Effingham County Then and Now |
Sts. Peter and Paul Parish in
Springfield,
Illinois to Close
on December 1, 2001
The Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Illinois has announced that Sts. Peter and Paul Parish in Springfield will be closed effective December 1, 2001 due to declining numbers of parish members and the limited number of priests available to minister in the diocese. Even though the parish will be closed, the decision on the future of the 135-year old church and adjacent rectory, located at Sixth and Reynolds streets, is still under advisement. Sts. Peter and Paul Church is Springfield's oldest standing Catholic parish church.
The parish's geographic territory south of Carpenter Street will be annexed to the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, located at Sixth and Lawrence streets. Territory north of Carpenter Street will be annexed to St. Joseph Parish, 1345 North Sixth Street.
The decree closing the parish officially transfers all registers, sacramental records, archives and seals of the parish to the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.
I recently went to a seminar and learned a lot about land
searches,
migration of ancestors, etc. I remember one phrase: "Your
people may not have moved, but their land may have." The speaker
suggested making a "time line" for the county you are researching,
because even though the land didn't really move, the county boundaries
certainly may have. So.....I worked up a time line for Effingham
County, and was I ever surprised. I was looking in wrong
places!!!! So to share with all of you, here is the time line I
worked up for Effingham County.
Year | Effingham County |
1699 | France |
1763 | Great Britain |
1774 | Quebec (Canada) |
1776 |
Virginia |
1787 | Northwest Territory |
1790 |
Northwest Territory, St. Clair County |
1800 | Indiana Territory, St. Clair County |
1809 | Illinois Territory, St. Clair County |
1812 | Illinois Territory, Madison County |
1815 | Illinois Territory, Edwards County |
1816 | Illinois Territory, Crawford County |
1818 | Statehood (still a part of Crawford County) |
1821 | What is now Effingham County was split. The western 2/3 was Fayette County; the eastern 1/3 was Crawford County |
1831 to present | Effingham County |
Please help me...if you know of anything to add, let me know .... Linda
* Unless otherwise noted, events are limited to Illinois or a
territory that included Illinois....
DATE | EVENT |
1700 - Tertian Fever | Junction of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers |
1754-1763 - War | French and Indian War |
1775-1783 | American Revolution |
1785 - Flood | American Bottoms |
1789 - Intermittent Fever | Port Vincennes |
1797 - Malignant Fever | Kaskaskia |
1799 - Smallpox | Cahokia |
1803 - Bilious Fever | Fort Dearborn |
1805 - Tornado | American Bottoms |
1807 - Influenza | Illinois |
1808 - Scarlet Fever | Ohio Valley (including Illinois) |
1811 - Earthquake | Estimated at over 8.0 on the Richter Scale. Centered in New Madrid, MO, but caused massive damage in Illinois. Felt from Canada to New Orleans and as far east as Boston |
1812 - Smallpox | Illinois |
1812-1815 - War | War of 1812 |
1813 - War | Peoria Indian War |
1820 - Yellow Fever | Vincennes (Illinois/Indiana Border) |
1820 - "Cold Plague"/Influenza | White County |
1824 - Influenza | Illinois |
1827 - Dysentery | Galena and other parts of Jo Daviess County |
1827 - War | Fever River Indian War, Winnebago Indian War |
1830 - Milk Sickness | Illinois |
1831 - War | Sac and Fox Indian War |
1832 - Cholera | Central Illinois, including Effingham County |
1833 - Milk Sickness | American Bottoms |
1832-1833 - War | Black Hawk War (Illinois and Wisconsin) |
1835 to 1837 - Ophthalmia | Illinois |
1835 - Fever | Beaver Creek, Iroquois County |
1836 - Yellow Fever | Peoria and vicinity |
1837 - Smallpox | Native American Communities |
1839 - Fever and Ague | Along the Mississippi River near Rock Island and Fulton Counties. Also DeKalb County. |
