Texas Genealogy

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Texas Bible Records

Campbell Family Bible – Fannin County, TX
Conway & Smith Bible – Fannin County, TX
Cross Family Bible – Fannin County, TX
Harrell Family Bible – Fannin County, TX
Hasten Family Bible – Fannin County, TX
Journey & Sanders Family Bible – Fannin County, TX
Kendall Family Bible originally owned by Daniel J. Kendall and Novella Norton Kendall who resided in Pilot Point. Daniel was the son of Allen and Elizabeth Brown Kendall. Many of the Kendall family members are buried in the Pilot Point community Center. Donated by Betty Crockford.
Self Family Bible – Fannin County, TX
Winkler Family Bible – Fannin County, TX

Texas Biographies

Texas Cemetery Records

Texas Cemetery Records
- Bee County
  - Clareville Cemetery
- Cass County
- Collin County
  - Baker Cemetery
- Delta County
  - McLean Cemetery
  - Unnamed Cemetery
- Fannin County
- Grayson County
- Henderson County
  - Center Union Cemetery
- Hill County
  - Fort Graham Cemetery
- Hunt County
  - Unnamed Cemetery
- Lamar County
- Limestone County
  - Shead Cemetery
- Orange County
  - Williamson Cemetery
- Red River County
  - Miller Cemetery
- Upshur County
- Van Zandt County
  - Allen, Oakes, and Enas Graves
Texas Census Records
- Texas County Tax Rolls on Microfilm
- Texas 1910 Census Map

Texas Church Records

Quakertown by Laura Douglas
Freedman’s Town & St. James A.M.E. Church by Nita Thurman
St. Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church by Nita Thurman
- St. Emmanuel Baptist Church History
  Historical Narrative researched and written by Marvlous Gowans for Texas Historical Commission Subject Marker Application. Denton County. 2006
Traveling Preachers in Hopkins County, Texas

Fannin County Church Records

Union Baptist Church Record and Roll Book 1906-1908 – Black Church

Texas Court Records

Texas, Concho County Probate Records, 1879-1940
This collection contains records from Concho County, Texas. It is being published as images become available and, at this time, it contains only deed and probate records.
Dimmit County Probate Index
This listing is from the Dimmit County Probate Index. It includes information for deceased individuals only. The index includes information through the 1950’s.
Fannin County Courts

Texas Directories

Denton County in the 1890-91 State Gazetteer & Business Directory
Digital images from the Texas State Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1890-91. Includes pages from the Gazetteer and Alphabetical Directory for Denton Businesses and the Planters’ and Farmers’ Directory for Denton County, which lists 717 names.

Fannin County Texas Directories

The Bonham City Directory for 1899-1900
Scollard’s 1899-1900 Honey Grove City Directory
Scollard’s 1899-1900 Ladonia City Directory
Maloney’s 1910-1911 Honey Grove City Directory

Honey Grove, Ladonia, Windom and Wolfe City Telephone Directories

1928, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966

Hopkins County Directories

Texas Ethnic Records

Texas African American Genealogy

Texas County Genealogy and History

Denton County

Towns & Communities In Denton County compiled by Emily Fowler & Alma Lain Chambers
Charlotte Bond Bradley by Jim Morriss
What Is Broome Road? (Broome Family) by Jim Morriss
New Facts about an Old Pioneer Family (Chinn Family) by Jim Morriss
Morriss & Gerault Roads Part 1 (Gerault Family) by Jim Morriss
Griffis Corner on Grapevine Lake (Griffis Family) by Jim Morriss
Tom Harpool by Jim Morriss
Morriss & Gerault Roads Part 2 (Morriss Family) by Jim Morriss
Let’s Not Forget (Sublett, Fry, & Mundy Families) by Jim Morriss
The Founder of Bartonville (Bentley B. Barton) by Jim Morriss
The Bard of Argyle (H.L. Harrell) by Jim Morriss
The Great Denton County Land War by Jim Morriss
Who’s Lake is it Anyhow? by Jim Morriss
The First Boy Scouts of Dentonby Jim Morriss
Our First Boy Scout Camp by Jim Morriss
Denton County’s Big Mob Hit by Jim Morriss

Fannin County

Fannin County Home Register 1895-1964

Hale County

Hale County Texas Bibliography 2nd Edition, by John Sigwald
An annotated list of books which make reference to the people and places of Hale County, Texas.
- Supplement to the 2nd Edition
History of Hale County, Texas by Mary Cox
Fact & Folklore of Hale County, Texas
- Volume 1
- Volume 2

McLennan County:

Nolan County

Organization and Development of Nolan County Texas

Texas History

History of Fannin County Texas
History of Fort Bend County Texas
Hopkins County Texas Genealogy
The great Galveston disaster
Containing a full and thrilling account of the most appalling calamity of modern times.

