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U.S. - Texas
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- AccessGenealogy - Texas Genealogy Resource Center
- American Local History Network - Texas
- Ancestor Search - Texas Genealogy Search Engines
- Ancestors: Resource Guide - Texas
Contact information for archives, libraries, genealogical & historical societies, church records and ethnic resources.
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 Ancestry.com - Texas Genealogy - Databases, Sources, How To's
Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.
- ePodunk
Provides ancestral demographics & categorized links to other genealogy sites.
- Family Tree Connection - Texas Resources
Search the listings for free, view full details with a fee-based subscription.
- Footnote.com - Texas
Footnote is an online repository for original historical documents, combined with the ability for users to make comments, annotations, and upload their own documents. Some areas of Footnote are free to use, while others can be freely searched and then viewed with a paid subscription .
- GenealogyBank.com - Texas
GenealogyBank's collection includes modern obituaries, historical newspapers, books, pamphlets, military records, and government documents. The 2,400+ historical newspapers include letters, speeches, opinion pieces, advertisements, hometown news, photographs, illustrations and more. Searchable database results shown, images available with fee-based subscription  .
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 Genealogy.com: State Resources -- Texas
- Genealogy in Texas and Beyond
Data and links to genealogical/historical societies and other resources for those doing research in Texas.
- Geneasearch: A Guide to Texas Genealogy
Surname registry, female ancestors, ancestors archive, marriage records databases and links.
- Ghost Counties - Your Guide To America's Dead, Forgotten Counties
Remembering those counties across America that have been disbanded or discontinued.
- G's Adoption Registry - Texas
- Kindred Trails - Texas Genealogy Resources
- Lineages.com - Texas Research Room
- Lonestar Genealogy
Texas Genealogy web site with an extensive surname list. Featuring auto posting.
- Looking 4 Kin - Texas
- Lower Rio Grande Valley / Northeast Mexico Genealogical Research
Bibliography of materials which are useful to those doing Hispanic genealogical research on families connected with South Texas and Northeast Mexico. Many materials are avaiable through interlibrary loan.
- Migrations Across Texas
- The Olive Tree Genealogy - Texas
- South Texas Genealogy
- StateGenSites - U.S. Genealogy State by State - Texas
- Surname Navigator USA
A one window, megasearch engine for surnames. Can simultaneously search various databases using only one input screen. Includes CGI (LDS Mormons) USA, Ancestral File (LDS Mormons) USA, Geneanet USA, Google, genealogy USA, Google News Genealogy USA, Rootsweb message board USA, Ancestry.com, Email Finder USA, White Pages USA.
- TexMex Family History Research: Genealogy/Geneology
People and place names of thousands of professionally taken photographs of South Texas 1890-1930s, most around 1920; extraction of various US Census and county vital records are listed with an emphasis on the GUERRA, HINOJPSA and MORIN surnames. Starr, Cameron and Hidalgo Counties, Texas, World War I Draft Cards of 1917-1918.
- USGenWeb - TXGenWeb Project
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 Websites at RootsWeb
- WorldVitalRecords.com - Texas in Databases or Texas in Titles
An inexpensive, growing set of pay-for-use databases. Including vital records, and an extensive collection of newspapers.
- 50states.com - Texas State Information Resource
A list of general information for each state, including a list of colleges, state symbols, links to maps, newspapers, and other miscellaneous state information.
- City Directories Available in the State Archives
Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
- County and District Clerks
Contact information by county.
- Court Web Sites - Texas
Links to the web sites of various levels of judicial courts in the state.
- FindLaw: Texas: Courts
Links to the web sites of various levels of judicial courts in the state.
- NACo - About Counties - Texas
From the National Association of Counties. Includes links to county courthouse addresses and telephone numbers as well as links to official county government web sites.
- Official City Web Sites for the State of Texas
- Public Records Online
Links to available state & county Tax Assessors' and Recorders' offices. Online public records may include copies of deeds, parcel maps, GIS maps, tax data, ownership information and indexes. Some Recorders' offices have marriage and birth records available online.
- State of Texas Government Information
- USA CityLink Project - Texas
- Yahoo! Get Local...Texas Counties and Regions or Cities
Maps, yellow pages, white pages, newspapers and other local information.
- Civilian Conservation Corps Legacy
- The Forty Eighters
From the Handbook of Texas Online. Oriented towards Texas Germans but interesting general information on this immigrant group.
- GenDisasters.com - Events That Touched Our Ancestor's Lives - Texas
GenDisasters.com, chronicles the events that touched our ancestors' lives - train wrecks, fires, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, storms, mining explosions, ship wrecks, drownings, and accidents. Transcribed newspaper accounts, excerpts from historical books and photographs detail hundreds of life's tragedies that our ancestors' endured, from the 1800s to the 1950s. New material is being transcribed and added daily. Searchable.
- Ghost Towns of Texas
- The Handbook of Texas Online
A six-volume encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture, published in 1996. More than 23,000 articles.
- Cross Timbers Historic Images Project
Collection of 19th and 20th century historic images from the Cross Timbers area of Central Texas, including but not limited to Erath County, Hamilton County, Hood County, Somervell County, Palo Pinto County, and Comanche County. The Cross Timbers Historic Images Project is done in cooperation with the Dick Smith Library at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas.
- King's Highway Project - El Camino Réal de los Tejas
From the Texas Society, Daughters of the American Revolution.
- Lone Star Junction: A Texas Almanac
- The McArdle Notebooks - Texas State Library
Henry McArdle's battle paintings, Dawn at the Alamo and The Battle of San Jacinto, have become Texas icons. The painstaking detail of the paintings was reflected in exhaustive research. McArdle's notebooks are packed with letters, notes, and photographs documenting the paintings and the events they depict.
- Sons of DeWitt Colony Texas
For the study and dissemination of information about the DeWitt Colony in the period 1700-1846.
- Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program
From the Texas Historical Commission. Project to preserve and protect this historic courthouses of Texas.
- Texas History Links - Texas State Historical Association
- Texas History Timeline
- Texas Landmarks & Vanished Communities
Interactive Listing of Texas Landmarks including cemeteries, vanished communities, and others for genealogy researchers.
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Historic Sites and Exhibits
- The Turnverein Movement
From the Handbook of Texas Online. Oriented towards Texas Germans but interesting general information on these German social clubs.
- Victoria County Brands
Ranchers' names with examples of brands for 1838-1896 from Victoria County, Texas.
- Yahoo!...History...Texas
- Abell Library - Austin College ~ Texas
- American Cotton Museum ~ Greenville, Texas
- Catholic Archives of Texas
- Center for American History ~ Austin
From the University of Texas at Austin.
