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Texas Genealogy

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US TERRITORY OR
COLONY SETTLED

Under Spanish jurisdiction, 16th–19th centuries; under Mexican jurisdiction, 1821;
Republic of Texas, 1836–1845

STATEHOOD

1845

AVAILABLE STATE CENSUSES
(OR SIMILAR)

Various partial censuses taken regularly under Spanish and Mexican governments; Republic of Texas claims, 1835–1846; school enumerations, 1854

FIRST FEDERAL CENSUS

1850

PUBLIC-LAND OR
STATE-LAND STATE

State

BIRTH AND DEATH RECORDS
BEGIN

1903

MARRIAGE RECORDS
BEGIN

1966

CONTACT FOR VITAL RECORDS

Texas Vital Statistics
Department of State Health Services
Box 12040
Austin, TX 78711
(888) 963-7111

Texas See All

Historical Research Maps: Houston Birdseye

Texas

Take a step back in time with this antique map of Houston, the U.S.'s fourth-most-populated city.

Tracking Down Southern Ancestors After the Civil War

Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia

Did your Southern ancestors vanish in the social and economic upheaval that followed the Civil War? We’ll show you the best records to track them down.

Southerners’ Migrations: Where Did They Go?

Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia

Looking for Southern US ancestors who disappeared after the Civil War? Start your search in these common destinations of Southerners who left the South post...

Texas Photo Mysteries

Photos, Texas

This past weekend I was the featured speaker for the Austin Genealogical Society. There were a lot of folks in the audience who weren't familiar with this P...

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