Genealogy page for Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America

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.

Bannister, Esther
…born 30 Jun 1907
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Des Plaines, Cook Co., IL.
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 Esther Bannister.

Basner, Pauline Anna
…died OCT 1992
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Des Plaines,Cook,Il
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 Pauline Anna Basner.

Cantalupo, Raffaele
EVENT: BUR
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
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 Raffaele Cantalupo.

Chatfield, Lydia Jane
EVENT: BUR 5 JUN 1952
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Ridgewood Cmtry., Des Plaines, Cook Co., Illinois, 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 Lydia Jane Chatfield.

DeSilva, Elizabeth
…married Glenn Guy Peterson 30 DEC 1989
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Des Plaines, Cook Co., Illinois, 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 DeSilva, Elizabeth.

Disario, Costanza
EVENT: BUR
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
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 Costanza Disario.

Erkenbeck, Clinton Lyman
EVENT: BUR 16 JUL 1981
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
All Saints, Des Plaines, Cook Co., Illinois, 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 Clinton Lyman Erkenbeck.

Flock, Frank Frederick
…died 7 Dec 1949
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Des Plaines, Cook Co., IL.
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 Frank Frederick Flock.

Jaquet, Christian
…married Marie Elizabeth Metzner ABT 1845
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Des Plaines, Cook, Illinois, 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 Jaquet, Christian.

Jaquet, Mary
…born 10 AUG 1849
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Des Plaines, Cook, Illinois, 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 Jaquet.

Kornoelje, Clifford C
EVENT: BUR
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Ridgewood Cmtry., Des Plaines, Cook Co., Illinois, 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 Clifford C Kornoelje.

Kornoelje, John
EVENT: BUR 2 DEC 1946
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Ridgewood Cmtry., Des Plaines, Cook Co., Illinois, 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 Kornoelje.

KUFKE, Mary Dorthea
…died 1929
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Des Plaines, Cook County, IL
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 Dorthea KUFKE.

Mahoney, Loretto Isabelle
…died 28 Mar 1940
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Des Plaines, Cook Co., IL.
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 Loretto Isabelle Mahoney.

Metzner, Marie Elizabeth
…married Christian Jaquet ABT 1845
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Des Plaines, Cook, Illinois, 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 Metzner, Marie Elizabeth.

Peterson, Charles Russell
…born 25 Aug 1907
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Des Plaines, Cook Co., IL.
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 Charles Russell Peterson.

Peterson, Glenn Guy
…married Elizabeth DeSilva 30 DEC 1989
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Des Plaines, Cook Co., Illinois, 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 Peterson, Glenn Guy.

Poole, Elizabeth Jane
EVENT: BUR
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Ridgewood Cmtry., Des Plaines, Cook Co., Illinois, 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 Elizabeth Jane Poole.

Zoellick, Edward C
…born 19 Mar 1896
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Des Plaines, Cook Co., IL.
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 C Zoellick.

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Help other researchers (your new cousins) find your work. Upload your GEDCOM file today to GEDCOMLIBRARY.COMGEDCOM 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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