Effingham County family index

Families of Effingham County, Illinois, from the County Histories

366 people from the county histories of Effingham County, Illinois: who they were, when and where they were born, their parents and spouses, and which biographies are parent and child. Pick a surname.

From History of Effingham county, Illinois (1883); Portrait and biographical record of Effingham, Jasper and Richland Counties Illinois: containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, governors of the state, and of the pres (1893). All public domain; each entry links to the original book.

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Everyone in the Effingham County index, A to Z (366)

Abraham

Agrue

Allen

Allsop

Alt

  • Christian Alt (b. 1822); child of Christian Alt and Katharina (Bechtholdt) Alt
  • John Alt (Shelby County); child of John Alt and Mary (Scharth) Alt; married Letitia Wade

Alvis

Anderson

Andrews

Austin

  • E. Austin (b. 1842, Hancock County); child of Seneca Austin and Julia (Burnett) Austin
  • Harry Austin (b. 1862, Kenton County); child of Edward Austin and Susie L. (Winter) Austin

Avery

Barton

  • John Barton (b. 1825); child of Solomon Barton; married Maria Hills

Beaird

Beard

Beare

Beck

  • James Beck (b. 1818, Harrison County); married Maria Van Winckle

Beckmann

Beecher

Billingsly

Birch

Bishop

  • John W. Bishop; child of Dr. Jacob Bishop; married Elizabeth M. Hipsher

Blakely

Blattner

Bowling

Boyer

Bradley

Brand

Britton

Broom

Brown

Buckner

Burbach

Burke

  • A. J. Burke (b. 1829); child of John J. Burke and Nancy (Snyder) Burke

Bussmann

  • Barney Bussmann (b. 1853, Teutopolis Township); child of A. Joseph Bussmann and Elizabeth (Buchhorst) Bussmann

Butler

  • Levi Butler (b. 1854, Putnam County); child of Levi Butler and Julia A. (Grove) Butler

Byers

Cade

  • D. B. Cade (b. 1838, Alleghany County); child of Mortimer Cade

Cannon

  • Ira Cannon (b. 1824, Crawford County); married Sarah Swaim

Carpenter

Clark

  • Samuel Clark; child of John Clark and Abigail (Sumner) Clark; married Margia Harris

Coleman

Colwell

Conaway

  • Amos Conaway (b. 1829, Bourbon County); married Elizabeth Boyd

Condo

Cook

Cooper

Cornwell

Cremer

  • Herman Cremer (b. 1852, Bishop Township); child of John D. Cremer and A. M. (Zurliene) Cremer

Crone

Cronk

  • V. Cronk (b. 1832, Shelby County); child of Harmon Cronk and Elizabeth (Loy) Cronk; married Lizzie Wiley

Damon

  • Henry T. Damon (b. 1834); child of Theo. Damon; married Mercy Willcutt

Daub

  • John Daub (b. 1829); child of Peter Daub and Margaret (Fronetz) Daub; married Agatha Bussemeyer

Davidson

Dieterich

Diets

Dobbs

Donaldson

Doty

  • Moses Doty (b. 1816, Wayne County); child of Thomas Doty and Rosa (Sowards) Doty

Douglas

  • Andrew T. Douglas (b. 1847, Ohio County); child of William J. Douglas and Sarah A. (Read) Douglas; married Rachel Floyd

Dowty

Drewry

  • Henry Drewry (b. 1847, Switzerland County); child of Henry Drewry and Lydia (Bassett) Drewry; married Marietta Mann

Drysdale

Duffy

  • John H. Duffy (b. 1829); child of Dan Duffy and Alice Mary (Rigney) Duffy

Dunn

Dunsford

Durrie

Ellis

Elliston

Engbring

Engelbarts

  • Herman Engelbarts (b. 1837); child of Folkers Engelbarts and Gretke (Peks) Engelbarts

Evans

Eversman

Eyestone

Faulk

Feldhake

Fender

  • Joseph Fender (b. 1842, Clay County); child of John Fender; married Nancy Baker

Field

  • L. J. Field (b. 1821); child of Ambrose Field and Elizabeth (Reeder) Field
  • Samuel Field (b. 1833, Edgar County); married Matilda Lay

Finfrock

Fisher

  • W. I. N. Fisher (b. 1814, Mifflin County); child of George Fisher and Barbara (Shepard) Fisher; married Sarah A. Turney

Florin

  • William Florin (b. 1842, Madison County); child of Peter Florin and Serena Florin

Fritchley

Funkhouser

Furneaux

Gardner

Gibbens

Giles

  • Thomas Giles (b. 1819); child of James Giles and Sarah (Maser) Giles

Gillenwaters

Gillespie

Gillmore

Gilmore

Gloyd

Goetting

Goodell

Gorrell

  • H. Gorrell (b. 1829, Knox County); married Sarah Kirkpatrick

Granger

  • A. Granger (b. 1819, Wayne County); child of John Granger; married Sarah Cass

Grant

Green

Groves

Gwin

  • G. W. Gwin (b. 1849, Jefferson County); child of Simeon Gwin and Elizabeth (Henson) Gwin; married Sarah E. Plant