- Research and Collections Division
- Archives & Manuscripts
Contains nearly 70,000 linear feet & comprise more than 7000 individual collections. These collections reflect the collecting scope of the Center, namely, the history of Texas, the Southwest, the South, and the Rocky Mountain West, the history of the University of Texas, congressional history, & specific national-in-scope topics, including media history & the history of the professional touring entertainment industry.
- Eugene C. Barker Texas History Collection
Holds more than 130,000 books & periodicals about Texas, published in Texas, or produced by writers strongly associated with Texas.
- George W. Littlefield Southern History Collection
One of the nation's principal resources for research on topics related to the history of the eleven states that seceded from the Union.
- Maps
More than 35,000 printed & manuscript maps which date from 1513 to the present. These cartographic resources depict many geographic areas throughout the world, but their special strengths relate to Texas, the U.S. South, the U.S. Southwest & Mexico.
- Newspapers
The Center's Newspaper Collections contain more than 4,500 Texas, Southern, U.S., and non-U. S. titles and is the largest collection of its kind in Texas.
- Professional Touring Entertainment Industry Archive
Supported by the Society for the Preservation of Professional Touring Entertainment History to document the touring entertainment industry's history.
- Subject Guides - Finding Items - Reference Tools - Research
- Western Americana - Strengths - Center for American History
Contains materials documenting the historical development of the western United States, with special focus on the Rocky Mountain West.
- Chappell Hill Historical Museum
- Dallas Public Library
- Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library
At the Alamo, San Antonio, Texas.
- DeGolyer Library: Collections ~ Dallas, Texas
From Southern Methodist University. Includes the Baldwin Locomotive collection, the Muskogee collection, and more.
- East Texas Research Center
From the Stephen F. Austin State University. Holds personal, corporate, and county records. Also holds newspapers, obituaries, and oral histories.
- Family History Center - The Colony, Texas
- Family History Library Catalog
From the FamilySearch web site, an online catalog to the holdings of the LDS Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Also search for other localities by place name.
- FamilySearch - Family History Centers in Texas
A list of local LDS Family History Centers along with addresses and hours of operation.
- Fort Worth Public Library
- George Bush Presidential Library and Museum
- Houston Public Library
- Hill College - Harold B. Simpson History Complex
The Confederate Research Center was founded in 1963. Includes information on both Confederate and Union soldiers.
- LIBCAT: US - Texas
A directory of library resources on the Internet.
- LibDex - The Library Index - Texas
A worldwide directory of links to library homepages and web-based OPACs (Online Public Access Catalogs).
- The Lower Rio Grande Valley Historical Collection
At the University of Texas - Pan American Library. Holds materials dealing with the geographic area from Laredo to Corpus Christi south to Brownsville, Texas and the Mexican states of Tamaulipas, Nuevo León and Coahuila
- Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum
- Newberry Library | Bibliography of African American History - Texas
- Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum
- Paso al Norte Museum ~ El Paso
Preserves the history of El Paso as the "Ellis Island of the Southwest".
- PublicLibraries.com - Texas
- Repositories of Primary Sources: Texas
A list of links to online resources from the Univ. of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives.
- San Antonio Public Library
- Sophienburg Museum & Archives
"Dedicated to the preservation of the history of German settlement in New Braunfels and German genealogy in Texas and the West".
- Texas Baptist Historical Collection
- Texas Family History Centers
A list of addresses, phone numbers and hours of operation from the Genealogy Home Page.
- Texas Prison Museum ~ Huntsville
- Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum ~ Waco
- Texas Seaport Museum
Located in the historic port of Galveston, the Texas Seaport Museum explores Texas' history of seaborne commerce and immigration.
- Galveston Immigration Database
Computerized database of 130,000 passengers who disembarked in Galveston from the period 1846-1948. Searchable at the Museum itself or by mail for a fee.
- Texas State Library & Archives Commission
- United Methodist Church - General Commission on Archives & History - Directory for Local and Regional United Methodist Archives
List of annual conference archive contacts for the state. For local Methodist church records, your best resource is the annual conference archives. The boundaries of the annual conference do not necessarily coincide with state boundaries, and some states may have several conferences within their borders.
- University of Texas Libraries Online
- Center for American History
- Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection
Nearly 900,000 books, periodicals, & pamphlets, 2,500 linear feet of manuscripts, 19,000 maps, 21,000 microforms, 11,500 broadsides, 93,500 photographs, & 38,000 other items from & about Latin America, & on materials relating to Latinos in the US. Latin America is here defined to include Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean island nations, South America, & areas of the US during the period they were a part of the Spanish Empire or Mexico.
- Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
- The University of Texas-Pan American Library
Mailing lists are interactive e-mail forums that are free for you to subscribe to and participate in. Click on the links below and be sure to follow the instructions provided exactly as shown in order to subscribe to the mailing list of your choice. Be sure to keep a copy of the welcome message that you receive. This message will contain details about the mailing list, the person who runs the list and instructions you will need in order to participate in the list, unsubscribe from the list, etc.
- 8TH-TEXAS-CAVALRY Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the 8th Texas Cavalry (Terry's Texas Rangers), Confederate States of America. Archives: browse or search.
- 11TH-TEXAS-CAVALRY Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the 11th Texas Cavalry, Confederate States of America. Archives: browse or search.
- 17TH-TX-CAVALRY Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the 17th Texas Cavalry, Confederate States of America. Archives: browse or search.
- GERMAN-TEXAN Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in German and Central European immigrants to Texas, especially Germans in the 19th century. Archives: browse or search.
- LA-TX Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in Texas and Louisiana. Archives: browse or search.
- NORTH-TX Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in North Texas.
- PGST Mailing List
For the discussion and sharing of information regarding the activities of the Polish Genealogical Society of Texas and resources available for researching Polish ancestry.
- TEXAHOMA-ROOTS-L Mailing List
Oklahoma & Texas.
- TexasGenealogy Maling List
- TEXAS-ROOTS Mailing List
- TMG-NORTHTX-USERS Mailing List
For the discussion and sharing of information regarding The Master Genealogist (TMG) software program that has been presented at the North Texas TMG Users Group Meeting.
- TX-AFAM-GEN Mailing List
For anyone who is researching their African American genealogy in Texas. Archives: browse or search.
- TX-AfriGeneas Mailing List
To coordinate, network and strengthen the efforts of African ancestored family researchers within Texas.
- TX-BAPTIST Mailing List
For genealogical interests in the Baptist churches in Texas from pre-Republic times to the mid-1950s. Archives: browse or search.