Texas Land Records

Land Titles Issued In Fort Bend County From 1824 To 1832.
Texas, Concho County Land Records, 1879-1926
This collection contains records from Concho County, Texas. It is being published as images become available and, at this time, it contains only deed and probate records.
Dimmit County TX Land Grant Records
Listings of land grants in Dimmit County

Texas Military Records

Texas Adjutant General Service Records 1836-1935
The Service Records series combines both official service record files from the Adjutant General’s Office and alphabetical files created by other agencies that contain records related to an individual’s service in a military unit. The information contained in an individual’s file varies considerably. Some files contain only small strips of paper with one or two brief sentences while others contain several lengthy, detailed records. Information can include measurements of uniforms, payments for mustering-in, warrants of authority, individual equipment records, general orders, oaths of allegiance, pay vouchers, powers of attorney, and discharge verifications. The names listed in the index do not represent all people who served in the various units, only those represented in the records described above. If an individual is not found in the index, it should not be assumed that they did not serve. They are simply not represented in this particular records series.

Texas Forts
List of colonial forts, trading posts, named camps, redoubts, reservations, general hospitals, national cemeteries, etc., established or erected in the United States from its earliest settlement to 1902.

Revolutionary War Records

Republic of Texas War Records

Republic Claims
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. The records comprise four groups of payments made for services rendered during the period 1835-1846: Audited Claims, Republic Pensions, Public Debt Claims, and Unpaid Claims.
Republic of Texas Passports
The Republic of Texas passports collection contains 55 documents. These include requests for passports, orders to issue passports, and one proclamation granting entrance into the Republic. Some relate to the freedom of movement within the Republic of Texas, while others request access to Mexico, the United States and Europe. Most documents were created between 1836 and 1845, although two are from the 1850s. The majority are written in English and some in Spanish. The collection can be useful for placing individuals in the Republic of Texas around the time the passport was requested or granted.
Santa Anna Army in Ft. Bend County, Texas
- Mier Military Expedition, Fort Bend County

Civil War Records
Civil War Pensions Index Cards
Each card gives the soldier’s name, unit, the application number, the certificate number and the state from which the soldier served. In some cases, the soldier’s rank, terms of service, date of death and place of death are given. The index cards refer to pension applications of veterans who served in the U.S. Army between 1861 and 1917. The majority of the records pertain to Civil War veterans, but they also include veterans of the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, Indian wars, and World War I.
World War I Records
World War II Records
- World War II Casualties – Army – Army Air Corps
- Texas World War II Casualties, Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard
- Collin County
  - Men and Women from Collin County in the Armed Forces during World War II is a publication recognizing the Collin County citizens who served their country in various capacities throughout the second World War. It includes a picture and a brief bio of each service member including Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldier of WWII.
Korean War Casualty List
Vietnam War Casualty List

Texas Military Records by County

Dimmit County Confederate Pensions
Dimmit County Military Discharges Index
The index includes information through the year 1946.
Soldiers Service Edition
The Carrizo Springs Javelin published a special “Soldiers’ Service Edition” of the paper listing the area service members in December 1945.