Habing

Haines

  • Solomon Haines (b. 1826, Orange County); child of Richard Haines; married Elizabeth Martin

Hall

  • Joseph Hall (b. 1840); child of Dr. Joseph Hall; married Laura O. Tourge

Hanson

Hardin

  • Stephen Hardin (b. 1818, Washington County); child of John Hardin and Ellen (Colclasure) Hardin; married Mary Stalcup

Harlan

Harm

Harrah

Hartmann

Harvey

  • George Harvey (b. 1832, Schuylkill County); child of Liaac Harvey and Sarah (Wunder) Harvey; married Mary N. Dentler

Hattrup

Haumesser

Heicken

Heimann

Helmbacher

Hemphill

  • Matthew M. Hemphill (b. 1842, County Antrim Ireland); child of Matthew Hemphill and Matilda (White) Hemphill

Henry

Heth

Higgins

Hill

Hillemann

Hipsher

Hobbs

Hodsdon

Hogan

Hollis

Holmes

Homann

  • John F. Homann (b. 1805); child of Johan F. Homann and Henriette (Noavohner) Homann

Hook

Horn

Hower

Hubbartt

Hughes

Humes

Hunter

  • John Hunter (b. 1798); child of Hugh Hunter; married Isabella Crumbie

Hutchins

Hyden

Hyneman

Jackson

Jaycox

Jayne

Jennings

Johnson

  • Preston K. Johnson (b. 1854, Montgomery County); child of Dr. John B. Johnson and Martha (Davidson) Johnson; married Belle Chance

Johnston

  • James H. Johnston; child of William Johnston and Melcenia E. (Saslay) Johnston; married Fannie Hawley

Jones

  • J. S. Jones (b. 1827, Harrison County); child of William Jones

Kaufmann

Kellar

Kelly

Kins

Kollmeyer

Kreke

  • Anthony Kreke (b. 1849); child of Arnold Kreke and Gertrude (Dreismana) Kreke

Lacy

  • John H. I. Lacy (b. 1833, Clay County); child of Isaiah Lacy and Mary A. (Wright) Lacy

Lamping

  • Henry J. Lamping (b. 1846); child of Joseph Lamping and Friedericka (Vorwerk) Lamping

Larimore

Layton

Leatherman

  • C. P. Leatherman (b. 1814); child of John Leatherman; married Elizabeth Krutzinger

Lecrone

Leith

Little

Lorton

Louder

  • James G. Louder (b. 1844, Effingham County); child of Gideon Louder; married Ann Bailey

Loy

Magers

  • G. P. Magers (b. 1824, Knox County); married Julia Ann O'Brian

Mahon

Marshall

Matthews

Maxhimer

Mcanderson

Mccallen

Mcclure

Mccorkle

Mccoy

  • James S. Mccoy (b. 1857, Effingham County); married Elizabeth Stuthard

Mckoun

Mcmullen

Merry

Mesnard

Metham

  • W. B. Metham (b. 1825, Coshocton County); child of Pren Metham

Mette

  • Joseph Herman Mette (b. 1850, Bisiiop Township); child of John Henry Mette and Maria Katharina (Ossenbcck) Mette

Milleville

Mitchell

  • Calvin Mitchell (b. 1816); child of Ensign Mitchell and Elizabeth (Calvin) Mitchell
  • Joshua G. Mitchell (b. 1835, Smith County); child of Daniel S. Mitchell; married Mahala Parkhurst

Moffitt

Moore

Morhinners

  • John Morhinners (b. 1846, Clinton County); child of Francis Morhinners and Mary (Waschefort) Morhinners; married Catharine Wegman

Muir

  • William Muir (b. 1844, Pickaway County); child of Cyrus Muir

Munzel

  • Herman Munzel (b. 1843); child of Christopher Munzel and Sophia (Buchholz) Munzel; married Augusta Radelofif

Needham

  • P. Needham (b. 1830, Clark County); married Mary M. Westbrook

Nelson

  • J. P. Nelson (b. 1827, Warren County); child of Jacob Nelson and Nancy (Watkins) Nelson; married Luvesta Miller

Newman

Nolte

Norris

  • Solomon Norris (b. 1821, Harrison County); child of Ziba Norris; married Elizabeth Stewart

Oliver

Orrell

Ortmann

  • George Ortmann (b. 1852); child of Wilhelm Ortmann and Kate (Helen) Ortmann

Osthoff

  • Gerhard Osthoff (b. 1817); child of J. H. Osthoff and Maria C. (Zurtorf) Osthoff

