Bowie County, Texas Genealogy: Difference between revisions

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== Resources  ==
== Resources  ==
==== African American ====
*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1989155 Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1870](images) - FamilySearch<br>


==== Cemeteries  ====
==== Cemeteries  ====
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Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.  
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.  


'''County cemetery collections'''
'''County cemetery collections'''  
 
*[http://www.hiddenancestors.com/Bowietx/cemeteries/index.html Cemetery Index] from the Bowie County TXGenWeb site  
*[http://www.hiddenancestors.com/Bowietx/cemeteries/index.html Cemetery Index] from the Bowie County TXGenWeb site  
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/texas/bowie.html Bowie County Cemeteries] from the Tombstone Transcription Project  
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/texas/bowie.html Bowie County Cemeteries] from the Tombstone Transcription Project  
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*[http://www.billiongraves.com/pages/cemetery/cemetery.php?cemetery_id=160373 Redwater Cemetery, Maud] BillionGraves. Over 1,000 headstone photographs and transcriptions of those.
*[http://www.billiongraves.com/pages/cemetery/cemetery.php?cemetery_id=160373 Redwater Cemetery, Maud] BillionGraves. Over 1,000 headstone photographs and transcriptions of those.


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*[http://www.hiddenancestors.com/Bowietx/maps/index.html Maps of Bowie County] from the Bowie County TXGenWeb site  
*[http://www.hiddenancestors.com/Bowietx/maps/index.html Maps of Bowie County] from the Bowie County TXGenWeb site  
*[http://www.txgenweb.org/tx/txmap.htm Texas Counties Map]. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site  
*[http://www.txgenweb.org/tx/txmap.htm Texas Counties Map]. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site  
*[http://www.mygenealogyhound.com/maps/texas-maps/tx-bowie-county-texas-1897-map.html Map of 1897 Bowie County, Texas] with numerous small settlements. (My Genealogy Hound)<br>
*[http://www.mygenealogyhound.com/maps/texas-maps/tx-bowie-county-texas-1897-map.html Map of 1897 Bowie County, Texas] with numerous small settlements. (My Genealogy Hound)<br>  
*Bowie County is the most northeastern county in the State of Texas
*Bowie County is the most northeastern county in the State of Texas


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{{TX Probate Intro}}  
{{TX Probate Intro}}  


*[http://www.hiddenancestors.com/Bowietx/probate/probate_index.html Index to Probate Cases 1883 to 1940]&nbsp; -&nbsp; Bowie County TXGenWeb
*[http://www.hiddenancestors.com/Bowietx/probate/probate_index.html Index to Probate Cases 1883 to 1940]&nbsp; -&nbsp; Bowie County TXGenWeb  
*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016287 Texas, Probate Records, 1800-1990] (images) - FamilySearch<br>
*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2016287 Texas, Probate Records, 1800-1990] (images) - FamilySearch<br>


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===== Birth  =====
===== Birth  =====


''Online Birth Indexes and Records''
''Online Birth Indexes and Records''  


''Original Birth Records on Microfilm''  
''Original Birth Records on Microfilm''  
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===== Marriage  =====
===== Marriage  =====


''Online Marriage Indexes and Records''
''Online Marriage Indexes and Records''  


*''Bowie County, Texas Marriages,'' 1888-1930, 7 volumes, available from the [http://www.txgenes.com/TxBowie/GS_Lib_Mus/nbgs.htm New Boston Genealogical Society]  
*''Bowie County, Texas Marriages,'' 1888-1930, 7 volumes, available from the [http://www.txgenes.com/TxBowie/GS_Lib_Mus/nbgs.htm New Boston Genealogical Society]


''Original Marriage Records on Microfilm''  
''Original Marriage Records on Microfilm''  


=====Death=====
===== Death =====


''Online Death Indexes and Records''
''Online Death Indexes and Records''  


*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1320964 Texas Death Records 1890 – 1976 [with images]]<br>Name index and images of statewide death certificates, 1890-1976. The name index has been created by FamilySearch and is tied to images of the Texas death certificates. Few certificates are available prior to 1903
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1320964 Texas Death Records 1890 – 1976 [with images]]<br>Name index and images of statewide death certificates, 1890-1976. The name index has been created by FamilySearch and is tied to images of the Texas death certificates. Few certificates are available prior to 1903
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