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Guide to '''Bowie County, Texas ancestry, genealogy and family history''', birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
Guide to '''Bowie County Texas genealogy.''' Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.  


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| custom_text = <center>And Its Representative<br>'''[http://txgenweb4.org/txbowie/ Bowie County TXGenWeb]'''</center>  
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|organized= December 17, 1840
| state = Texas
|county seat= Boston
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|parent county= [[Red River County, Texas Genealogy|Red River]]
| founded year = 1840
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| founded date = December 17
|county1= [[Cass County, Texas Genealogy|Cass]]
| seat wl = New Boston
|county2= [[Little River County, Arkansas Genealogy|Little River (AR)]]
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|county3= [[McCurtain County, Oklahoma Genealogy|McCurtain (OK)]]
| building address = Bowie County Courthouse<br>PO Box 248<br> New Boston, TX 75570<br> Phone: 903.628.2571 <br>[http://www.co.bowie.tx.us/ '''Bowie County Website'''] }}&nbsp;
|county4= [[Miller County, Arkansas Genealogy|Miller (AR)]]
 
|county5= [[Morris County, Texas Genealogy|Morris]]
== County Courthouse<br> ==
|county6= [[Red River County, Texas Genealogy|Red River]]</br><center>[[Bowie County, Texas Genealogy#Maps and Gazetteers|See County Maps]]</center>
 
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County Clerk has birth, marriage, death, probate, land and miltiary <br>records, school census; Clerk District Court has divorce and court records<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Bowie County, Texas. Page 659 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>  
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== County Information ==


=== Description ===
== Quick Dates  ==
The county was named for James Bowie, the legendary knife fighter who died at the Battle of the Alamo. The county is located in the northeast area of the state.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Bowie County, Texas," in ''https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowie_County,_Texas.'' accessed 07/25/2019</ref>


=== County Courthouse ===
Bowie County's civil records start the following years:  
{{TX Courthouse Intro|Bowie}}
'''Bowie County Courthouse'''<br>710 James Bowie Dr<br>New Boston, TX 75570<br>Phone: 903-628-6781<br>[https://www.co.bowie.tx.us/page/bowie.Home Bowie County Website]<br><br>
County Clerk has birth, marriage, death, probate, land and military records, school census. <br>Clerk District Court has divorce and court records.<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Bowie County, Texas. Page 659 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>


=== Bowie County, Texas Record Dates  ===
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| bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | <center>'''Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records'''<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Bowie County, Texas . Page 658-677 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 655-665.</ref></center>
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| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Bowie County, Texas Genealogy#Birth|Birth*]]'''
| width="16.6%" align="center" | '''[http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Bowie_County,_Texas#Vital_Records Birth]'''  
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Bowie County, Texas Genealogy#Marriage|Marriage]]'''
| width="16.6%" align="center" | '''[http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Bowie_County,_Texas#Vital_Records Marriage]'''  
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Bowie County, Texas Genealogy#Death|Death*]]'''
| width="16.6%" align="center" | '''[http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Bowie_County,_Texas#Vital_Records Death]'''  
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Bowie County, Texas Genealogy#Court Records|Court]]'''
| width="16.6%" align="center" | '''[http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Bowie_County,_Texas#Census Census]'''  
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Bowie County, Texas Genealogy#Land and Property Records|Land]]'''
| width="16.6%" align="center" | [http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Bowie_County,_Texas#Land '''Land''']  
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Bowie County, Texas Genealogy#Probate Records|Probate]]'''
| width="16.6%" align="center" | '''[http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Bowie_County,_Texas#Probate Probate]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Bowie County, Texas Genealogy#Census Records|Census]]'''
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| width="14.2%" align="center" |1903
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1903&nbsp;
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1889
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1889&nbsp;
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1903
| width="16.6%" align="center" | &nbsp;
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1889
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1850&nbsp;
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1889
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1889&nbsp;
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1889
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1889&nbsp;
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1829
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| colspan="7"|  <center>*Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1903. General compliance by the 1930s.</center>
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=== Record Loss ===
== 1796. He was the son of Reason (or Rezin) and Elve Ap-Catesby Jones (or Johns) Bowie.
{{TX Record Loss Intro|Bowie}}
 
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==== Boundary Changes  ====
'''1889'''--The Bowie County Courthouse at Texarkana burned on 21 Jan 1889. Almost all the records were destroyed. <ref>Gendisasters.com - Texarkana, TX Bowie County Courthouse Fire, Jan 1889 http://www.gendisasters.com/texas/17956/texarkana-tx-bowie-county-courthouse-fire-jan-1889</ref><ref>Handbook of Texas Online: Bowie County http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hcb11</ref>
For animated maps illustrating Texas County boundary changes, [http://www.mapofus.org/texas/ "Rotating Formation Texas County Boundary Maps"] (1834-1931) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.
 
