GEDCOM Index
A simple website for sophisticated genealogists.


United States of America
     Illinois
          Coles County
               Township of Mattoon
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Use this website at your own risk. There is no warranty.
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.


Brown, Fred Smysor
…married Nancy Jane Speck 15 Jul 1915
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Mattoon Twp, Coles Co, IL, 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 Brown, Fred Smysor.

Leitch, James Vess
…married Bertha Georgia Alice Speck 13 Mar 1902
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Mattoon Twp, Coles Co, IL, 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 Leitch, James Vess.


Russum, Marinda Josephine
…died 22 Jan 1924
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Mattoon Twp, Coles Co, IL, 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 Marinda Josephine Russum.

Speck, Bertha Georgia Alice
…married James Vess Leitch 13 Mar 1902
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Mattoon Twp, Coles Co, IL, 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 Speck, Bertha Georgia Alice.


Speck, Edward Franklin
…born 1 Oct 1886
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Mattoon Twp, Coles Co, IL, 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 Edward Franklin Speck.


Speck, Mary Blanche
…born 6 Jan 1889
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Mattoon Twp, Coles, IL, 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 Mary Blanche Speck.


Speck, Nancy Jane
…born 28 Jun 1893
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Mattoon Twp, Coles Co, IL, 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 Nancy Jane Speck.

Speck, Nancy Jane
…married Fred Smysor Brown 15 Jul 1915
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Mattoon Twp, Coles Co, IL, 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 Speck, Nancy Jane.

Total: 8		 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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