- TX-CATHOLIC Mailing List
For genealogical interests in the Catholic Church in Texas from the early Spanish settlement through the 1950s. Archives: browse or search.
- TX-CEMETERIES Mailing List
For anyone interested in locating and preserving historical information about Texas cemeteries.
- TX-CEMETERY-PRESERVATION Mailing List
For the discussion and sharing of information regarding the preservation of historic Texas cemeteries.
- TX-COTTON Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in cotton farming in Texas and their ancestors who participated in it.
- TX-CIVIL-WAR Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in Texans during the Civil War including those who fought in the war, lived in Texas at the time, or applied for pensions from or in Texas. Archives: browse or search.
- TX-CW-10thCav Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the role of the 10th Texas Calvary during the Civil War. Archives: browse or search.
- TX-CZECH Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the immigrants from Czechoslovakia to Texas in the 1840-1930 timeframe.
- TX-EARLY-LEADERS Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in early political officers, both appointed and elected, in Texas. Archives: browse or search.
- TXGW-NEWS Mailing List
A read-only mailing list for those researchers who are interested in receiving "The TXGenWeb Project News and Review" newsletter.
- TX_HILL_COUNTRY Mailing List
- TX-HOUSTON-LIGHT-GUARD Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the Houston (Texas) Light Guard and the men who belonged to the unit in the late-1800s. Archives: browse or search.
- TX-Landmark Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in Texas landmarks and vanished communities.
- TX-LUTHERAN Mailing List
For genealogical interests in the Lutheran church in Texas from pre-Republic times to the mid-1950s. Archives: browse or search.
- TX-METHODIST Mailing List
For genealogical interests in the Methodist church in Texas. Archives: browse or search.
- TX-MEX Mailing List
For anyone with ancestors who immigrated to Texas from Mexico. Archives: browse or search.
- TX-OILGEN Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the people who participated in the Texas Oil Boom (1901-1930s). Archives: browse or search.
- TX-POLISH Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the immigrants from Poland to Texas in the 1840-1930 timeframe.
- TX-REVOLUTION Mailing List
For anyone who is researching ancestors who fought in the Texas Revolution against Mexico (1835-1836). Archives: browse or search.
- TX-SHARECROP Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in Texas sharecroppers and the problems in tracing them. Archives: browse or search.
- TX-VETERANS Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in those who signed up for military service in Texas and/or participated in military operations in Texas during the Indian Wars, Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War, Spanish American War, and World War I. Archives: browse or search.
- WESTEX-ROOTS
For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in West Texas.
- 1895 U.S. Atlas - Texas
Scanned images of county and state maps, index of towns.
- American Memory Panoramic Maps 1847-1929 - Texas
From the Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress.
- American Memory Railroad Maps 1828-1900 - Texas
From the Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress.
- Circa 1930 City Directories Available at NARA - Texas
Listing of microfilmed city directories available at the National Archives.
- Color Landform Atlas: Texas
Including a map of counties and a map for 1895.
- Defunct Counties of Texas
Article by R. L. Batts in the Southwestern Historical Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association.
- Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
From the USGS. Provides cemetery location information, as well as other physical features within a county and state.
- K.B. Slocum Books and Maps - Texas
- Map of Texas Counties (North) , (Southeast) , (Southwest)
- MapQuest: World Atlas: Texas
- The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection - Texas Maps
From The University of Texas at Austin.
- RootsWeb Town Search - TownCo
Enter the name of a U.S. town to learn the name of the county where that town is located.
- Texas County Locator
Choose from list of all Texas counties and that county's position will be displayed.
- Texas Family History Research: Place Names of the 52 Southern Counties
This is a site that hopes to have the name of every town that ever existed in South Texas. The goal is to have the following for each place name presented to you in this order: former name; also known as name; later name; present name; place names it includes; for those on a county line, the counties it is part of; location; incorporation date; railroad name; if it had a US Post Offices 1859/60; if it was listed as a town in the 1880 US Census; Post Office years of operation with current Zip Code; population.
- Texas General Land Office Archives - Map Collection
- Texas Historic Sites Atlas
Presented by the Texas Historical Commission. The Atlas features more than 200,000 site records, including data on Official Texas Historical Markers and National Register of Historic Places properties in Texas. Also included are courthouses, museums, and sawmills across the state. You can search by Historic Designation, Keyword, County, Address, or Site Name.
- Texas Map Collection
- Texas Original Land Owner County Maps
CD-ROM for sale of scanned images of original land owner maps for various Texas counties.
- University of Texas at Arlington - Map Collections
- U.S. Census Bureau - State and County QuickFacts - Texas County Selection Map
- U.S. City Directories on Microfilm in the Microform Reading Room - Texas
At the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
- USGenWeb Archives, United States Digital Map Library
- Yale Peabody Museum: GNIS - Texas
Search the USGS Geographic Names Database. You can limit the search to a specific county in this state and search for any of the following features: airport arch area arroyo bar basin bay beach bench bend bridge building canal cape cemetery channel church cliff crater crossing dam falls flat forest gap geyser glacier gut harbor hospital island isthmus lake lava levee locale mine oilfield other park pillar plain ppl range rapids reserve reservoir ridge school sea slope spring stream summit swamp tower trail tunnel valley well woods.
- 1st Texas Sharp Shooters, Burnet's Battalion, CSA
- 4th Texas Infantry Co.K
- 4th Texas Co. E "The Lone Star Guard"
- 7th Texas Cavalry - Company B, 7th Regiment Texas Mounted Volunteers (Confederate)
Muster roll and unit history for this Confederate Civil War unit. Composed primarily of German-Texans from Comal County, Texas.
- 7th Texas Confederate Infantry Regiment
- 9th Brigade, Texas Militia, Texas State Troops
- 9th Texas Cavalry, CSA
- 9th Texas Artillery, CSA
- 9th Texas Infantry, CSA
- 11th Texas Cavalry
Complete listing of regimental personnel, with service records and resources used. Unit history, with listing of engagements.
- 20th Texas Cavalry, Company B - Martin's Company (Dismounted)
- 29th Texas Cavalry, CSA
- 34th Texas Cavalry
- 37th Texas Cavalry (Terrell's), CSA
The home of Terrell's Texas Cavalry and research and documentation of the "Forgotten Confederates" - Black, Hispanic, Native American, Jewish, and others.
- The Alamo
- Alphabetical List of San Jacinto Veterans
- Adjutant General Texas Volunteers (Spanish-American War) Records, 1898-1902
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 Ancestry.com
Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
- Ancestry.com - WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 - Texas
Scanned images available by subscription.
