Genealogy page for Benton County, Iowa, United States of America

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A lot of old material was deleted on 9 June 2022 because the GEDCOM files hosted elsewhere were gone from those other websites. More material is gradually being added as I find GEDCOM files.

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Bruhn, Peter Fredrick
…born 9 Oct 1886
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Belle Plains,Benton,Iowa
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Cantonwine, Alvira J.
…born 4 SEP 1851
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Taylor Twp.,Benton Co.,Iowa
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Dwiggins, Andrew
…married Amanda Emily Pangburn 1862
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Shellsberg, Benton, Iowa
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Fields, Lurinda Abagail
…born 4 Aug 1883
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Bellaplain, (Benton County) Iowa
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Fike, Christian
…died 21 MAR 1869
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Benton Co.,Iowa
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Fowler, Minerva Ellen
…born 16 OCT 1860
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Belle Plains,Benton Co.,Ia
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GILMORE, Henry Alexander
…born 10 MAY 1869
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Belle Plains, Benton, Iowa
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Hanchett, Mortimer
…born 18 Oct 1855
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Benton Co., Iowa
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Hardesty, Grant
…born 23 Aug 1866
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Polk Twp, Benton, Iowa
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Hardesty, Jay Dyer
…born 25 May 1873
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Polk Twp, Benton, Iowa
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Hardesty, Martin
…born 31 May 1870
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Polk Township, Benton, Iowa
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Hardesty, Martin
…died 15 Jul 1870
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Polk Township, Benton, Iowa
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Hardesty, Solomon
…died 8 Aug 1875
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
, Benton, Iowa
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Hardesty, Solomon
EVENT: BUR
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Urbana Cem., Benton, Iowa
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Hill, Sybil A.
…married John Houston Knox 1878
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Benton Co., Iowa
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Hilliard, Claude Wilbur
…born 6 Jun 1885
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Benton Co, Iowa
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Hilmer, Alma Louise
…born 10 May 1906
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Bruce Twp., Benton Co., Iowa
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Jackson, Harriett Melissa
EVENT: BUR
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Spencer's Grove, Benton Co., IA
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Knox, John Houston
…married Sybil A. Hill 1878
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Benton Co., Iowa
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Knox, Lee Emerson
…born 2 Jan 1880
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Benton Co., Iowa
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McInteer, Loretta R
…born 6 JAN 1892
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Belleplaine, Benton Co., Iowa, USA
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Osborn, Judith Abigail
…died 1901
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Spencer's Grove, Benton Co., IA
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Ottsen, William
…born 19 Jul 1878
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Benton Co., Iowa
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Ottsen, William
…born 19 Jul 1879
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Benton Co., Iowa
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Ottsen, William
…born Jul 1878
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Benton Co., Iowa
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Pangburn, Amanda Emily
…married Andrew Dwiggins 1862
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Shellsberg, Benton, Iowa
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Pratt, Dwight
EVENT: CEN 1870
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Fremont Township, Benton County, Iowa
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Pratt, Emory F
EVENT: CEN 1870
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Benton County, Iowa
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Spencer, Abner Nutting
…died 1848
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Spencer's Grove, Benton Co., IA
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Spencer, Ella Patricia
EVENT: BUR
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Spencer's Grove, Benton Co., IA
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Spencer, Franklin Pierce
…born 1863
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Spencer's Grove, Benton Co., IA
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Spencer, Franklin Pierce
…died 1947
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Spencer's Grove, Benton Co., IA
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Spencer, Franklin Pierce
EVENT: BUR
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Spencer's Grove, Benton Co., IA
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Spencer, Paul Delmas
…born 17 FEB 1907
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Spencer's Grove, Benton Co., IA
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Spencer, Paul Delmas
EVENT: BUR
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Spencer's Grove, Benton Co., IA
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The roles of different genealogy websites:

Ancestry.com: Costs money. Provides lots of records. You can upload a GEDCOM file, but they jealously guard it and let other customers read pieces of material from it. They cannot download the GEDCOM file. Nobody else can correct or otherwise change your material. When you message new cousins, often they don’t know what a GEDCOM file is.

FamilySearch.org: Free. Provides lots of records, and even more are available if you access the site from a Family History Center. You cannot upload a GEDCOM file, so you have to add each person individually. This is lots of work but it can help you catch blunders. Other users can change your material, and sometimes they get it wrong.

GEDCOMlibrary.com and GENEALOGY.BIO: Free. Provide no records. Simple websites for sophisticated genealogists. These help researchers find each other through GEDCOM files. https://genealogy.bio/GEDCOM_Index indexes thousands of GEDCOM files (on other websites) by place name, helping you find the researcher working on the same ancestors. You will still need access to records to verify what is in those GEDCOM files. Upload your GEDCOM files today.

Other websites: There are other websites that want your GEDCOM file but they also jealously guard it. They don’t let other people download the whole GEDCOM file. Accessibility shouldn’t be a problem unless you want royalties.

REMEMBER! After you download a GEDCOM file, open it in a NEW FOLDER in your genealogy software!

This site indexes thousands of different GEDCOM files found on other web sites. GEDCOM files are special genealogy files that can be imported into any genealogy software.

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