==== Record Loss ====
 
'''1889'''--The Bowie County Courthouse at Texarkana burned on 21 Jan 1889.&nbsp; Almost all the records were destroyed. <ref>Gendisasters.com - Texarkana, TX Bowie County Courthouse Fire, Jan 1889 http://www3.gendisasters.com/texas/17956/texarkana-tx-bowie-county-courthouse-fire-jan-1889</ref><ref>Handbook of Texas Online: Bowie County http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hcb11</ref>  
 
'''1989'''--The Old Bowie County Courthouse at Old Boston, built in 1891, burned on 12 Aug 1989.&nbsp; The courthouse was abandoned, as a new courthouse had opened at New Boston in 1985.&nbsp; No records were lost. <ref>Texas Escapes: Old Boston http://www.texasescapes.com/EastTexasTowns/Boston-Texas.htm</ref>
 
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== Places/Localities  ==
 
==== Populated Places  ====
 
'''Towns and Cities: '''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=193204&subject_disp=Texas%2C+Bowie%2C+De+Kalb&columns=*,0,0 De Kalb]&nbsp;| Hooks | Leary | Maud | Nash | [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=193205&subject_disp=Texas%2C+Bowie%2C+New+Boston&columns=*,0,0 New Boston]&nbsp;| Red Lick | Red Water | [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=193206&subject_disp=Texas%2C+Bowie%2C+Spring+Hill&columns=*,0,0 Spring Hill]&nbsp;| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=193207&subject_disp=Texas%2C+Bowie%2C+Texarkana&columns=*,0,0 Texarkana]&nbsp;| Wake Village | [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=193208&subject_disp=Texas%2C+Bowie%2C+Wards+Creek&columns=*,0,0 Wards Village].


'''1989'''--The Old Bowie County Courthouse at Old Boston, built in 1891, burned on 12 Aug 1989. The courthouse was abandoned, as a new courthouse had opened at New Boston in 1985.  No records were lost. <ref>Texas Escapes: Old Boston http://www.texasescapes.com/EastTexasTowns/Boston-Texas.htm</ref>
The City of Texarkana is located in two states.&nbsp; In the middle of the city is a&nbsp;street called State Line Road which separates the city between Bowie County, Texas and [[Miller County, Arkansas|Miller County, Arkansas]]. Texarkana is the county seat for Miller County, Arkansas, and a marriage license purchased in Miller County, Arkansas is not valid in the State of Texas.  
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=== Boundary Changes ===
==== Neighboring Counties  ====
{{TX Boundary Changes Intro|Bowie}}
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* '''Parent County(s):''' Created from [[Red River County, Texas Genealogy|Red River]] on December 17, 1840.
* '''County Seat:''' Boston
*[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/TX_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies Texas Individual County Chronologies] - Newberry Library list of all boundary changes by county
*[https://publications.newberry.org/ahcb/map/map.html#TX Texas Historical Borders - Map] at Newberry Library Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; ''Also at:'' [http://www.mapofus.org/texas/ mapofus.org] - animated maps illustrating Texas county boundary changes
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=== Populated Places ===
*[[Cass County, Texas|Cass]]
{{TX Populated Places Intro|Bowie}}
*[[Little River County, Arkansas|Little River County, Arkansas]]
*[[McCurtain County, Oklahoma|McCurtain County, Oklahoma]]
*[[Miller County, Arkansas|Miller County, Arkansas]]
*[[Morris County, Texas|Morris]]
*[[Red River County, Texas|Red River]]


For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit [https://Texas.hometownlocator.com/tx/Bowie Hometown Locator]. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Bowie County, Texas," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowie_County,_Texas,
== Resources  ==
accessed 26 March 2019.</ref>