- The Civil War Archive - Union Regiments - Texas
- Civil War Battle Summaries by State - Texas
- Civil War Rosters - Texas
List of links to web sites with rosters for each state.
- The Civil War Round Table of Dallas
- Colonel Buchel's 1st Confederate Texas Cavalry Regiment
A bi-lingual English/German web site on Colonel Buchel's 1st Confederate Texas Cavalry Regiment.
- Company E, 1st Texas Volunteer Infantry - Invincibles
The Corsicana Invincibles.
- Company F, 6th Texas Cavalry, The Lancaster Guard
A brief sketch and list of the members of Co. F., "Stone's Regiment", part of Ross' Texas Brigade.
- Company I, 18th Texas Cavalry
Brief sketch and list of the members of Company I, Darnell's Regiment, later Company H, Granbury's Consolidated Texas Brigade.
- Confederate Indigent Families Lists (1863-1865) - Texas State Library
Please be aware that only an index of names appears at this site. Linda Mearse has transcribed the records on file in the State Archives in her book, Confederate Indigent Families Lists of Texas 1863-1865. In order to help preserve the original records, please request the Mearse transcription through interlibrary loan.
- Confederate Pension Records
From the Texas State Electronic Library. Searchable database of Confederate pensions filed in the state of Texas. Provides access to indexed names, county of residence, and pension number of some 54,634 approved, rejected, and home pensions issued by the Texas government between 1899 and 1975.
- Confederate Soldiers of Northeast Texas
- CSA - 2nd Texas Cavalry CO. K
Military & Genealogy information about the men that served in CO K. This Regiment was also known as the 2nd Texas Mounted Rifles.
- Dresden's Texas Cavalry Company I, 19th Cavalry Regiment
- Flags of the Texas Revolution
- Footnote.com - Confederate Soldiers - TX
Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Texas, NARA. Footnote is an online repository for original historical documents, combined with the ability for users to make comments, annotations, and upload their own documents. Some areas of Footnote are free to use, while others can be freely searched and then viewed with a paid subscription.
- Footnote.com - Southern Claims Commission
In 1871, the US government established the Southern Claims Commission to address southerners' petitions for compensation of supplies, livestock, and other items taken by the Union troops during the Civil War. More than 20,000 claims were filed. These testimonial files include first-person accounts of how civilians survived the war, detailed circumstances regarding loss of property, and accounts of each family's history and loyalty to the Union cause. Footnote is an online repository for original historical documents, combined with the ability for users to make comments, annotations, and upload their own documents. Some areas of Footnote are free to use, while others can be freely searched and then viewed with a paid subscription.
- Fourth Texas Volunteer Infantry Regiment
- Fouty's Company - Company G 15th Texas Infantry Regiment
- Gould’s Battalion - 6th Texas Cavalry Battalion
- Halbert's Company - Company E 15th Texas Infantry Regiment
- Index to Confederate Pension Applications
- Index to Military Rolls of the Republic of Texas 1835-1845
- Internment of German Americans in the United States During World War II
- Korean Conflict State-Level Casualty Lists - Texas
From the National Archives and Records Administration, Center for Electronic Records.
- Lockhart's Company G or H, 20th Texas Cavalry (Dismounted)
- McKie's Company - Company F, Morgan's Texas Cavalry
- Martin's Company - Company B, 20th Texas Cavalry (Dismounted)
- Milam County, Texas: List of Honor
Individuals Who Have Given Their Lives in the Defense of Their Country from World War I through Vietnam.
- Molloy's Men, Company H, 20th Texas Cavalry (Dismounted)
- Moss's Company - 13th Texas Infantry Regiment, Company E
- Muster Roll Captain R. R. Sissell's Company, Hopkins County, Texas 1861
- Name Index to the Military Bounty and Donation Land Grants of Texas
- Official Historic Web site of the 10th Texas Infantry
- Parsons' Texas Cavalry Brigade
- RandysTexas
Regimental history and complete roster for the 18th Texas Infantry, CSA.
- San Jacinto Monument and Museum
- Sons of DeWitt Colony Texas
For the study and dissemination of information about the DeWitt Colony in the period 1700-1846.
- Terry's Texas Rangers Online Archive
Dedicated to gathering, preserving, and sharing the history of Terry's Texas Rangers (8th Texas Cavalry Regiment), 1861-1865.
- Texas Adjutant General Service Records 1836-1935
- Texas Army of 1836
Alphabetical roster of men present at the battle of San Jacinto, the Harrisburg Camp, at Gonzales, at the Seige of Bexar, at the Alamo before its fall, or at Goliad.
- Texas Confederate War Journals
- Texas In The Civil War Message Board
History and genealogy research site for the discussion of Texas and Texans in the Civil War.
- Texas Revolution
- Vietnam Conflict State-Level Casualty Lists - Texas
From the National Archives and Records Administration, Center for Electronic Records.
- VLB | Texas Veterans Homes | Index
- Winkler's Company - Company I, 4th Texas Volunteer Infantry
The Navarro Rifles.
- World War II Internment Camps
From the Handbook of Texas Online.
- ABYZ News Links - Texas - Newspapers and News Sources
- Ancestry.com
Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
- Austin American-Statesman
- The Dallas Morning News
- Footnote.com - Texas Newspapers
Aspermont Star, Bulverde Standard, Citizen, Edgewood Enterprise, Grand Saline Sun, Lakelander, Malakoff News, Munday Courier, Munday Times, Stonewall County Courier, Trammel Trace Tribune, Twin Cities News, Wood County Democrat. Footnote is an online repository for original historical documents, combined with the ability for users to make comments, annotations, and upload their own documents. Some areas of Footnote are free to use, while others can be freely searched and then viewed with a paid subscription.
- GenealogyBank.com - Historical Newspapers - Texas
GenealogyBank's collection includes modern obituaries, historical newspapers, books, pamphlets, military records, and government documents. The 2,400+ historical newspapers include letters, speeches, opinion pieces, advertisements, hometown news, photographs, illustrations and more. Searchable database results shown, images available with fee-based subscription .
- Home Town News - Texas
Directory of daily and weekly newspapers in the United States.
- Houston Chronicle Interactive
- Lubbock Online
- My San Antonio.com - From KENS 5 and the San Antonio Express-News
- Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel Obituaries
Held at the Stephen F. Austin State University.
- NewsDirectory.com: Newspapers: Texas
- NewsLink | Newspapers | U.S. | Texas
- Newspaper Abstracts - Finding Our Ancestors in the News! - Texas
- Newspaper Collection
Texas newspaper collection held at the Stephen F. Austin State University.