Overbeck

  • Barney Overbeck (b. 1850); child of George Overbeck and Elizabeth (Berghause) Overbeck

Owens

  • William Owens (b. 1819, Wayne County); child of John Owens and Phoebe (Spake) Owens

Painter

Parks

  • George W. Parks (b. 1842, Clark County); child of Andrew J. Parks and Sarah Parks; married Martha Kemp

Partridge

Paugh

Pettypool

  • Thomas Pettypool (b. 1840, White County); child of Thomas Pettypool; married Ellen Aud

Petzing

Philips

  • David Philips (b. 1826); child of James Philips and Elizabeth (Wolf) Philips; married Margaret Love

Pitkin

Poorman

Porter

  • John Porter (b. 1839, Jackson Township); married Mary A. Parkhurst

Poynter

Quatman

  • Joseph Quatman (b. 1851, Teutopolis Township); child of Joseph Quatman and Maiy Ann (Otten) Quatman; married Anna Hays

Reed

Reinha

Reis

Rentfrow

Reutlinger

  • Otto Reutlinger (b. 1833); child of Johan Jacob Reutlinger and Katharina (Rullmann) Reutlinger

Reynolds

Rhodes

Rice

  • Sylvester Stuart Rice (b. 1834, Trumbull County); child of Jonathan Stuart Rice and Martha (Mathews) Rice

Richards

Riley

  • William Riley (b. 1818); child of John Riley; married Roxanna James

Rinehart

Robberts

Robinson

Ruch

Rudy

Ruffner

  • H. N. Ruffner (b. 1834, Fairfield County); child of Andrew Ruffner and Betsey (Leith) Ruffner

Russel

Said

  • Jesse Said (b. 1827, Delaware County); child of Jesse Said and Nancy Said; married Susan Thompson

Sandt

Schellenbach

Schnavelius

Schroeder

Schroth

Schwerman

Scott

Sen

Severns

Shab

Sharp

Shenefield

Siddenes

Siefken

  • Gerhard Siefken (b. 1835); child of Tobias Siefken and Marguerette (Pierstick) Siefken

Siemer

Simmerman

Simonton

Sisson

  • Charles Sisson (b. 1856, Ohio County); child of Daniel Sisson; married Kva Bailie

Skipper

  • Nathan Skipper (b. 1842, Hickman County); child of Nathan Skipper and Frances (Williams) Skipper; married Sarah Tims

Smith

Soltwedel

Speck

Speirs

  • Thomas Speirs (b. 1835); child of James Speirs and Jane (Mason) Speirs; married Lucy J. Hunt

Spitler

  • David Spitler (b. 1843, Jasper County); child of Wesley Spitler and Ann (Varner) Spitler

Spivey

Sprinkle

Stair

Stoppelmann

Strong

Stroud

Surrells

Sweazy

Tarbox

  • Solomon Tarbox (b. 1834, Switzerland County); child of Solomon Tarbox; married Rachel Grif

Tate

Tennery

Thoele

  • John Thoele (b. 1843, Douglas Township); child of Peter Thoele and Marianna (Stauberman) Thoele

Thompson

  • J. F. Thompson (b. 1834, Wayne County); child of L. W. Thompson and Catharina (Whiting) Thompson; married Emma E. Kagay
  • Wesley Thompson (b. 1845); married Mellie M. Little

Tipsword

Tookey

Trexler

  • Jonathan Trexler (b. 1821, Jackson County); child of Jonathan Trexler; married Drucilla Foster

Turmin

Turner

Tyner

Ulhorn

  • Henry Ulhorn; child of John H. Ulhorn and Maggie (Krone) Ulhorn

Uptmor

Vandre

  • C. A. Vandre (b. 1849, Niagara County); child of Carl Vandre and Mary (Gensch) Vandre

Venemann

Vicory

  • W. F. Vicory (b. 1816); child of Anson Vicory and Hannah (Treat) Vicory; married Cynthia Glazner

Voelker

Vogt

Volkman

Vormor

  • Henry Vormor (b. 1809); child of Joseph Vormor and Engel (Busse) Vormor

Wade

Waldecker

Wallace

Wendt

Wernsing

Wescott

  • B. R. Wescott (b. 1842, Pike County); child of D. R. Wescott; married Ella Langel

Wharton

White

Willett

Williamson

Wills

Wilmeth

  • Harvy Wilmeth (b. 1826, Pickaway County-); child of Joseph Wilmeth; married Julia A. Monday

Wilson

Winkler

Winter

  • Samuel Winter (b. 1817, Fairfield County); child of Benjamin Winter; married Mary J. Turner

Winterrowd

Wohlford

Wolf

Woody

Worman

Wright

Yates

Young

Zahnow

  • G. W. Zahnow; child of Charles Zahnow and Attie (Lowe) Zahnow

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