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.


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Atha, Calvin Hamilton
EVENT: CEN 1870
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Decatur County, Iowa, USA
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Atha, Calvin Hamilton
EVENT: EVE Abt 1855
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Decatur County, Iowa, USA
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Atha, Harvey C
EVENT: CEN 1870
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Decatur County, Iowa, USA
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Bright, Cornelious Earl "Earl"
…born 2 Oct 1911
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Decatur County, Iowa, USA
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Bright, Cornelious Earl "Earl"
…born 2 Oct 1911
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Decatur County, Iowa, USA
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Bright, Cornelious Earl "Earl"
EVENT: BUR
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Gatliff Cemetery (Decatur County, Iowa, USA)
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Bright, Cornelious Earl "Earl"
EVENT: BUR
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Gatliff Cemetery (Decatur County, Iowa, USA)
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COCHRAN, Clara
…born ABT 1874
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
of Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa
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COZAD, Alice
…died 30 AUG 1868
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Decatur Co., IA
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COZAD, Jane
…died 30 NOV 1887
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Decatur Co., IA
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Crees, Catherine Ann
…died 29 NOV 1931
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Funktown, Decatur, Iowa
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Crees, Catherine Ann
EVENT: BUR
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Oak Hill Cem, Funktown, Decatur, Iowa
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DENTON, Mary Tacy
…died 12 JUL 1863
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Decatur CO, IA
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Douglass, Louisa
…died 24 Feb 1913
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
of Garden Grove, Decatur, Iowa
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Gibson, Samuel
EVENT: CEN 13 JUL 1880
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Center Twp.,Decatur Co.,Iowa
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Gibson, Sarah P.
EVENT: CEN 13 JUL 1880
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Center Twp.,Decatur Co.,Iowa
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Gibson, Sarah P.
EVENT: CEN 7 JUL 1870
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Center Twp.,Decatur Co.,Iowa
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Goin, Byron P
…born MAR 1870
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Long Creek Township, Decatur Co., Iowa, USA
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Goin, Byron P
…born MAR 1870
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Long Creek Township, Decatur Co., Iowa, USA
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Goin, Byron P
…born MAR 1870
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Long Creek Township, Decatur Co., Iowa, USA
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Harrow, Elizabeth S.
EVENT: CEN 13 JUL 1880
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Center Twp.,Decatur Co.,Iowa
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Harrow, Elizabeth S.
EVENT: CEN 7 JUL 1870
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Center Twp.,Decatur Co.,Iowa
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Harrow, Eva Jennetta
EVENT: CEN 13 JUL 1880
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Center Twp.,Decatur Co.,Iowa
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Harrow, Eva Jennetta
EVENT: CEN 7 JUL 1870
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Center Twp.,Decatur Co.,Iowa
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Harrow, James
EVENT: CEN 7 JUL 1870
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Center Twp.,Decatur Co.,Iowa
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Harrow, John W.
EVENT: CEN 13 JUL 1880
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Center Twp.,Decatur Co.,Iowa
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Harrow, John W.
EVENT: CEN 7 JUL 1870
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Center Twp.,Decatur Co.,Iowa
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Harrow, Joseph
EVENT: CEN 13 JUL 1880
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Center Twp.,Decatur Co.,Iowa
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Harrow, Joseph
EVENT: CEN 7 JUL 1870
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Center Twp.,Decatur Co.,Iowa
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Harrow, Lucinda
EVENT: CEN 7 JUL 1870
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Center Twp.,Decatur Co.,Iowa
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Harrow, Mary
EVENT: CEN 13 JUL 1880
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Center Twp.,Decatur Co.,Iowa
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Harrow, Mary
EVENT: CEN 7 JUL 1870
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Center Twp.,Decatur Co.,Iowa
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Harrow, Nancy J.
EVENT: CEN 7 JUL 1870
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Center Twp.,Decatur Co.,Iowa
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Harrow, Samuel
EVENT: CEN 13 JUL 1880
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Center Twp.,Decatur Co.,Iowa
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Harrow, Samuel
EVENT: CEN 7 JUL 1870
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Center Twp.,Decatur Co.,Iowa
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Harrow, William I.
