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'''Bureau of Vital Statistics'''<br>Texas Department of Health<br>1100 West 49th Street<br>Austin, TX 78756-3191<br>Telephone: 512-458-7111<br>Internet: [http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/vs/default.shtm Texas Vital Statistics] | '''Bureau of Vital Statistics'''<br>Texas Department of Health<br>1100 West 49th Street<br>Austin, TX 78756-3191<br>Telephone: 512-458-7111<br>Internet: [http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/vs/default.shtm Texas Vital Statistics] | ||
Only authorized personnel may search the records. The current fees for obtaining copies of the state's records are listed in ''Where to Write for Vital Records: Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Divorces.'' <ref>Hyattsville, Maryland: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, March 1993. (Family History Library&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;{{FHL|973 V24wv|disp=book 973 V24wv}}.) </ref>Copies of this booklet are at the Family History Library and many family history centers. | Only authorized personnel may search the records. The current fees for obtaining copies of the state's records are listed in ''Where to Write for Vital Records: Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Divorces.'' <ref>Hyattsville, Maryland: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, March 1993. (Family History Library&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;{{FHL|973 V24wv|disp=book 973 V24wv}}.) </ref>Copies of this booklet are at the Family History Library and many family history centers. | ||
The Texas State Library and Archives has indexes to birth, "probate births" (delayed registrations), and death records from 1903 to 1973. These are available for public searches. | The Texas State Library and Archives has indexes to birth, "probate births" (delayed registrations), and death records from 1903 to 1973. These are available for public searches. | ||
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The Texas Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution and other societies have compiled many early vital records. Examples of published transcripts of marriages are: | The Texas Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution and other societies have compiled many early vital records. Examples of published transcripts of marriages are: | ||
*''Marriage Records of Early Texas, 1824-1846''. <ref>Grammer, Norma Rutledge. ''Marriage Records of Early Texas, 1824-1846''. Fort Worth, Texas: Fort Worth Genealogical Society, Texas 1971. (Family History Library&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;{{FHL|189964|title-id|disp=book 976.4 V25g; film 982117}}.) </ref> | *''Marriage Records of Early Texas, 1824-1846''. <ref>Grammer, Norma Rutledge. ''Marriage Records of Early Texas, 1824-1846''. Fort Worth, Texas: Fort Worth Genealogical Society, Texas 1971. (Family History Library&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;{{FHL|189964|title-id|disp=book 976.4 V25g; film 982117}}.) </ref> | ||
*''8,800 Texas Marriages, 1824-1850'' <ref>Swenson, Helen Smothers. ''8,800 Texas Marriages, 1824-1850''. Two Volumes. Round Rock, Texas: H. Swenson, 1981. (Family History Library {{FHL|96771|title-id|disp=book 976.4 V2s}}.) </ref> | *''8,800 Texas Marriages, 1824-1850'' <ref>Swenson, Helen Smothers. ''8,800 Texas Marriages, 1824-1850''. Two Volumes. Round Rock, Texas: H. Swenson, 1981. (Family History Library {{FHL|96771|title-id|disp=book 976.4 V2s}}.) </ref> | ||
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You can learn more about the history and availability of the records in ''Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records in Texas.'' <ref>Historical Records Survey, 1941. Family History Library {{FHL|189782|title-id|disp=book 976.4 A3gp; film 1000610 item 14}}.) </ref> | You can learn more about the history and availability of the records in ''Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records in Texas.'' <ref>Historical Records Survey, 1941. Family History Library {{FHL|189782|title-id|disp=book 976.4 A3gp; film 1000610 item 14}}.) </ref> | ||
=== FamilySearch Historical Record Collections === | === FamilySearch Historical Record Collections === | ||
Online collections containing these records are located in [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list FamilySearch.org] | Online collections containing these records are located in [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list FamilySearch.org] | ||
Wiki articles describing these collectons are found at: | Wiki articles describing these collectons are found at: | ||
*[[ | *[[Texas Birth Records (FamilySearch Historical Collections)|Texas Birth Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Texas Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Texas Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
*[[Texas Death Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[Texas Death Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
*[[Texas County Marriage Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[Texas County Marriage Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
*[[Texas Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[Texas Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
*[[Texas,_Mills_County_Records_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)|Texas, Mills County Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||