Genealogy page for Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota, United States of America

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United States of America
     South Dakota
          Meade County
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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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Allen, Clarence Harold
…died 21 OCT 1993
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Sturgis,Meade Co,SD
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 Clarence Harold Allen.

Allen, Clarence Harold
…married Emma Julian Shafer 7 JAN 1933
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Sturgis,Meade Co,SD
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Allen, Wayne Harold
…born 18 OCT 1933
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Sturgis,Meade Co,SD
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Ballew, Zelda Belle
…married Ova Richard Yemington 10 JAN 1931
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Sturgis, Meade Co., South Dakota, USA
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Bitney, Hazel Jenette
…born 27 JAN 1894
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Sturgis, Meade Co., South Dakota, 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 Hazel Jenette Bitney.

Bodenner, Betty Jean
…married Lawrence Francis Lodge 9 SEP 1940
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Sturgis, Meade Co., South Dakota, USA
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Henriks, Cecil F
…died 7 NOV 1977
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Sturgis, Meade Co., South Dakota, 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 Cecil F Henriks.

Henriks, Cecil F
EVENT: BUR
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Black Hills National Cmtry., Sturgis, Meade Co., South Dakota, USA
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Hughes, Marjorie Elvan
EVENT: BUR 18 JAN 2011
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Black Hills National Cmtry., Sturgis, Meade Co., South Dakota, USA
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Hughes, Mary Elizabeth
…died 4 JUN 2000
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Sturgis, Meade Co., South Dakota, USA
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Krittenbrink, Clara Nella
…died 25 APR 1962
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Sturgis,Meade,SD
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 Clara Nella Krittenbrink.

Lodge, Lawrence Francis
…married Betty Jean Bodenner 9 SEP 1940
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Sturgis, Meade Co., South Dakota, USA
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Martz, Bernhard Harold
…died 18 MAR 1977
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Sturgis, Meade, SD
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 Bernhard Harold Martz.

Mettler, Lewis L
…born 25 AUG 1934
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Sturgis, Meade Co., South Dakota, USA
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Plemmons, Francis Jackson
EVENT: BUR
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Black Hills National Cmtry., Sturgis, Meade Co., South Dakota, USA
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Shafer, Emma Julian
…died 31 JAN 1967
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Sturgis,Meade Co,SD
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 Emma Julian Shafer.

Shafer, Emma Julian
…married Clarence Harold Allen 7 JAN 1933
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Sturgis,Meade Co,SD
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 Shafer, Emma Julian.

Sinkey, Anne Yvonne
EVENT: CEN 1940
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Sturgis, Meade Co., South Dakota, USA
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Wahl, Louise
EVENT: BUR 6 FEB 1979
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Sturgis, Meade, SD
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Walker, Bruce Jennings
…died 16 JUN 2003
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Sturgis, Meade Co., South Dakota, USA
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Woods, Lyle Preston
…died 27 APR 1963
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Sturgis, Meade Co., South Dakota, 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 Lyle Preston Woods.

Woods, Lyle Preston
EVENT: BUR
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Black Hills National Cmtry., Sturgis, Meade Co., South Dakota, 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 Lyle Preston Woods.

Yemington, Ova Richard
…married Zelda Belle Ballew 10 JAN 1931
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Sturgis, Meade Co., South Dakota, 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 Yemington, Ova Richard.

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!

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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.

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