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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redwater,_Texas Redwater]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texarkana,_Texas Texarkana]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wake_Village,_Texas Wake Village]</div>
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bassett,_Texas Bassett]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver_Dam,_Texas Beaver Dam]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston,_Texas Boston] (county seat)
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbondale,_Texas Carbondale]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_Hill,_Texas College Hill]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corley,_Texas Corley]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalby_Springs,_Texas Dalby Springs]
* Hoot</div>
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubbard,_Bowie_County,_Texas Hubbard]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta,_Texas Malta]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Grove,_Bowie_County,_Texas Oak Grove]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Boston,_Texas Old Boston]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Salem,_Texas Old Salem]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Bank,_Texas Red Bank]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Union,_Bowie_County,_Texas Old Union]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siloam,_Texas Siloam]</div>
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simms,_Texas Simms]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_Hill,_Bowie_County,_Texas Spring Hill]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Texarkana,_Texas South Texarkana]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_City,_Texas Victory City]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wamba,_Texas Wamba]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ward_Creek,_Texas WardCreek]</div>
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darden,_Texas Darden]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eylau,_Texas Eylau]</div>
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartman,_Texas Hartman]
* Hodgson</div>
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulphur,_Bowie_County,_Texas Sulphur]</div>
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<p>‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties</p>


<p>†The City of Texarkana is located in two states.  In the middle of the city is a  street called State Line Road which separates the city between Bowie County, Texas and [[Miller County, Arkansas Genealogy|Miller (AR)]]. Texarkana is the county seat for Miller County, Arkansas, and a marriage license purchased in Miller County, Arkansas is not valid in the State of Texas.</p>
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.  


=== History Timeline ===
'''County cemetery collections'''
{{TX Historical Timeline Intro|Bowie}}
*[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.hiddenancestors.com/Bowietx/funeral_homes/index.html Bowie County Funeral Home Records] from the Bowie County TXGenWeb site
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/bowie/cemeteries.htm Bowie County Index of Cemetery Transcriptions]&nbsp; from the USGenWeb Project
*''Red Bayou Cemetery and History Bowie County Texas'', 1998, available from the [http://www.txgenes.com/TxBowie/GS_Lib_Mus/nbgs.htm New Boston Genealogical Society].
*''Hubbell Chapel Cemetery, 2001'', available by the [http://www.txgenes.com/TxBowie/GS_Lib_Mus/nbgs.htm New Boston Genealogical Society].
*Cemetery Books, available from the [http://www.txgenes.com/TxBowie/GS_Lib_Mus/nbgs.htm New Boston Genealogical Society], include: Ringwood Cemetery &amp; Associated Cemeteries;&nbsp;Wards Creek Cemetery, Church &amp; School Records; Woodman Cemetery (DeKalb); Sand Hill Cemetery; Old Union Cemetery; Read Hill Cemetery and Associated Cemeteries (Brooks, Glass Hill, Godley, Prairie &amp; Shipp); Red Bayou Cemetery; College Hill Cemetery; New Boston Cemetery, Hughes-Kinght, Magnolia and Pulaski Cemeteries; Old Salem, Old Liberty Hill, New Liberty Hill, Malta, Woodstock and Old Wimberly Cemeteries.
*[http://www.texasescapes.com/EastTexasTowns/Dalby-Springs-Texas.htm Dalby Springs Cemetery (including photos)]&nbsp; ~&nbsp; Texas Escapes
*[http://www.texasescapes.com/EastTexasTowns/TexarkanaTexas/Otis-Henry-Memorial.htm Texarkana-Rose Hill Cemetery]&nbsp; ~&nbsp; Texas Escapes
*[http://www.billiongraves.com/pages/cemetery/cemetery.php?cemetery_id=160373 Redwater Cemetery, Maud] BillionGraves. Over 1,000 headstone photographs and transcriptions of those.


== Resources ==
{{TX Resources Intro|Bowie}}


=== Bible Records ===
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{{TX Bible Intro|Bowie}}
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| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="center" width="31%" | '''Online Grave Transcripts'''
| bgcolor="#dbbff7" align="center" width="31%" | '''Published Grave Transcripts'''
| bgcolor="#dbeadc" align="center" | '''County Cemetery Directories'''
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[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScn=&CScntry=4&CSst=46&CScnty=2665 Findagrave.com]


=== Biographies  ===
| bgcolor="#eddffb" | {{FHL|485387|subject-id|disp=Family History Library}}
{{TX Biographies Intro|Bowie}}
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[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScn=&CScntry=4&CSst=46&CScnty=2538 Findagrave.com ]


=== Business, Commerce, and Occupations ===
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{{TX Business Records Intro|Bowie}}
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[http://www.interment.net/us/tx/index.htm Interment.net]


=== Cemeteries ===
| bgcolor="#eddffb" | [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3ACemeteries+Texas+Bowie+County.&qt=results_page WorldCat]
{{TX Cemeteries Intro|Bowie}}
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[http://www.namesinstone.com/CemeteryList.aspx Names in Stone]


