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How to find birth records, marriage records and death records, Texas



FamilySearch identified the most complete online indexes for birth, marriage, and death information.



Birth

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Birth - Where can I find birth records?

Start here:

• 1840s-2000s: Texas Birth Collections at FamilySearch



If the birth record was not found, try this next:

• 1903-1997: Texas, U.S., Birth Index at Ancestry ($)




What else you can try:

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Marriage

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Marriage - Where can I find marriage records?

Start here:

• 1880s-2010s: Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($)



If the marriage record was not found, try this next:

• 1780s-2000s: Texas Marriage Collections at FamilySearch




What else you can try:

Additional online resources

Substitute records

Improve searching

Finding town of origin

Research help

Why the record may not exist



Death

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Death - Where can I find death records?

Start here:

• 1860s-2000s: Texas Death Collections at FamilySearch



If the death record was not found, try this next:

• 1903-1982: Texas, Death Certificates at Ancestry ($)




What else you can try:

Additional online resources

Substitute records

Improve searching

Finding town of origin

Research help

Why the record may not exist






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