 | Melody Carter |
The Afterglow......Teutopolis Community High School Yearbooks 1959 and 1960 | Linda (Kralman)
Lambert |
Dieterich, Illinois 1893-1993 | Audrey Garbe |
Effingham County Tombstone Inscriptions: St. John's Lutheran, Immaculate Conception, Dieterich, Bishop Township; St. Paul's Lutheran, Montrose, St. Francis Township; Scott, St. Matthew's, German, Lucas Township; Arborcrest, Summit Township; Cohee, Ramsey, St. John's Lutheran, St. Mary's, Douglas Township; Woodlawn, Teutopolis Township; Trinity Lutheran, Banner Township; misc. burials in Lucas, Mound and Moccasin Townships. |
Audrey Garbe |
Liberty Township (Beecher City) | Cindy Le Mons |
Altamont, Illinois (births, deaths, marriages) Altamont Cemeteries: Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery, Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery and St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery |
Donna L. Lupton |
1854-1858 Tax Books | Linda Babbs |
1890 Tax List for Effingham County | Melody Carter |
"A Family Abroad, Alysius Brumleve of Lengerich and His Brothers" by Dororthy Brumleve | Melody Carter |
"As the Dusts Settle (The Dust Family History) | Melody Carter |
Naturalization Records for Effingham County 1849-1906 | Eleanor K. Peters
Melody Carter |
Souvenir of the Laying of the Cornerstone of St. Francis Church Teutopolis Illinois June 20, 1851 | Cindy Nuxoll Foster |
RAOGK
(Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness) Pictures of Tombstones in
Effingham County |
Donna
Rohwedder |
1971
Altamont Centennial Book |
Steve
Leitzell |
Reference Book | Lookup Volunteer |
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1840 Federal Census | Linda Babbs |
1850 Federal Census | Linda Babbs |
1860 Federal Census | Linda Babbs Lin Day Tucker |
1870 Federal Census | Linda Babbs |
1880 Federal Census | Linda Babbs Melody Carter |
1889 Plat Index | Linda Babbs |
1890 County Tax Lists (2 volumes) |
Linda Babbs (Vol. 1 only) |
1900 Federal Census | Audrey Garbe |
1920
Effingham County Census |
Janet L. Robey |
PUBLICATIONS FOR SALE
(All Books Are Indexed)
BY
THE EFFINGHAM COUNTY GENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICAL
SOCIETY
MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO:
THE EFFINGHAM COUNTY GENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICAL
SOCIETY
SEND YOUR ORDER TO:
ECGHS Publications
P. O. Box 1166
Effingham, Illinois 62401
E-Mail
Eleanor Bounds
or
Audrey Garbe
NOTE: PRICES LISTED ARE AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 2009 AND ARE
SUBJECT
TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE
PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE SHIPPING
Type |
Title & Description |
Price |
Census |
1840 - 1850 Effingham County, Illinois |
$ 7.50 |
Census |
1860 Effingham County, IL |
9.50 |
Census |
1870 Effingham County, IL (Revised 1991) |
14.50 |
Census |
1880 Effingham County, IL Volume 1 |
13.00
|
Census |
1880 Effingham County, IL Volume 2 |
15.50 |
Census | 1900 Effingham County, IL Volume 1 (Liberty, Banner, Bishop and Douglas Townships | 29.00 |
Census |
1900
Effingham County, IL Volume 2 (Jackson, Lucas, Mason, Moccasin, Mount
Townships) |
29.00 |
Census |
1900
Effingham County, IL Volume 3 (St. Francis, Summit, Teutopolis, Union,
Watson, West Townships) |
26.00 |
Crossroads ]TrailsTrails (Quarterlies) |
Effingham County, Illinois
Genealogy
Society [While Supplies Last (1980-2005)] |
2.00 |
Directory |
City of Effingham, IL 1895- 1900 |
8.00 |
Directory |
Effingham
County, IL 1912 |
6.50 |
Directory |
City
of Effingham, IL 1924-1925 |
9.00 |
Cemeteries |
Names,
Locations, Histories of Effingham County, Illinois Cemeteries 2007 |
15.00 |
Cemeteries | 2004 Arborcrest Memorial Park Obituaries |
34.00 |
Cemeteries |
2005 Montrose, St. Francis (Teutopolis), St. Paul's Lutheran (Dieterich), Woodlawn (Effingham) | 18.00 |
Cemeteries | 2005 Readings from Cemeteries in Bishop,
Lucas, Union and Watson Townships |
29.00 |
Cemeteries |
2004
St. John's (Effingham); St.