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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>'''Cemeteries of Bowie County, Texas''' online and in print</center>
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[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/texas/texas.html USGenWeb]
 
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[http://billiongraves.com/pages/search/index.php#cemetery=undefined&action=search_cemetery Billion Graves ]
 
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| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions Online'''</center>
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[http://billiongraves.com/pages/search/index.php#cemetery Billion Graves]
*[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/search?firstname=&middlename=&lastname=&birthyear=&birthyearfilter=&deathyear=&deathyearfilter=&location=Bowie+County%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&locationId=county_2538  Find a Grave]
 
* [http://texasgravestones.org/cemeteries.php?selected_cid=19 TX Gravestones Photo Project]
| bgcolor="#eddffb" | <br>  
* [http://www.usgwtombstones.org/texas/bowie.html TX Tombstone Transcription Project]
| bgcolor="#e9f1ea" | [http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/localList.php?local=22594&locTGroup=Cemeteries&direction=down&sec=0&qty=60&stateAbbv=&stateName= Epodunk]
*[https://billiongraves.com/search/results?&cemetery_country=United%20States&cemetery_state=Texas&cemetery_county=Bowie&year_range=5&size=15  BillionGraves]
* [http://www.cemeteries-of-tx.com/Etx/Bowie/ListBowie.html Cemeteries of TX]
* [http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/bowie/cemeteries.htm  USGenWeb Archives]
* [https://www.txgenwebcounties.org/bowie/cemetery.htm TXGenWeb]
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[http://www.cemeteries-of-tx.com/Etx/Bowie/ListBowie.html Cemeteries of Texas]<br>  
* {{FSC|United States, Texas, Bowie - Cemeteries|subject|subject-id=1732216599|disp=FamilySearch Library}}
 
* [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3ACemeteries+Texas+Bowie+County.&qt=results_page WorldCat]
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| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" |<center>'''List of Cemeteries in the County'''</center>
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[http://www.namesinstone.com/Default.aspx Names in Stone]  
* [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=&cemetery-loc=Bowie+County%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=county_2538 Find a Grave]
 
* [https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=395782&reqParentsLabel=Bowie%2C%20Texas%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places]
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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"|<center>See [[Texas Cemeteries|Texas Cemeteries]] for more information.<center>
| colspan="3" | See [[Texas Cemeteries|Texas Cemeteries]] for more information.
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=== Census Records ===
==== Census ====
{{TX Census Intro|Bowie}}
 
*1850 Census for Bowie County [http://www.archive.org/details/populationschedu0908unix census images] from archive.org; [http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/bowie/census/1850/index/indx-a-z.txt index] from USGenWeb archives.<br>
*1860 Census for Bowie County [http://www.archive.org/details/populationschedu1289unix census images] from archive.org; [http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/bowie/census/1860/index/imgindx.txt index] from USGenWeb archives. [http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/bowie/census/1860/index/1860index.txt Another index]<br>
*1870 Census for Bowie County [http://www.archive.org/details/populationschedu1576unit census images] from archive.org; [http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/bowie/census/1870/index/1870index.txt index] from USGenWeb archives.
*1880 Census for Bowie County [http://www.archive.org/details/10thcensus1292unit census images] from archive.org; [http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/bowie/census/1880/index/1880index.txt index] from USGenWeb archives.
*1900 Census for Bowie County [http://www.archive.org/details/12thcensusofpopu1613unit census images] from archive.org.
*1910 Census for Bowie County census images from archive.org.&nbsp; Bowie county split on two microfilm reels: [http://www.archive.org/details/13thcensus1910po1533unit reel 1], [http://www.archive.org/details/13thcensus1910po1534unit reel 2]
*1920 Census for Bowie County [http://www.archive.org/details/14thcensusofpopu1775unit census images] from archive.org.
*1930 Census for Bowie County [http://www.archive.org/details/texascensus00reel2300 census images] from archive.org.