EVENT: CEN 7 JUL 1870
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Center Twp.,Decatur Co.,Iowa
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Hart, Cordelia Elizabeth
…married Jacob LeRoy Trisler 18 Dec 1881
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Franklin, Decatur, Iowa
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Howell, James
…married Rosannah MONK 29 Jan 1857
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Franklin,Decatur,Iowa
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Howell, Thomas Jefferson
…born 7 Mar 1860
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Franklin,Decatur,Iowa
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Keshlear, James Childs
…died
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Of Davis City, Decatur, Iowa
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Koger, Adda M
…born 11 FEB 1872
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
, Decatur, Iowa
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Koger, Adda M
…died 8 MAR 1872
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
, Decatur, Iowa
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Koger, Amanda M
…died
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Decatur, Decatur, Iowa
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Koger, Benjamin Franklin
…died 7 JUN 1907
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Decatur, Decatur, Iowa, United States
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Koger, Carl Benjamin Ogilvie
…born 29 JUN 1896
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Decatur, Decatur, Iowa
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Koger, Elizabeth Ann
…died 22 AUG 1936
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Decatur, Decatur, Iowa
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Koger, Elmina C
…born 1871
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Decatur, Decatur, Iowa, United States
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Koger, George Bluford
…born 1 FEB 1859
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Decatur, Decatur, Iowa
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Koger, Herman Jordan
…born 7 JUL 1885
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Decatur, Decatur, Iowa
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Koger, John Anderson
…died 31 OCT 1859
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Decatur, Decatur, Iowa
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Koger, Jordan D
EVENT: BUR
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Oak Hill Cem, Funktown, Decatur, Iowa
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Koger, Margaret Emarine
…died 23 JUL 1905
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Decatur, Decatur, Iowa
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Koger, Marvin Virgil
…born 7 AUG 1893
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Decatur, Decatur, Iowa
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Koger, Nora Imogene
…born 26 JUN 1883
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Decatur, Decatur, Iowa
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Koger, Pearl Melvina
…born 24 MAY 1891
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Decatur, Decatur, Iowa
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Koger, Ransom Newton
…died 26 OCT 1859
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Decatur, Decatur, Iowa
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Koger, Robert Golden
…born 26 FEB 1888
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Decatur, Decatur, Iowa
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Koger, William Jasper
…died 21 AUG 1859
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Decatur, Decatur, Iowa
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MONK, Rosannah
…married James Howell 29 Jan 1857
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Franklin,Decatur,Iowa
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Phipps, Joseph Milton
EVENT: _FA 1876
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Was Living In Essex, Decatur Co., Iowa
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Phipps, Joseph Milton
EVENT: _FA 1876
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Was Living In Essex, Decatur Co., Iowa
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Pottorff, Manuel Filetus
…died 13 Feb 1905
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
, Decatur, Iowa, USA
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Ragan, Louisa E
…born 24 APR 1866
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
, Decatur, Iowa
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Ragan, Louisa E
…died 16 OCT 1867
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
, Decatur, Iowa
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Ragan, Louisa E
EVENT: BUR
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Oakland, Decatur, Iowa
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Ragan, Martha Elizabeth
…born 18 FEB 1868
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
, Decatur, Iowa
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Richey, Hiram Benson
EVENT: _FA
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Buried in Leon, Decatur Co., IA (Dunkard?)
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Richey, Hiram Benson
EVENT: _FA
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Buried in Leon, Decatur Co., IA (Dunkard?)
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Slauter, Hattie
…born 15 MAY 1897
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Davis, Decatur, Ia
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SMITH, Lynn Elbert
…born ABT 1896
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
of Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa
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Smith, William Alford
…born 1869
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Decatur, Decatur, Iowa
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Stanley, Eben
…born 14 Feb 1844
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Decatur Co., IA.
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Trisler, Jacob LeRoy
…married Cordelia Elizabeth Hart 18 Dec 1881
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Franklin, Decatur, Iowa
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Total: 73
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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!

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