Aloysius (Dieterich); St. Mary of Help (Green Creek); Woodlawn
(Effingham) |
17.00 |
History |
Historical
and Business Review of Altamont, Illinois (Reprint of book published in
1926: 82 pages and is indexed) |
13.00 |
History |
Dieterich, Illinois Centennial History 1893-1993 ( Reprinted with Index) | 44.00 |
History |
Edgewood, IL Centennial History 1857-1957 |
9.00 |
History |
Edgewood,
IL Sesquicentennial 1957-2007 |
23.00 |
History |
Effingham County Illinois Fair History
1868-1954 |
15.50 |
History |
Effingham, Illinois Fiftieth
Anniversary,
1853-1903 |
9.00 |
History |
Effingham County, Illinois Old Settlers
Annual, 1912 |
6.00 |
History |
Effingham County, Illlinois Past &
Present History, 1968 |
39.00 |
History |
Effingham County, Illinois Pioneer
Certificates, Volume 1 (1985-1991) |
10.50 |
History |
Effingham
County, Illinois Pioneer Certificates, Volume 2 (A-H) |
12.50 |
History |
Effingham
County, Illinois Pioneer Certificates, Volume 3 (H-P) |
12.50 |
History |
Effingham
County, Illinois Pioneer Certificates, Volume 4 (P-Z) |
14.50 |
History |
Effingham County, Illinois Portrait
&
Biographical, 1893 |
6.50 |
History |
Effingham County, Illinois School
History,
1918 |
7.50 |
History |
St. Anthony Hospital Fire 1949 Volume I
(Softcover) |
25.00 |
History |
St.
Anthony Hospital Fire 1949 Volume II (Softcover) |
25.00 |
History |
St.
Anthony Hospital Fire 1949 Volume I (Hardcover) |
40.00 |
History |
St.
Anthony Hospital Fire 1949 Volume II (Hardcover) |
40.00 |
Booklet |
Making a Living in the Good Old Days |
1.00 |
Booklet |
Pin Barns of Effingham County, Illinois |
1.00 |
Booklet |
Towns of Effingham County, Illinois |
1.00 |
Booklet |
Townships in Effingham County, Illinois |
1.00 |
Booklet |
Griffin
Tipsword Story |
5.00 |
Booklet |
Lords
Effingham & The American Colonies |
1.00 |
Booklet |
Walk through Downtown Effingham, Illinois |
1.00 |
Land |
Plat Index, Effingham County, Illinois,
1899 |
8.50 |
Land |
Public Domain Effingham County, Illinois
Volume 1 (A-J) 1830-1905 |
10.50 |
Land |
Public Domain Effingham County, Illinois
Volume 2 (K-Z) 1830-1903 |
10.50 |
Marriages |
1833-1877 Effingham County, Illinois |
10.50 |
Marriages |
1878-1882 Effingham County, Illinois |
11.00 |
Marriages |
1883-1888 Effingham County, Illinois |
11.00 |
Marriages |
1889-1894 Effingham County, Illinois |
11.00 |
Marriages |
1895-1900 Effingham County, Illinois |
11.00 |
Marriages |
1901-1905 Effingham County, Illinois |
11.00 |
Marriages |
1906-1910 Effingham County, Illinois |
11.50 |
Marriages |
1911-1915 Effingham County, Illinois |
11.50 |
Marriages |
1916-1920
Effingham County, Illinois |
29.00 |
Military |
World
War II Veterans, Effingham County, Illinois |
34.00 |
Miscellaneous |
Franz Anton Hoffman Family |
2.50 |
Miscellaneous |
Beckman,
Krone, Esker, Dieckmann, Kenter Families |
8.00 |
Miscellaneous |
Jefferson County, Illinois Sugar Camp
Creek
United Baptist Church (1842-1881) |
5.00 |
Naturalization |
Naturalization - Effingham County,
Illinois
1849-1855 |
7.00 |
Post
Cards |
Effingham
County, Illinois (50 cards, 5 scenes) |
3.50 |
Post
Cards |
Effingham
County, Illinois (100 cards, 5 scenes) |
5.00 |
Taxes |
Effingham County, Illinois Delinquent
Taxes
1845-1855 |
6.50 |
Taxes |
Effingham County, Illinois Taxes 1852 |
9.00 |
Taxes |
Effingham County, Illinois Taxes
1854-1858 |
10.00 |
Taxes |
Effingham County, Illinois Taxes 1890
Volume
1
|
11.00 |
Taxes |
Effingham
County, Illinois Taxes 1890 Volume 2 |
10.00 |
Wills/Estate Settlements |
Effingham County, Illinois Wills &
Estate Settlements, 1836-1882 |
8.00 |
Wills/Estate Settlements |
Effingham County Estate Settlements &
Genealogy 1855-1915 |
26.00 |
280 pages with index of about 1,500 names
Available only at Helen Matthes Library
10 a.m. to noon daily except Tuesday
Soft cover $25
Hard cover $40
Volume I contains: Lots of screaming
headlines about the catastrophe; pictures of the fire; lists of names
of the deceased and survivors, eyewitness stories from several
survivors; articles naming heroes; the firetruck "Caledonia"; write-ups
about the disaster from many different newspapers and magazines; fundraising
and plans for building a new hospital.
Available only at Helen
Matthes Library
10 a.m. to noon daily
except Tuesday
Soft cover $25 Hard cover $40
Volume II contains:
Pictures not previously seen by the general public; Zona B. Davis’ 1949
account of the fire; Dean Manuel thesis; interviews with two
recently-found survivors; stories from many people who remembered the
tragedy; Larry Banbury manuscript; song about the fire by Henry D.
Schrock; WCIA Channel 3 TV-April interviews with survivors; inquest
into the deaths; verdict returned at the
inquest.