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==== Church  ====


=== Church Records ===
{{TX Church Intro}}  
{{TX Church Intro|Bowie}}


*[https://www.churchfinder.com/churches/tx Christian Church Directory for Texas] at ChurchFinder
*[http://www.churchangel.com/WEBTX/bowie.htm Churches in Bowie TX&nbsp;] -&nbsp; ChurchAngel.com
*Churches in [http://netministries.org/chsearch.aspx Texarkana TX]
*Churches in [http://netministries.org/chsearch.aspx Texarkana TX]  
*[http://www.usachurch.com/texas/texarkana/churches.htm Texarkana TX] Churches
*[http://www.usachurch.com/texas/texarkana/churches.htm Texarkana TX] Churches


''' List of Churches and Church Parishes'''<br>
==== Court  ====
*'''[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=395782&reqParentsLabel=Bowie%2C%20Texas%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypeGroups=3&reqTypeLabel=Churches%20and%20Church%20Parishes FamilySearch Places]''': Map of cities and towns in this county - [[FamilySearch Places|How to Use FS Places]]<br>


=== Court Records ===
==== Family Histories/Surnames  ====
{{TX Court Intro|Bowie}}


=== Directories ===
*[http://www.hiddenancestors.com/Bowietx/family_histories/index.html New Boston Genealogy Society Family History Index]&nbsp; ~&nbsp; Bowie County TXGenWeb
{{TX Directories Intro|Bowie}}
*[http://www.hiddenancestors.com/Bowietx/fgs/index.html Family Group Sheets]&nbsp; ~&nbsp; Bowie County TXGenWeb
*'''1970-2024''' {{RecordSearch|5000290|United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Residence Database - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index, coverage may vary
*[http://www.hiddenancestors.com/Bowietx/surnames/index.html Surnames]&nbsp;&nbsp; ~&nbsp; Bowie County TXGenWeb
*[http://www.hiddenancestors.com/Bowietx/biographies/index.html Biographies]&nbsp;&nbsp; ~&nbsp; Bowie County TXGenWeb


=== Emigration and Immigration ===
==== Land and Properties ====
{{TX Emigration Intro|Bowie}}


=== Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups ===
{{TX Land}}  
{{TX Ethnic Groups Intro|Bowie}}


''''' African Americans'''''<br>
==== Local Histories  ====
* '''1865-1870''' {{RecordSearch|1989155|Texas, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1870}} at FamilySearch — [[Texas, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Images only


=== Funeral Homes  ===
{{TX County Histories}}  
{{TX Funeral Homes Intro|Bowie}}
{| style="width:100%; vertical-align:top;"
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<ul class="column-spacing-halfscreen" style="padding-right:5px;">
<li>[https://www.batesrolffuneralhome.com/ Bates-Rolf Funeral Home] in New Boston</li>
<li>[https://www.dignitymemorial.com/funeral-homes/texas/texarkana/east-funeral-home/1888?utm_source=google_my_business&utm_medium=organic East Funeral Home] in Texarkana</li>
<li>[https://www.haynesmortuary.com/ Haynes Mortuary, Inc.] in Texarkana</li>
<li>[http://www.jonesstuartmortuary.com/ Jones-Stuart Mortuary, Inc] in Texarkana</li>
<li>[https://richardsonhillfuneralhome.com/ Richardson Hill Funeral Home] in Texarkana</li>
<li>[https://www.texarkanafuneralhome.com/ Texarkana Funeral Homes] in Nash</li>
<li>[https://www.texarkanafuneralhome.com/ Texarkana Funeral Homes] in Texarkana</li>
</ul>
|}


=== Genealogies  ===
*First Settlers of Bowie and Cass Counties Texas, By: Gifford White, Published June 1, 1983 by Ericson Books
{{TX Genealogies Intro|Bowie}}
*Daughter of Destiny: Memoirs of a Bowie County, Texas Farm Girl, By: Carlene M. Howell, Published April 1995 by Tab Books
*Bowie County, Tx Index to Probate Records; 1883-1940, 97 Pages,Compiled by WPA Workers
*Texarkana Pioneer Families, By: Nancy Jennings
*The Texarkana Story 1873-1948, By: Lucille Holland
*Texarkana a Pictorial History, By: William D Leet, Published 1982
*Bowie County Texas Historical Handbook, By: Bowie County Historical Commission, Published 1976
*Texarkana Centennial, Historical Program - 1873-1973, By: Nancy Jennings Watts &amp; Mary Lou Stuart Phillips, Published 1973
*History of Texarkana and Bowie and Miller Counties, By: Chandler, Barbara O., 1939.


