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.


Batdorf, "Anna" Mary
…born 16 JUL 1776
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Bethel Twp,Berks Co,Pennsylvania
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 "Anna" Mary Batdorf.


Gunckel, *Johann
EVENT: EVE 1796
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Bethel Twp, Berks Co, PA
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 *Johann Gunckel.


Gunckel, *Johann
EVENT: WIL 11 MAR 1785
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Bethel Twp, Berks Co, PA
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 *Johann Gunckel.


Houtz, Catherine
…born ABT 1794/95
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Hamlin, Bethel Twp, Berks Co., PA
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 Houtz.


Houtz, Christian
…born 1792
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Hamlin, Bethel Twp, Berks Co., PA
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 Christian Houtz.


Houtz, Eva
…born 1785
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Hamlin, Bethel Twp, Berks Co., PA
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 Eva Houtz.


Houtz, *Jacob
…born 1761
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Hamlin, Bethel Twp, Berks Co., PA
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 *Jacob Houtz.


Houtz, Jacob
…born 1783
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Hamlin, Bethel Twp, Berks Co., PA
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 Jacob Houtz.


Houtz, Johann Phillip
…died 4 DEC 1766
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Bethel Twp, Berks Co, PA
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 Johann Phillip Houtz.


Houtz, John Henry
…born 1788
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Hamlin, Bethel Twp, Berks Co., PA
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 Henry Houtz.


Houtz, *Leonard
…born 1 JAN 1784
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Hamlin, Bethel Twp, Berks Co., PA
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 *Leonard Houtz.


Houtz, Leonard
…born ABT 1766
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Bethel Twp., Berks County, Pennsylvania
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 Leonard Houtz.


Houtz, Leonard
…born ABT 1766
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Bethel Twp.,Berks Co.,Pa
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 Leonard Houtz.


Houtz, Leonard
…born ABT 1766
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Bethel Twp.,Berks Co.,Pa
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 Leonard Houtz.


Houtz, *Philip Lorentz
EVENT: BUR
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Klopps Churchyard, St. Paul's Church, Hamlin, Bethel Twp, Berks, PA
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 *Philip Lorentz Houtz.


Houtz, *Philip Lorentz
EVENT: PRO 13 DEC 1788
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Bethel Twp, Berks Co, PA
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 *Philip Lorentz Houtz.


Houtz, *Philip Lorentz
EVENT: WIL 17 MAY 1787
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Bethel Twp, Berks Co, PA
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 *Philip Lorentz Houtz.


OBERHOLSER, Martin
…born ABT 1733
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Bethel Twp., Berks Co., PA
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 OBERHOLSER.


Oberholtzer, Barbara Kolb
…born 20 NOV 1737
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Bethel Twp., Berks Co., PA
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 Barbara Kolb Oberholtzer.


Oberholtzer, Henry K.
…born 5 FEB 1739
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Bethel Twp., Berks Co., PA
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 Henry K. Oberholtzer.


Oberholtzer, John K.
…born 8 AUG 1742
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Bethel Twp., Berks Co., PA
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 K. Oberholtzer.


Oberholtzer, Maria K
…born 19 DEC 1740
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Bethel Twp., Berks Co., PA
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 Maria K Oberholtzer.


Oberholtzer, Martin K.
…born 20 DEC 1743
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Bethel Twp., Berks Co., PA
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 K. Oberholtzer.


Royer Sr., Samuel
…died 30 JUL 1813
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Bethel Twp, Berks Co., PA
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 Royer Sr..

Total: 24		 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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