GEDCOM Index
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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.


Instructions: RIGHT-click on the “Obtain the GEDCOM file” link. (Ctrl+click on a Mac). Select “Save Target As” or “Save Link As” to download the GEDCOM file from that website, onto your hard drive. Open the GEDCOM file in a new folder in your genealogy software. We also encourage you to visit, after your download, the home page of the host site. Trim the URL and paste it into your browser’s location window.


Bogue, Cora Belle
…born 7 MAR 1870
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Van Meter,Dallas,Iowa,USA
Obtain the GEDCOM file in new tab from that website (free). Open it in a new folder in your genealogy software. Then search ($) Archives for Cora Belle Bogue.


Brooker, Ethel Bernice
…born 31 MAR 1903
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Van Meter, Dallas, Iowa
Obtain the GEDCOM file in new tab from that website (free). Open it in a new folder in your genealogy software. Then search ($) Archives for Ethel Bernice Brooker.


Douglas, James
EVENT: BUR
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
,Van Meter,Dallas,Iowa
Obtain the GEDCOM file in new tab from that website (free). Open it in a new folder in your genealogy software. Then search ($) Archives for James Douglas.


Douglas, John Milton
…born 25 AUG 1858
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Van Meter,Dallas,Iowa,USA
Obtain the GEDCOM file in new tab from that website (free). Open it in a new folder in your genealogy software. Then search ($) Archives for John Milton Douglas.


Douglas, Lillys E.
…died 25 MAR 1888
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Van Meter,Dallas,Iowa,USA
Obtain the GEDCOM file in new tab from that website (free). Open it in a new folder in your genealogy software. Then search ($) Archives for Lillys E. Douglas.


Douglas, Orren T.
…died 7 DEC 1885
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Van Meter,Dallas,Iowa,USA
Obtain the GEDCOM file in new tab from that website (free). Open it in a new folder in your genealogy software. Then search ($) Archives for Orren T. Douglas.


Douglas, Orren T.
EVENT: BUR
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Otterman Cem,Van Meter,Dallas,Iowa
Obtain the GEDCOM file in new tab from that website (free). Open it in a new folder in your genealogy software. Then search ($) Archives for Orren T. Douglas.


Foglesong, Michael
…died 18 MAR 1908
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Van Meter, Dallas, Iowa
Obtain the GEDCOM file in new tab from that website (free). Open it in a new folder in your genealogy software. Then search ($) Archives for Michael Foglesong.

Harvey, Sarah
…married Noland Mozena 10 SEP 1897
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Van Meter,Dallas,Iowa,USA
Obtain the GEDCOM file in a new tab from that website (free). Open it in a new folder in your genealogy software. Then search ($) Archives for Harvey, Sarah.

McCleary, Seth Washington
…married Francis Lenora Smeltzer 18 DEC 1889
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Van Meter,Dallas Co.,Iowa
Obtain the GEDCOM file in a new tab from that website (free). Open it in a new folder in your genealogy software. Then search ($) Archives for McCleary, Seth Washington.

Mozena, Cora C.
…married James C. Van Schaack 1 JAN 1901
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Van Meter,Dallas,Iowa,USA
Obtain the GEDCOM file in a new tab from that website (free). Open it in a new folder in your genealogy software. Then search ($) Archives for Mozena, Cora C..

Mozena, Noland
…married Sarah Harvey 10 SEP 1897
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Van Meter,Dallas,Iowa,USA
Obtain the GEDCOM file in a new tab from that website (free). Open it in a new folder in your genealogy software. Then search ($) Archives for Mozena, Noland.


Mozena, Samuel
EVENT: BUR
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Oakland Cemt.,Van Meter,Dallas,Iowa
Obtain the GEDCOM file in new tab from that website (free). Open it in a new folder in your genealogy software. Then search ($) Archives for Samuel Mozena.