=== Guardianship ===
==== Maps  ====
{{TX Guardianship Intro|Bowie}}


=== Land and Property Records ===
[[Image:Txbowie.jpg|600px|Txbowie.jpg]]  
{{TX Land Intro|Bowie}}
''Online Land Indexes and Records''<br>
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Land Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]


=== Local Histories ===
*[http://www.hiddenancestors.com/Bowietx/maps/index.html Maps of Bowie County] from the Bowie County TXGenWeb site
{{TX Histories Intro|Bowie}}
*[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>
*Bowie County is the most northeastern county in the State of Texas


* First Settlers of Bowie and Cass Counties Texas, By: Gifford White, Published June 1, 1983 by Ericson Books
==== Military  ====
* Daughter of Destiny: Memoirs of a Bowie County, Texas Farm Girl, By: Carlene M. Howell, Published April 1995 by Tab Books
* Bowie County, Tx Index to Probate Records; 1883-1940, 97 Pages,Compiled by WPA Workers
* Texarkana Pioneer Families, By: Nancy Jennings
* The Texarkana Story 1873-1948, By: Lucille Holland
* Texarkana a Pictorial History, By: William D Leet, Published 1982
* Bowie County Texas Historical Handbook, By: Bowie County Historical Commission, Published 1976
* Texarkana Centennial, Historical Program - 1873-1973, By: Nancy Jennings Watts &amp; Mary Lou Stuart Phillips, Published 1973
* History of Texarkana and Bowie and Miller Counties, By: Chandler, Barbara O., 1939.


=== Maps and Gazetteers ===
*[http://www.hiddenancestors.com/Bowietx/military/VietnamWall.htm Vietnam Wall List for Bowie County] - Bowie County TXGenWeb
{{TX Neighboring Counties Intro|county={{TX Bowie County}}}}
*[http://www.hiddenancestors.com/Bowietx/military/ConfedIndigentFamilies.htm Confederate Indigent Families List] - Bowie County TXGenWeb  
{{TX Maps Intro|Bowie}}
*[http://www.hiddenancestors.com/Bowietx/military/ConfederatePenApps.htm Confederate Pension Applications&nbsp; ]-&nbsp; Bowie County TXGenWeb
*[http://www.mapofus.org/Texas Interactive Map of Texas County Formation History] (1790-1897) - animated maps illustrating Texas county boundary changes
*[http://www.hiddenancestors.com/Bowietx/military/DependentsSupportAct.htm Dependents Support Act List of Dependents]&nbsp; -&nbsp; Bowie County TXGenWeb
*[http://www.txgenweb.org/tx/txmap.htm Texas Counties Map]. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site
*'''1897''' [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>
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=395782&reqParentsLabel=Bowie%2C%20Texas%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypeGroups=8&reqTypeLabel=Cities%20and%20Towns FamilySearch Places]: Map of cities and towns in this county - [[FamilySearch Places|How to Use FS Places]]


=== Migration ===
==== Newspapers  ====
{{TX Migration Intro|Bowie}}


=== Military Records ===
{{TX Newspaper Abstracts|Bowie}}  
{{TX Military Intro|Bowie}}


''''' Texas Revolution '''''<br>
*[http://www.hiddenancestors.com/Bowietx//newspapers/index.html Newspapers of Bowie County Old and New]&nbsp; -&nbsp; Bowie County TXGenWeb
*'''1835 - 1845''' [http://www.tshaonline.org/supsites/military/rep_cont.htm Index to the Military Rolls of the Republic of Texas 1835-1845] at Texas State Historical Association
*[http://www.texarkanagazette.com/ Texarkana Gazette]  
*[http://www.hiddenancestors.com/Bowietx/newspapers/articles/index.html Articles from Bowie County Newspapers&nbsp;]&nbsp; -&nbsp; Bowie County TXGenWeb


''''' Mexican-American War'''''<br>
==== Probate  ====
*'''1845-1848''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2058 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 1845-1848] at Ancestry ($) — index


''''' Civil War'''''<br>
{{TX Probate Intro}}  
* '''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932381|Texas, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch — [[Texas, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Index and images at partner site
* '''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932425|Texas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch — [[Texas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Index and images at partner site
*'''1838-1900''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2059 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900] at Ancestry ($) — index & images
*[https://www.txgenwebcounties.com/bowie/military.htm Bowie County Civil War lists] TXGenWeb


''''' World War I'''''<br>
[http://www.hiddenancestors.com/Bowietx/probate/probate_index.html Index to Probate Cases 1883 to 1940]&nbsp; -&nbsp; Bowie County TXGenWeb
* '''1917-1920''' {{RecordSearch|2202707|Texas, World War I Records, 1917-1920}} at FamilySearch — [[Texas, World War I Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Index and images


''''' Vietnam War'''''<br>
==== Taxation  ====
*[https://www.txgenwebcounties.com/bowie/military/vietnamwall.htm Vietnam Wall List for Bowie County] - Bowie County TXGenWeb