- NewspaperLinks.com - Texas
- TheOldenTimes.com: Old Texas News
Historic newspapers online: births, deaths & marriages, notices, old news, legal notices, recipes & more, all scanned from original issues of 18th-20th century newspapers. Index of names, site search.
- OnlineNewspapers.com - Newspaper & Newspapers Online Directory: Texas
- ThePaperboy.com Newspaper Directory - Texas Newspapers
- San Antonio Express-News Online
- Texas News and Newspapers
List of links from the University of Texas.
- Tracing Our Roots
Column by Brenda Burns Kellow.
- The United States Newspaper Program
Cooperative national effort among the states and the federal government to locate, catalog, and preserve on microfilm newspapers published in the United States from the eighteenth century to the present.
- US Newspaper Links - Texas Newspapers
- World-newspapers.com - Texas Newspapers
- Yahoo!...Newspapers...Texas
Adoptions, biographies, ethnic groups, famous people, immigrants, some family groups, etc.
- African American Genealogy Resources: States/Texas
From Christine's Genealogy Website.
- AfriGeneas | African Ancestry in Texas
- Capt. Cicero Rufus Perry Website
Website dedicated to Texas Ranger Captain Cicero Rufus Perry.
- Dallas Virtual Jewish Community
- GEDCOM Index .com - Texas
Index of GEDCOM files found online, arranged by surname and given name.
- Germans in the Texas Hill Country
Genealogy, stories, letters, pictures, immigration, settlements, etc. pertaining to Germans in the Texas hill country. Some featured surnames: BEIERLE, FUHRMANN, KOHN, LUDWIG, PFEUFFER, UECKER, WEIDNER, etc.
- Hightower Black Market Babies of Texarkana, Texas
Information about Hightower Babies that were adopted on the black market.
- The LEWIS Family of Collin County Texas
- Paddock's Biographical Record
Surname index to B. B. Paddock's History and Biographical Record of North and West Texas published in 1906.
- Polish Texan Genealogy Page
- Texas Blacksheep Ancestors
Directory of links for prison and convict records, court records, executions, famous outlaws, criminals & bandits.
- TexasCzechs
- Texas Slavery Project
Database of slave and slaveholder populations in Texas during the Republic era (1837-45).
- Titskanwatitch Tribe of Texas
Home page of the Titskanwatitch Tribe of Texas. Welcoming Tonkawa, Lipan Apache, Chanas, and Karankawa peoples.
- Tribes and Villages of Texas
- The Wendish Texans
- WPA Life Histories from Texas
Manuscripts from the Federal Writer's Project, 1936-1940, Library of Congress.
Magazines, journals, quarterlies, newsletters, pamplets, leaflets
Photos, postcards, yearbooks, school memorabilia, and other ephemera of life
- Dead Fred Genealogy Photo Archive - Texas
Searchable database containing images of thousands of identified and mystery 19th & 20th century photos for genealogy enthusiasts looking for long-lost family. Search vintage school annuals, faculty & students,images & names. Upload your own vintage yearbooks so others can discover their ancestral images.
- FamilyOldPhotos.com - Texas
Old, antique, or vintage photos. User submitted with family history and details.
- Historic Texas Postcards
From the George Fuermann City of Houston Collection at the University of Houston Libraries.
- Old-Yearbooks.com - Texas
Old high school & college yearbooks, graduation programs, reunion booklets, class rolls, alumni lists, school photos & memorabilia.
Links to professional researchers found on Cyndi's List are included as a courtesy. Unless otherwise stated, the existence of these links on Cyndi's List does not imply endorsement of the services or products provided by those professional researchers. See also: Disclaimers
- AAA Genealogy Researcher - Affordable Accountable Ancestry
Diane Tofte Kropp, Pearland, Texas.
- Accelerated Genealogy Research - Professional Genealogists - Texas
Our directory lists professional genealogists by education, experience, credentials, research specialty, international or U.S. region, and billing rate to help you find the researcher best qualified to find your ancestor.
- Ancestry Legacy ~ Houston
- Birthsearcher.com
Adoptee, birthparent, and birthfamily searches and reunions. Specializing in CA, OH, TX, KY, and also other state resources.
- Board for Certification of Genealogists - Roster of Those Certified - Residing in Texas or Specializing in Texas
- Carpenter Genealogical Services ~ Salt Lake City, Utah
A professional genealogical research group in Salt Lake City specializing in the United States and Western Europe. Our focus is Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Colonial Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Arkansas, Texas, Missouri, Wyoming, Nebraska and African American/Slavery research and slavery in the South. Western European limited to Germany, Switzerland, France, and the Scandanavian countries. Families of note: WINGET, HATHAWAY, AXTELL, CLUTTER, DOUD, LYTLE, BLEHSCHMIDT, EHMAN, HAGGSTROM.
- Diane Tofte Kropp - United States Professional Research Services ~ Pearland, Texas
United States research at one of the top genealogical libraries.
- Dickenson Research & Photo-Video Evidence
Huntsville, Texas. Specializing in Locating Missing Heirs in Estate Cases and General Genealogical Research.
- Free Texas Lookups
Texas Death and Birth Indexes. Texas 1920 census.
- GenealogyFinder.com - Services
- genealogymagazine.com - Genealogical Research Services
Searches available for Missouri, Tennessee, and Texas.
- Genealogy Professional Amy Long Genealogist#160;
Expert in Indiana, Kentucky & Texas research.
- genealogyPro - Professional Genealogists for Western and Mid-Western United States
Including the states of Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
- Holly Heinsohn Texas Genealogy
South Central Texas Genealogy research services with a special focus on German immigration and colonizations (1830's - 1860's) in these specific counties: Austin, Colorado, Fayette, and Lavaca.
- John Wylie Consulting ~ Grand Prairie, Texas
- Kenjura Genealogical Services - Professional Genealogical Services in North Texas
Professional genealogical research services for the greater Houston, TX area (Harris County, Brazoria County and adjacent counties).
- A Loving Journey, Adoption Reunion Searching
Discreet, compassionate searching available to reunite families separated by adoption. Serving states of California, Hawaii, Illinios, Ohio, Oregon, Texas and Utah.
- McNicholl Genealogical Services - Professional Scottish Family History Research
Research services: Scottish, Texas, Census, Computer-Related Genealogy.
- "Our Loose Ends" Genealogy Column
By Lynna Kay Shuffield of Houston, Texas.
- Piney Woods Research Services
East Texas research, from researchers in Seattle, King County, Washington.
