GEDCOM Index
A simple website for sophisticated genealogists.


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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.


Bloom, Lorado Nelson
…born 27 NOV 1925
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Altoona,Polk Co.,IA
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 Lorado Nelson Bloom.


Bloom, Lorado Nelson
…born 27 NOV 1925
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Altoona,Polk Co.,IA
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 Lorado Nelson Bloom.


Davidson, Grace Gertrude
…born 1 Aug 1903
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Altoona, Clay Twp., Polk, 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 Grace Gertrude Davidson.


Davidson, Grace Gertrude
…died 17 Sep 1957
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Altoona, Clay Twp., Polk, 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 Grace Gertrude Davidson.


Davidson, Ralph Edgar
…born 22 Feb 1907
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Altoona, Clay Twp., Polk, 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 Ralph Edgar Davidson.


Haines, Nellie May
…born 18 May 1897
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Altoona, Clay Twp., Polk, 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 Nellie May Haines.


Haines, Viola Fernne
…born 14 Apr 1896
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Altoona, Clay Twp., Polk, 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 Viola Fernne Haines.


OSWALD, H. Lawrence
…died 22 JUN 1988
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Altoona,Polk,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 H. Lawrence OSWALD.


Oswald, H. Lawrence
…died 22 JUN 1988
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Altoona, Polk, 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 H. Lawrence Oswald.


Oswald, H. Lawrence
…died 22 JUN 1988
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Altoona, Polk, 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 H. Lawrence Oswald.


Oswald, H. Lawrence
…died 22 JUN 1988
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Altoona, Polk, 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 H. Lawrence Oswald.


Porter, Bessie Mae
…born 10 Sep 1882
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Altoona, Clay Twp., Polk, 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 Bessie Mae Porter.


Porter, Grace Ann
…born 15 Dec 1876
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Altoona, Clay Twp., Polk, 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 Grace Ann Porter.


Porter, John William
…died 4 May 1926
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Altoona, Clay Twp., Polk, 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 John William Porter.


Porter, Martin Arthur
…born 9 Jun 1885
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Altoona, Clay Twp., Polk, 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 Martin Arthur Porter.

Porter, Martin Arthur
…married Lillian Estelle Wyatt 11 Sep 1906
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Altoona, Clay Twp., Polk, 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 Porter, Martin Arthur.


Tigner, Grace Elizabeth
…born 27 FEB 1906
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Altoona, Polk, 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 Grace Elizabeth Tigner.


Tigner, Grace Elizabeth
…born 27 FEB 1906
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Altoona, Polk, 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 Grace Elizabeth Tigner.

Wyatt, Lillian Estelle
…married Martin Arthur Porter 11 Sep 1906
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Altoona, Clay Twp., Polk, 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 Wyatt, Lillian Estelle.


Yarnall, Alta J.
…born Sep 1886
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Altoona,Polk Co.,IA
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 Alta J. Yarnall.


Yarnall, Floyd Emmanuel
…born 22 Mar 1891
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Altoona,Polk Co.,IA
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 Floyd Emmanuel Yarnall.


Yarnall, Ida E.
…born Aug 1888
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Altoona,Polk Co.,IA
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 Ida E. Yarnall.


Yarnall, Lewis Leonard
…born 6 Apr 1885
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Altoona,Polk Co.,IA
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 Lewis Leonard Yarnall.

Total: 23		 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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