=== Naturalization and Citizenship ===
{{TX Tax Intro}}  
{{TX Naturalization Intro|Bowie}}


* '''1906-1989''' {{RecordSearch|1389983|Texas Naturalization Records, 1906-1989}} at FamilySearch — [[Texas, Naturalization Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Index and images
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/bowie/bowitoc.htm Bowie County 1846 Tax List] from the USGenWeb archives
*[http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/bowie/census/ptax1903.txt Bowie County Poll Tax List 1903] from the USGenWeb archives
*[http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/bowie/census/ptax1904.txt Bowie County Poll Tax List 1904] from the USGenWeb archives
*''Bowie County Poll Tax Listing, 1903-1904,'' 74 pages, gives name, age, race, occupation and number of years resident in TX and in the county. Available from the [http://www.txgenes.com/TxBowie/GS_Lib_Mus/nbgs.htm New Boston Genealogical Society].
*''Automobile Registration in Bowie County, 1907-1917,'' available from the [http://www.txgenes.com/TxBowie/GS_Lib_Mus/nbgs.htm New Boston Genealogical Society].<br>


=== Newspapers ===
==== Vital Records  ====
{{TX Newspapers Intro|Bowie}}


*[http://www.texarkanagazette.com/ Texarkana Gazette]
{{TX Vital Intro}}
*[https://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/collections/TDNP/ Texas Digital Newspaper Program] at The Portal to Texas History
*'''1800s-Current''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/50076/ Texas, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current] at Ancestry — index & images ($)


=== Obituaries ===
===== Birth  =====
{{TX Obituaries Intro|Bowie}}


=== Other Records ===
''Online Birth Indexes and Records''
{{TX Other Records Intro|Bowie}}


=== Periodicals ===
''Original Birth Records on Microfilm''
{{TX Periodicals Intro|Bowie}}


=== Probate Records ===
===== Marriage  =====
{{TX Probate Intro|Bowie}}


* '''1800-1990''' {{RecordSearch|2016287|Texas Probate Records, 1800-1990}} at FamilySearch — [[Texas Probate Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Images only
''Online Marriage Indexes and Records''
*'''1800-2000''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2115 Texas Wills and Probate Records 1800-2000] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]


=== School 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]
{{TX Schools Intro|Bowie}}


=== Social Security Records ===
''Original Marriage Records on Microfilm''  
*'''1935-2014''' {{RecordSearch|1202535|United States Social Security Death Index}} at FamilySearch - [[United States Social Security Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index. ''Also at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3693/ Ancestry], [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/social-security-death-index findmypast], [https://www.fold3.com/title/830/ Fold3], [https://www.genealogybank.com/explore/ssdi/all GenealogyBank], [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10002/us-social-security-death-index-ssdi?s=270606331 MyHeritage], and [https://stevemorse.org/ssdi/ssdi.html Steve Morse].'' [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Death Index (SSDI)|Click here for more information]].
*'''1936-2007''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007] at Ancestry ($) — index [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Applications and Claims Index|click here for more information]].
*'''1936-2007''' {{RecordSearch|5000016|United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT) - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index


=== Tax Records ===
=====Death=====
{{TX Tax Intro|Bowie}}


*'''1846-1910''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/texas-county-tax-rolls-1846-1910 Texas, County Tax Rolls 1846-1910] at Findmypast ($) — index & images
''Online Death Indexes and Records''
*'''1846-''' [http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/bowie/bowitoc.htm Bowie County 1846 Tax List] from the USGenWeb archives
*'''1903-''' [http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/bowie/taxlists/ptax1903.txt Bowie County Poll Tax List 1903] from the USGenWeb archives
*'''1904-''' [http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/bowie/taxlists/ptax1904.txt Bowie County Poll Tax List 1904] from the USGenWeb archives


=== Vital 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
{{TX Vital Intro|Bowie}}


==== Birth ====
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1375599 Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998] [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
{{TX Birth Intro|Bowie}}