- Pioneer Information Services
Specializing in records for north and east Texas, as well as using computers in your genealogical research.
- Professional Genealogy Research, Researching Your Ancestors
Shirley J. Shumate has more than 25 years of experience in genealogical research. An accredited researcher, genealogist, former librarian. Specialty is Texas research by county, early Texas History, Westward migrations through Tennessee, Illinois and Missouri, and Colonial North Carolina and South Carolina. Includes ALL SURNAMES and is NOT limited to the RUSSELL and Allied Families. Counties - BELL, BEXAR, BLANCO, BOSQUE, BROWN, BURNET, CALLAHAN, COLEMAN, COMANCHE, CONCHO, CORYELL, EASTLAND, GILLESPIE, KIMBLE, LAMPASSAS, LLANO, MASON, MENARD, McCULLOCH, MILLS, RUNNELS, SAN SABA, TAYLOR, TOM GREEN, TRAVIS, WILLIAMSON.
- Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - Texas
A list of volunteers who are willing to help you with your research in this locality.
- Search My Line
Montgomery, Texas.
- Texas - Fort Worth Obituaries
A research and photocopying service for death notices and obituaries published in the "Fort Worth Telegram" between 2 July 1902 and 31 December 1923.
- Texas State Genealogy: Professional Genealogists helping folks find connections in Texas
Leo W. Little and Dr. Margot C. Beyersdorff, Austin, Texas.
- Texas Vital Records
Research service, copies of birth certificates, death certificates and marriage licenses.
- Tex Mex Family History Researcher: Genealogy/Geneology
Research service.
- Cyndi's List Genealogy Bookstore
A categorized list of genealogy research books that looks a lot like my bookshelf at home.
- 1850 Census Records
These books are transcribed from the 1850 Census Records and have indexes for some of the counties in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas.
- Amazon.com Genealogy Bookstore - Texas
The following are individual book titles of interest for this topic. The book links below point to the Amazon.com bookstore online where you may purchase the book if you wish. These links are provided to bring these published resources to your attention as an aid to your research. Follow the links to books of interest to make note of their title, author, publisher, and ISBN. You might then use this information to obtain the book from your local library or your favorite corner book shop.
- AncestorSpy - CDs and Microfiche for Texas
- Barbara Green's Used Genealogy Books - Texas
- Barnette's Family Tree Books
- Books We Own - Texas
Find a book from which you would like a lookup and click on the submitter's code at the end of the entry. Once you find the contact information for the submitter, write them a polite request for a lookup. Be sure to follow the Tips for making a request . See also the Frequently Asked Questions about Copyright page and please also consider reading through: How to Contribute to Books We Own.
- Borderlands Bookstore
Historical and genealogical books about Texas, Mexico, Spain, and Portugal.
- Boyd Publishing Company - Texas
See their home page for details on placing an order.
- Early Marriage Records in Texas
Books for sale on pre-1900 marriage records.
- eBay Listings: Search for Texas Genealogy
Online auction service for buying & selling.
- Ericson Books ~ Nacogdoches, Texas
- Genealogical.com - Texas
The online store of Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. & Clearfield Company.
- Heritage Books: Texas
- Higginson Book Company - Texas
- The Home Pages of Windy Knoll Publications, Dallas
Includes the biography of Julius JEFFREYS (1800-1877).
- J & W Enterprises
One stop book source on the Internet, specializing in southern states source material.
- Mountain Press - Texas
Free Surname Search for hundreds of Texas genealogy books. Information available for many counties on marriages, land titles, cemeteries, probate, county archives, census, Texas Rangers, Civil War as well as many maps.
- Ovilla, Texas History Book
- Pioneer Publishing Company
Books for sale on Alabama, Georgia, Indian, Mississippi, Tennessee & Texas.
- Quintin Publications | Texas
- Research in Texas
A book by Lloyd Bockstruck from Research In the States, a series of the National Genealogical Society.
- SK Publications Census CDs and Books - Texas
- Texas State Historical Association Publications
The sites found in this category vary in content. Some sites have extractions or transcriptions of actual records. Other sites have helpful lists, articles, tips or guidelines. In a few cases there are scanned images of the original source documents themselves, with more of these types of records coming online each day. Keep in mind that extractions & transcriptions may have errors or may be missing certain portions of the original source material. Always refer to the original source material whenever possible and only use extractions & transcriptions as a starting point to help guide you in your research.
- African American Cemeteries Online - Texas
- Ancestry.com - U.S. Headstone Photos
Original source: Photos provided by Allen Wheatley. over 74,000 headstones from the early nineteenth century up to the present day, most located in Texas.
- Boerne Cemetery ~ Boerne, Texas
Alphabetical index of burials prior to 1987.
- Boren-Reagor Springs Cemetery
The Boren-Reagor Springs Cemetery page has biographical information on individuals buried in the cemetery with a complete listing of all who are buried there. Links included to Civil War History of those buried in the cemetery and of other Boren descendants. Also included in the history of the Lee-Peacock Feud.
- Cemeteries of Texas
- Cemetery Junction: Texas Cemeteries
A list of links and addresses for cemeteries in the state.
- Cemeteries Photographed
Headstone photos from various cemeteries in Texas and Oklahoma.
- ePodunk - Cemeteries
Listing of cemeteries in the state.
- Find-A-Grave by Location: Texas
Graves of noteworthy people.
- Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery ~ San Antonio, Texas
All dates of interment are after 1900 through December 31, 1997. The date of interment may not be the first time the individual was interred, so it is not necessarily close to the death date of the individual.
- FSN Funeral Homes - Texas
- Funeral Services Providers - Texas
A directory of funeral service providers including funeral homes and cemeteries.
- Gilliland Cemetery (Sturdivant Cemetery) ~ Crowell, Texas
A short history and a listing of those buried in the cemetery.
- Hale Center Cemetery
A complete listing of all burials since 1888 with history.
- Historic Texas Cemeteries
- History of the Seminole Indian Scout Cemetery ~ Brackettville, Texas
- I Dream of Genealogy - Texas Cemeteries
- iMortuary.com - Cemetery Directory - Texas Cemeteries
- iMortuary.com - Funeral Home Directory - Texas Funeral Homes
- Interment.net: Texas Cemeteries
Online archive of cemetery transcriptions, with dates and names of people interred in local cemeteries. Also links to related materials online.