Texas Native American Records

Texas Newspaper Records

Collin County
- McKinney Newspaper Birth, Engagement and Marriage Index 1980-1989: Excel Format | PDF Format
- McKinney Newspaper Birth, Engagement and Marriage Index 1990-1993: Excel Format | PDF Format
- McKinney Newspaper Obituary Index 1884-1899: Excel Format | PDF Format
- McKinney Newspaper Obituary Index 1900-1999: Excel Format | PDF Format
- McKinney Newspaper Obituary Index 2000-present: Excel Format | PDF Format
- Collin County Newspapers from the 1880s-1930s
  Digitized and searchable Collin County newspapers from the 1880s-1930s are now available on the Portal to Texas History website, and more are being added. The Collin County Genealogical Society partnered with The University of North Texas’ Texas Digital Newspaper Program in digitizing these newspapers from the best available microfilm copies obtainable. This project has been primarily funded by a $4,000 grant from the Collin County Historical Commission with the remainder coming from the Collin County Genealogical Society.
  - The Collin County Mercury
  - The Daily Courier
  - The Daily Gazette
  - The Democrat
  - The Lion Roar
  - The McKinney Advocate
  - The McKinney Examiner
  - The McKinney Gazette
  - The McKinney Weekly Democrat-Gazette
  - The Semi Weekly Courier
  - The Southern Jerseyite
  - The Weekly Democrat-Gazette
Colorado County
- Colorado County Newspaper Archive Online 1857-19801981-2015
  - Banner Press 1985-Present
  - Colorado County Citizen 1857-Present
  - Columbus Plaindealer 1880
  - Eagle Lake Headlight 1903-Present
  - Galveston Tri-Weekly News 1855-1873
  - Garwood Express 1913-1915
  - Houston Morning Star 1839-1844
  - Indianola Bulletin 1853-1872
  - Indianola Times
  - Indianola Weekly Bulletin
  - Indianolia Courier
  - La Grange Journal 1880-1933
  - New Ulm Enterprise 1986-2007
  - Telegraph and Texas Register 1835-1853
  - Texas Monument 1850-1854
  - The Indianolian
  - Weimar Gimlet and Mercury 1885-1937
Denton County
- The Early News Index
  A subject listing of events before 1908 as reported in various Denton County Newspapers. This is a work in progress last updated 01/2012. Please contact the library for the complete articles. Include the citation in your request.
- Denton Record Chronicle Archive
  Access to the back issues of the DRC from 07/2004 to current issues.
- Wedding Anniversaries and Family Reunions in the DRC: 1930s-1970s
  An index of wedding anniversaries and family reunions in the DRC from the 1930s-1970s
- Dallas Morning News Historical Archive
  A unique historical digital image collection accessible by keyword and date searching. To access this from the NewsBank website, choose America’s GenealogyBank, then choose Historical Newspapers, pick the state, and then the title,
- Pilot Point Post Signal 1910-1912
  The Library has a few issues of the Post SIgnal. This is a work in progress, last updated 10/08/2010.
- Letters to Santa: Transcribed from the Denton Record Chronicle (1909-1923)
  Letters from Denton’s children to Santa were published yearly in the Denton Record Chronicle. In addition to the simple list of items they wished for, the letters include a glimpse into their personal lives and into the community concerns of the time both local and world-wide.
- Denton County Birth Announcements
  Click on the decades to search the indexes for birth announcements posted in the Denton Record-Chronicle and other area publications. The “Before 1909” file is a work-in-progress last updated January 2012. Please contact the library for births in the 1980s.
- Denton County Marriage Announcements
  Click on the decades below to search the indexes for marriage announcements posted in the Denton Record-Chronicle and other area publications. The “Before 1909” file is a work-in-progress last updated January 2012. Please contact the library for marriages between 1908 and 1929 and in the 1970s.
- Denton County TX Death Announcements
  Click on the decades below to search the indexes for Obituaries and Death Notices posted in the Denton Record-Chronicle and other area publications. The “Before 1909” file is a work-in-progress last updated April 2013.
Hale County
- Plainview 1908-1921
- Abernathy 1970-2007
- Hale Center 1923-1975, 1985-2010
- Petersburg 1931-2007

Texas Obituaries

Texas Obituary Project
The goal of the database is to include all obituaries that have appeared in the publication This Week in Texas, focusing especially on the “AIDS years” of 1982 through 2000, but beginning in 1975. And I estimate progress to be about 99% complete. Significant data from other publications, like the Montrose Voice, Houston Voice, Dallas Voice, etc, are also included, and more will be added as available.
Colorado County Obituaries
This is an index to obituaries for people with long association in Colorado County or buried here. Each obituary should have a link to the cemetery referenced. There are currently over 12,000 obituaries online.
Dimmit County Obituary Index 1972-2011
Index by date of Dimmit County area Obituaries