The Effingham family is a great mystery. My husband and I have been searching for at least 10 years now. There is a concentration of them in this tri-state area (WV, OH, KY), all related but the great ancestor of them all, George W. Effingham, is a mystery. He was born ca early 1800s, married Catherine Fielder, b 2/1822, 2/13/1851. He disappears after that. Later records indicate he is dead, Civil War? I believe he is connected to the New England Effinghams but unable to make a link because we are unable to travel to do research. If you have any information, I would be happy to share with you what we have to see if both of us can find common ground.