1843 - Erysipelas | Bloomington |
1843 - Influenza | Illinois |
1844 - Cholera | Green, Tazewill and Will Counties |
1844 - Erysipelas | Edwards and neighboring counties |
1844 - War | Mormon War |
1845 - Meningitis | Southern Illinois |
1845 - Black Tongue | Lawrence County |
1846 - Fever and Ague | 1,500 cases in Stark County |
1846 - Typhoid | McClean County |
1846-1848 - War | Mexican War |
1848 - Malaria, Typhoid | Central Illinois |
1849 to 1852 - Cholera | Entire state; especially severe in the Chicago area |
1850 - Cholera | Coles County |
1852 - Cholera, Smallpox, Erysipelatous Ophthalimia, Dysentery, Typhoid, Scarlet Fever, Malaria | Entire State of Illinois |
1853 - Puerperal Fever | Entire State of Illinois |
1854-1855 - Cholera | Effingham County |
1857 to 1867 - Diptheria | Chicago area |
1858 - Tuberculosis | Chicago area |
1859 - Malaria | Entire State |
1860-1865 - War | Civil War |
1862 - Measles & Pneumonia | Metropolis, Illinois region |
1864 - Erysipelas | Various locations throughout Illinois |
1865 - Ague | Southern Illinois |
1870 - Diarrheal Disorders, Measles | Entire State |
1871 - Great Chicago Fire | Chicago |
1872-1873 - Cholera | Effingham County |
1873 - Influenza | Entire State |
1876 to 1896 - Diptheria | Entire State (especially the Chicago area) Peak year was 1880. |
1878 - Yellow Fever | Cairo |
1881 - Smallpox | Chicago |
1881 - Cerebrospinal Fever | Entire State |
1882 - Smallpox | 77 of 102 Counties (not specified) |
1882 - Scarlet Fever | Rockford |
1885 - Glanders | Kane, Peoria and Boone Counties |
1885 - Heaviest Rainfall on Record | 6.19 inches in 24 hours on August 2 and 3, 1885 |
1889 - Influenza | Entire State |
1898 - War | Spanish-American War |
1903 - Fire | Iroquois Theatre Fire, Chicago |
November, 1909 - Coal Mine | Fire - St. Paul Coal Mine, Cherry, Illinois |
1918 - Influenza | Worldwide (including Illinois) |
1914-1918 - War | World War I |
March 18, 1925 - Tornado | A tornado destroyed the De Sota Public School near Tamaroa. Many children were either killed or badly injured. The tornado swept across Illinois, Indiana and Missouri. In Illinois alone, more than 600 people were killed. Severe casualties were reported in West Frankfort, Murphysboro, Carmi and Orient in southern Illinois. |
April 30, 1925 - 10:00 PM | Earthquake - 3 distinct shocks felt from St. Louis, Missouri to Evansville, Indiana, and from Chicago to Cairo. |
1927 - Flood | Flood - Mississippi River basin |
December 24, 1932 - Coal Mine | Coal Mine Gas Explosion - Moweaque |
1939-1945 - War | World War II (America Joined in 1941) |
March 27, 1947 - Coal Mine | Gas expolsion in coal mine near Centralia |
April 4, 1949
- Hospital Fire |
St. Anthony
Hospital Fire, Effingham |
1950-1953 - War | Korean War |
1961-1975 - War | Vietnam War |
September 15, 1972 - Earthquake | 3.7 on the Richter scale; epicenter in southern Illinois. Caused damage in Amboy, Holcomb and Rock Falls. |
April 3, 1974 - Earthquake | 4.7 on the Richter scale; epicenter in southern Illinois |
December 5, 1978 - Earthquake | 3.5 on the Richter scale; epicenter in southern Illinois |
1983 - War | Grenada |
May, 1991 - War | Desert Storm War |
May, 1999 - Flood | Flood - Joe Daviess County |
April 19,
2008 - Earthquakes |
A 5.2
earthquake struck at 4:36 AM. Another quake measuring 4.5 occurred at
10:15 AM. Epicenter was near West Salem, (Edwards County, south of
Olney). Effects felt in Jasper, Clay and Effingham
counties. Up to 20 afershocks continued for the next two
days. |
June, 2008 |
Several weeks
of heavy rains resulting in flooding and ruined crops. Some areas
got as much as 7" of rain on some days. Some areas were declared
disaster areas, eligible for Federal relief. Salt Creek was over
flood stage between Teutopolis and Effingham and Route 40 between the
two cities was closed for days. The dam at June Lake failed. |
Know of any others? Let's add them to this list and
share..... Linda