Genealogy page for Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia, United States of America

GEDCOM Index
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United States of America
     West Virginia
          McDowell County
               Welch United States of America page      Home page ... GEDCOM Index page
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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.

Chatfield, Frank Theodore
…died 20 DEC 1954
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Welch, McDowell Co., West Virginia, 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 Frank Theodore Chatfield.

Chatfield, Frank Willis
EVENT: RES 1941
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Welch, McDowell Co., West Virginia, 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 Frank Willis Chatfield.

Chatfield, General E Lonzo
…died 14 JUN 1969
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Welch, McDowell Co., West Virginia, 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 General E Lonzo Chatfield.

Chatfield, General Lafayette
…died 16 JUN 1969
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Welch, McDowell Co., West Virginia, 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 General Lafayette Chatfield.

Chatfield, Lucille Mary
…died NOV 1980
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Welch, McDowell Co., West Virginia, 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 Lucille Mary Chatfield.

DAMRON, Piety
…died FEB 1976
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Welch, McDowell Co. W. Va.
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 Piety DAMRON.

Harris, John
…born 30 Nov 1804
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Welch,McDowell County,Virginia
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 Harris.

Horne, William Hicks
…died 7 OCT 1993
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Welch, McDowell Co., West Virginia, 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 William Hicks Horne.

Parsons, Richard Rowan
…died 7 AUG 1968
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Welch, McDowell Co., West Virginia, 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 Richard Rowan Parsons.

Swope, Jonathan Joseph
…died 5 Jun 1917
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia
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 Jonathan Joseph Swope.

Webster, Ida Mae
…died 6 AUG 1967
Place as shown in GEDCOM file:
Welch, McDowell Co., West Virginia, 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 Ida Mae Webster.

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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