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 == Finding Texas Marriage Records  ==
+*Pre-statehood marriages were recorded by the Catholic Church
 *Marriages are kept by the county clerk for each county and usually begin at the creation of the county
 *In Texas, duplicate copies '''''are not''''' sent to the Department of State Health Services
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 :<span style="font-size:120%">'''Marriage Records'''</span>
 :<span style="font-size:120%">Choose a time period:</span>
-:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Texas Marriage Records#Marriages_Before_1963|Before 1963]]''' </span>
+:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Texas Marriage Records#Marriages_Before_1845|Before 1845]]''' </span>
-:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Texas Marriage Records#Marriages_1964_to_Present|1964 to Present]]''' </span>
+:*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Find Texas Marriage Records#Marriages_1845_to_Present|1845 to Present]]''' </span>
 :*<span style="font-size:120%">'''[[How to Estimate United States Marriage Information|Marriage year unknown]]'''</span>
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-== '''Marriages Before 1963'''  ==
+== '''Marriages Before 1845'''  ==
-*In 1863, West Virginia was created from the state of Virginia
+*Pre-statehood marriages were recorded by the Catholic Church
-*Marriages are kept by the county clerk for each county and usually begin at the creation of the county
-*Marriages before 1863 would have been recorded by county clerks in Virginia
 If you cannot locate your ancestor in the databases below try searching for marriage information in [[Substitute Records for United States Marriage Information|other records]]. <br>
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 http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/vs/field/localremotedistrict.shtm
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