- Lone Oak Cemetery - Geronimo, Texas
- Mills Cemetery, Garland, Texas
- Oak Grove Cemetary ~ Nacogdoches, Texas
- Pin Oak Cemetery ~ Milam County, Texas
- The Political Graveyard - Cemeteries in Texas
- Preplanning Network - Funeral Home and Cemetery Directory - Texas
- Saving Graves - Texas
- Stony Cemetery ~ Denton County
- Texas State Cemetery
- Tombstone Central
Hundreds of Kentucky death certificates and thousands of tombstone photographs from 10 different states.
- USA Funeral Homes Online Directory - Texas
- USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project - Texas
- Vera Cemetery - History of the Cemetery
A history of this rural cemetery in Vera, Knox County, Texas. Listing of those buried there with dates of birth and death.
- The Zion Lutheran Church of Helotes - Cemetery Transcriptions ~ San Antonio, Bexar, Texas
- AccessGenealogy - Texas Census Records
Census links for online census research.
- African American Census Schedules Online | Texas
- Ancestry.com - Texas Census, 1820-90
Searchable database available by subscription.
- Ancestry.com - U.S. Federal Censuses
Browse by census year, state, county, township. Census images available with fee-based subscription:
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- Ancestry.com
Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
- Census Online - Links to Online Census Data - Texas
- Digitalarkivet - Norwegians in US
Searchable online database of 1850, 1860, 1870, and primarily 1880 US censuses for various states. Individuals listed are identified on the censuses as being from Norway.
- Fragments of the 1890 Census for Texas
- HeritageQuest - US Federal Census Schedules Available on Microfilm
Digitized images of the complete US Census from 1790 to 1930 for sale on microfilm.
- NARA | US National Archives & Records Administration
- USGenWeb Archives
- Ancestry.com - Texas Land Title Abstracts
Searchable database available by subscription.
- Ancestry.com - WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 - Texas
Scanned images available by subscription.
- Ancestry.com
Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
- Before the Needles - Texas
A detailed listing of executions that occurred under civil authority in Texas. Listing includes (when known) the convict's name, age, race, sex, occupation, crime, date of execution, method of execution and whether it was a single or multiple execution.
- Central Adoption Registry - Texas
From the Department of State Health Services. The Texas Vital Statistics Central Adoption Registry is part of a voluntary mutual-consent registry system. It enables an adult adoptee, birth parent or sibling to place his or her name on the registry and locate other family members who are also registered.
- Confederate Pension Records
From the Texas State Electronic Library. Searchable database of Confederate pensions filed in the state of Texas.
- Convict Ledgers and Indexes - Texas State Library
Texas State Library microfilm records of Rusk and Huntsville Prisons which are available through interlibrary loan.
- County Courthouse Addresses
- County Records Available on Microfilm - Texas State Library
List of microfilmed holdings for counties in Texas, available at various libraries throughout the state.
- Galveston, Texas Passenger Lists | Tips on How to Locate Them
Compiled by Joe Beine, German Roots Webmaster.
- Genealogy Quest - Laredo, Texas
List of Aliens Arriving at Laredo, Texas, via the Mexican National Railroad or the Laredo Foot Bridge 1907.
- Houston, Texas Tax List, September, 1839
From the Houston Morning Star Newspaper.
- Index to Confederate Pension Applications
- The Index to Texas Probate Records
An index of 26,000 probate records for eleven Texas counties.
- Name Index to the Military Bounty and Donation Land Grants of Texas
- NARA | US National Archives & Records Administration
- The Old 300 Genealogical Database
"The "Old 300" database actually includes a core listing of all settlers who had received land grants in Austin's Colony by the eve of the war for independence from Mexico".
- Olive Tree Genealogy: Search Engines for Ships Passenger Lists to Texas
Custom Search Engine allows you to search multiple Internet sites for Passenger Lists of ships going to Texas, United States.
- Order of the Eastern Star
Records from the Past Matrons Club, Nacogdoches, Texas Chapter.
- Postmasters & Post Offices of Texas, 1846-1930, by Jim Wheat
Listings of all postmasters in Texas, 1846-1930, with dates of appointment; listings of all post offices in Texas, 1846-1930, with dates of establishment and discontinuance.
- Probate Notices from the Houston Morning Star Newspaper 1839-1844
- Public Records Online
Contact information for Tax Assessors' and Recorders' offices.
- Republic Claims Search - Texas State Library
The Republic Claims series of Comptroller's records includes claims for payment, reimbursement, or restitution submitted by citizens to the Republic of Texas government from 1835 through 1846. It also includes records relating to Republic pensions and claims against the Republic submitted as public debt claims after 1846. The files include supporting documents such as vouchers, financial accounts, military records, receipts, notes, or letters.
- Records Room: Texas Counties, United States
- Starr County, Texas, World War I Draft Cards 1917-1918
- Texas County Courthouses
- Texas County Tax Rolls
Information on how to order these records on microfilm.
- Texas Divorces 1968-2001
Search through millions of Texas divorce records from 1968-2001.
- Texas General Land Office - Archives and Records
- Texas Physicians Historical Biographical Database
Searchable database of citations to biographical information related to early Texas physicians from the Texas State Journal of Medicine for 1905-1966 and additional sources.
- Texas Seaport Museum - Galveston Immigration Database
Computerized database of 130,000 passengers who disembarked in Galveston from the period 1846-1948. Searchable at the Museum itself or by mail for a fee.
- titleX.com
Online deed records for select Texas and Washington state counties.
- Voters' Registration: 1867 ~ Texas
Information on records held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
- The Works Progress Administration Index to Texas Naturalizations, Texas State District and County Courts, 1846-1939
- USGenWeb Archives
- Ancestry.com - Obituary Collection
Searchable databases available by subscription. A compilation of obituaries published in newspapers, collected from various online sources.
- Corpus Christi Caller Obituary Index
From Corpus Christi Public Libraries. This index shows the publication date for more than 200,000 of the obituaries that were printed in the Corpus Christi Caller (C), Corpus Christi Times (T), and the Corpus Christi Caller-Times (C-T).
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Obituaries
- GenealogyMagazine.com - Texas Obituaries & Death Records
This collection of some 2,000 records spans the 1870s through the 1990s and largely represents the north central portion of Texas; though it also reaches the western gateway city of Abilene and the southeastern city of Houston. Full transcripts are frequently given for earlier newspaper death notices, while later obituaries appear in a condensed form. Practically all entries represent individuals born no later than 1920.Site is updated monthly.
- Obituaries from the Goldthwaite Eagle-Mills County Texas
- Obituaries from the Houston Morning Star, Texas - 1839 ,
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- ObitsArchive.com - Texas
The largest and most comprehensive collection of newspaper obituaries and death notices in the United States. Each obituary or death notice is indexed by the name of the deceased person, to make searching easier and more precise. In addition, the text of each obituary or death notice is searchable, making it easy to find just what you're looking for using a place of residence, occupation, names of family members, or other personal information.
