---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Effingham County Clerk The Effingham County Clerk 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. 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 You may also want to check out the Effingham County Gen Web page.... there's lots of good info to help you search Effingham County records. Even some volunteers who will do searches for you. http://www.rootsweb.com/~ileffing/ Linda > -----Original Message----- > From: rita long [mailto:ritaannlong@yahoo.com] > Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 7:25 AM > To: ILEFFING-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ILEFFING-L] Birth Records > > Where would I find birth records for Effingham for > 1881. I am looking for my Grandfather George Weston > Long born March 11, 1881 in Effingham Illinois > (according to a marriage license date 1906 in Ohio) > > Thanks, > Rita Long > > > ==== ILEFFING Mailing List ==== > If you want to subscribe to this list or unsubscribe from it, send e-mail to ILEFFING- > L-request@rootsweb.com or (for the > digest list) ILEFFING-D-request@rootsweb.com and put the word subscribe or > unsubscribe in the message body.