Mozena, Samuel
…married Minnie E. Randall 2 JAN 1891
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Van Meter,Dallas,Iowa,USA
Obtain the GEDCOM file in a new tab from that website (free). Open it in a new folder in your genealogy software. Then search ($) Archives for Mozena, Samuel.


Randall, Minnie E.
EVENT: BUR
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Oakland Cemt.,Van Meter,Dallas,Iowa
Obtain the GEDCOM file in new tab from that website (free). Open it in a new folder in your genealogy software. Then search ($) Archives for Minnie E. Randall.

Randall, Minnie E.
…married Samuel Mozena 2 JAN 1891
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Van Meter,Dallas,Iowa,USA
Obtain the GEDCOM file in a new tab from that website (free). Open it in a new folder in your genealogy software. Then search ($) Archives for Randall, Minnie E..


Rich, Catherine A.
…died 24 APR 1892
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Van Meter,Dallas,Iowa,USA
Obtain the GEDCOM file in new tab from that website (free). Open it in a new folder in your genealogy software. Then search ($) Archives for Catherine A. Rich.


Rich, Catherine A.
EVENT: BUR
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Otterman Cem,Van Meter,Dallas,Iowa
Obtain the GEDCOM file in new tab from that website (free). Open it in a new folder in your genealogy software. Then search ($) Archives for Catherine A. Rich.


Smeltzer, Francis Lenora
…born 11 NOV 1866
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Van Meter,Dallas Co.,Iowa
Obtain the GEDCOM file in new tab from that website (free). Open it in a new folder in your genealogy software. Then search ($) Archives for Francis Lenora Smeltzer.

Smeltzer, Francis Lenora
…married Seth Washington McCleary 18 DEC 1889
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Van Meter,Dallas Co.,Iowa
Obtain the GEDCOM file in a new tab from that website (free). Open it in a new folder in your genealogy software. Then search ($) Archives for Smeltzer, Francis Lenora.


Smeltzer, Harry R.
…born 17 FEB 1875
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Van Meter,Dallas Co.,Iowa
Obtain the GEDCOM file in new tab from that website (free). Open it in a new folder in your genealogy software. Then search ($) Archives for Harry R. Smeltzer.


Smeltzer, Harry R.
…died 17 SEP 1876
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Van Meter,Dallas Co.,Iowa
Obtain the GEDCOM file in new tab from that website (free). Open it in a new folder in your genealogy software. Then search ($) Archives for Harry R. Smeltzer.


Smeltzer, James M.
…died 25 OCT 1879
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Van Meter,Dallas Co.,Iowa
Obtain the GEDCOM file in new tab from that website (free). Open it in a new folder in your genealogy software. Then search ($) Archives for James M. Smeltzer.


Thompson, Nora May
…born
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Van Meter,Dallas Co.,Iowa
Obtain the GEDCOM file in new tab from that website (free). Open it in a new folder in your genealogy software. Then search ($) Archives for Nora May Thompson.


Van Schaack, James C.
…born
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
of,Van Meter,Dallas,Iowa
Obtain the GEDCOM file in new tab from that website (free). Open it in a new folder in your genealogy software. Then search ($) Archives for James C. Van Schaack.

Van Schaack, James C.
…married Cora C. Mozena 1 JAN 1901
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Van Meter,Dallas,Iowa,USA
Obtain the GEDCOM file in a new tab from that website (free). Open it in a new folder in your genealogy software. Then search ($) Archives for Van Schaack, James C..

Total: 26		 Help other researchers (your new cousins) find your work. Upload your GEDCOM file today to
GEDCOMLIBRARY.COM
GEDCOM Index and GEDCOMLIBRARY.COM are simple websites for sophisticated genealogists. On 9 July 2022, the process of consolidating GEDCOMINDEX.COM into GENEALOGY.BIO began.
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.

Be sure to check Sorted By Name.com to find transcription projects where your ancestors are listed, even if you don’t yet know where they went.

What you should know about GEDCOM files:
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A note to beginners: This site only helps you find the evidence you need, and you still need to verify everything.

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