- The Obituary Link Page - Texas Obituary Links
Also includes links to cemetery resources.
- SouthEast Texas Obituaries
- USGenWeb Archives
- Ancestors at Rest - Death Records for Texas
Coffin plates, funeral cards, death cards, wills, memorial cards, cemeteries, vital stats, obituaries, church records, family bibles, cenotaphs and tombstone inscriptions.
- Ancestry.com - Texas Marriages to 1850
Searchable database available by subscription.
- Ancestry.com
Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription. Searching Ancestry's databases is free, and then viewing the final results in the genealogical datasets is available by paid subscription. A search serves up a "Ranked Search Result" based on your query. The displayed list of results indicates which of the many databases has a possible match, as well as suggestions to help you refine your search. Following the links for the search hits will result in one of two things: if you are already a paid subscriber you will see the database matches right away; if you are not yet a subscriber you are pointed to a "landing page" that gives you options to become a paid subscriber to one of Ancestry's membership packages.
- Family Search Record Search
Millions of indexed records and images of records. Join volunteers around the world who are helping to make more free records available online through FamilySearch Indexing.
- Footnote.com - Texas Birth Certificates
Official birth certificates from the Texas State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, for the years 1903-10 and 1926-29. Footnote is an online repository for original historical documents, combined with the ability for users to make comments, annotations, and upload their own documents. Some areas of Footnote are free to use, while others can be freely searched and then viewed with a paid subscription.
- Footnote.com - Texas Death Certificates
Official death certificates from the Texas State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics for the years 1890-1976. Footnote is an online repository for original historical documents, combined with the ability for users to make comments, annotations, and upload their own documents. Some areas of Footnote are free to use, while others can be freely searched and then viewed with a paid subscription.
- Marriage and Divorce Verification
From the Texas Department of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics.
- Marriage Notices from the Houston Morning Star Newspaper, April, 1839-1844:
- Obtaining Birth and Death Certificates
From the Texas Department of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics. Explains availability, fees, and how to order certificates.
- RootsWeb: Texas Databases - Texas Records
Indexes for births, marriages, divorces and deaths.
- Texas Death Records
3,963,456 records from 1964 thru 1998.
- Texas Marriage and Divorce Records
- Texas Marriages Index 1966-2001
Online searchable database of Texas marriages from 1966-2000.
- Texas Wedding Bells
Post marriages that took place prior to 1900.
- VitalChek Network - Texas
- vitalrec.com - Vital Records Information - Texas
Resources to help you obtain a birth certificate, death record, marriage license and more by mail or online.
- VitalSearch-Texas (USA): Texas State Vital Records
- Where to Write for Vital Records - Texas
From the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
- American Historical Society of Germans from Russia - Golden Spread Chapter
- The American Legion - Department of Texas
- Ark-La-Tex Genealogical Association
- Central Texas Genealogical Society ~ Waco, Texas
- Central Texas PC Users Group, Austin - Genealogy SIG
- Czech Heritage Society of Texas
- East Texas Genealogical Society ~ Tyler, Texas
- German-Texan Heritage Society
- Genealogical/Historical Societies and Other Web sites of Texas Counties A - G , H - M , N - T , U - Z
- Hispanic Genealogical Society ~ Houston, Texas
- IOOF Lodge Website Directory - Texas
Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs.
- North Texas Genealogical Association
- The Order of the Sons of Hermann in the State of Texas
Fraternal benefits society originally for German immigrants.
- Polish Genealogical Society of Texas
Organized in 1982 to promote genealogical research among individuals of Polish heritage. Goals of the society are to unite Polish researchers, share information, publish Texas research for previously undocumented and unexplored areas, educate others on Polish-Texan history, sponsor trips to Polish Settlements in Texas, sponsor workshops on historical and genealogical topics relevant to Poles in Texas.
- PGST Mailing List
For the discussion and sharing of information regarding the activities of the Polish Genealogical Society of Texas and resources available for researching Polish ancestry.
- Railway and Locomotive Historical Society - Southwest Chapter ~ El Paso
- Save Texas Cemeteries, Inc.
Provides information on membership, activities, "Cemetery 911", and a system for cataloging cemeteries in Texas.
- Society Hill: Texas Genealogy
A list of addresses for genealogical and historical societies in the state.
- Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Texas
- The Society of Southwest Archivists
- Sons of Dewitt Colony Texas
History, politics, life and genealogy of the area covered by the colony from 1700-1846: Caldwell, Comal, DeWitt, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Jackson, Lavaca, Victoria and Wilson Counties.
- Sons of Hermann
Fraternal benefits society originally for German immigrants.
- Sons of Norway, NordTex Lodge 1-594, Dallas, Texas
- SouthEast Texas Genealogical & Historical Society ~ Beaumont, Texas
- South Plains Genealogical Society ~ Lubbock, Texas
- South Texas Genealogy Society ~ Beeville, Texas
- Spanish American Genealogical Association (SAGA) ~ Corpus Christi, Texas
Hispanic genealogical association with emphasis on families in northern Mexico and Texas.
- Texas Catholic Historical Society
- Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans
- Texas Funeral Directors Association
- The Texas Historical Commission
- Historic Texas Cemetery Program
Describes the work of the Texas Historical Commission in preserving historical cemeteries. Provides information on how to get a cemetery designated as an "Official Historic Texas Cemetery".
- Texas Jewish Historical Society
The purpose of the Society shall be to collect, preserve, publish and disseminate materials having reference to the settlement and history of Jews in Texas and their participation in its social, economic, religious, political, professional and cultural growth.
- Texas Oral History Association
- Texas Roots - Limestone County Cemetery Surveys
- Texas Society Daughters of the American Colonists
- Texas Society Daughters of the American Revolution
- Texas Society of the Order of Founders and Patriots of America
- Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution
- Texas State Genealogical Society
- Texas State Historical Association and the Center for Studies in Texas History
- Texas United Methodist Historical Society
- Texas Wendish Heritage Society
A non-profit organization formed to study and preserve the story of the Wends who came to Texas.
- Brief History
The Texas Wends refers primarily to the 1854 emigration of a group of over 500 Wendish (Sorbish) people under the leadership and pastoral care of John Kilian. The term also refers to the small emigrations occurring before and after this group.
- Texian Legacy Association
Living history society.
- Tip-O-Texas Genealogical Society ~ Harlingen, Texas
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