* '''1840-1981''' {{RecordSearch|1681015|Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981}} at FamilySearch — [[Texas Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Index
* '''1903-1935''' {{RecordSearch|1803956|Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935}} at FamilySearch — [[Texas Birth Certificates - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Index and images
* '''1903-1997''' {{RecordSearch|1949342|Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997}} at FamilySearch — [[Texas, Birth Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Index; [https://www.usbirthcertificates.com/glossary/texas-birth-index Key to Texas County Codes]; ''Also at: [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8781/ Ancestry] ($)''
*'''1926-1995''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10008/texas-births-1926-1995?s=275764761 Texas Births, 1926-1995] at MyHeritage ($) — index
==== Marriage ====
{{TX Marriage Intro|Bowie}}
* '''1802-2010''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=texas%2ctx Texas, United States Marriages] at Findmypast ($) — index
* '''1814-2011''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8795 Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011] at Ancestry ($) — index
*'''1837-1965''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20621/texas-marriages-1837-1965?s=275764761 Texas Marriages, 1837-1965] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
* '''1837-1973''' {{RecordSearch|1681052|Texas Marriages, 1837-1973}} at FamilySearch — [[Texas Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Index
* '''1837-1977''' {{RecordSearch|1803987|Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977}} at FamilySearch — [[Texas, County Marriage Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Index and images
* '''1837-1977'''  [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60183 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977] at Ancestry ($) — index
* '''1966-2010''' {{RecordSearch|2031191|Texas Marriages, 1966-2010}} at FamilySearch — [[Texas, Marriage Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Index
* '''1966-2016''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10069/texas-marriages-divorces?utm_source=organic_blog&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=supersearch&tr_funnel=supersearch&tr_country=US&tr_creative=dec19secondhalf&utm_content=dec19secondhalf Texas Marriages and Divorces] at MyHeritage ($) — index
==== Death ====
{{TX Death Intro|Bowie}}
* '''1903-1973''' {{RecordSearch|1681049|Texas Deaths and Burials, 1903-1973}} at FamilySearch — [[Texas Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Index
*'''1903-1982'''  [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2272 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982] at Ancestry ($) — index & images
* '''1903-2000''' {{RecordSearch|1949337|Texas Death Index, 1903-2000}} at FamilySearch — [[Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Index
* '''1964-1998''' {{RecordSearch|1375599|Texas Death Index, 1964-1998}} at FamilySearch — [[Texas Death Index, 1964-1998 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Index
* '''1977-1986''' {{RecordSearch|1930157|Texas Deaths, 1977-1986}} at FamilySearch — [[Texas Deaths, 1977-1986 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Index and images
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/bowie/funeral.htm Bates Rolf Funeral Home Index and Bowden Funeral Home Records] from the USGenWeb archives.
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/bowie/funeral.htm Bates Rolf Funeral Home Index and Bowden Funeral Home Records] from the USGenWeb archives.


==== Divorce ====
''Original Death Records on Microfilm''  
{{TX Divorce Intro|Bowie}}
 
* '''1968-2010''' {{RecordSearch|2038378|Texas Divorce Index, 1968-2010}} at FamilySearch — [[Texas, Divorce Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Index
*'''1968-2011'''  [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8794 Texas Divorces 1968-2011] at Ancestry ($) — index
*'''1966-2016''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10069/texas-marriages-divorces?utm_source=organic_blog&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=supersearch&tr_funnel=supersearch&tr_country=US&tr_creative=dec19secondhalf&utm_content=dec19secondhalf Texas Marriages and Divorces] at MyHeritage ($) — index
 
== Research Facilities ==
{{TX Research Facilities Intro|Bowie}}


=== Archives ===
===== Divorce =====
{{TX Archives Intro|Bowie}}


=== FamilySearch Centers ===
== Societies and Libraries  ==
{{FamilySearch Centers Intro}}
See also a List of [http://www.genealogyinc.com/texas/tx-society-archive/ Texas Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies]


*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/tx/atlanta/1806-south-boggie-street?qp=Queen+City%2C+Texas%2C+United+States&lat=33.148741&lng=-94.150187&r=25 Queen City Texas FamilySearch Center]
[http://www.txgenweb4.org/txbowie/societies_libraries/libraries.html Research Libraries for Bowie County TX]&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp; Bowie County TXGenWeb <br>
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/tx/texarkana/3701-moores-lane Texarkana-New Boston Texas FamilySearch Center]
*[https://www.fcgensociety.org/ Franklin County Genealogical Society] - an affiliate library
*[https://www.atlantalib.com/ Atlanta Public Library] - an affiliate library


=== Libraries ===
==== Family History Centers  ====
{{TX Libraries Intro|Bowie}}


=== Museums ===
*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]
{{TX Museums Intro|Bowie}}
*[[Texarkana-New Boston Texas Family History Center]]


== Societies ==
*Texarkana USA Genealogy Society <br>P.O. Box 2323 <br>Texarkana, TX 75504-2323
{{TX Societies Intro|Bowie}}
*[http://www.txgenes.com/TxBowie/GS_Lib_Mus/nbgs.htm The New Boston Genealogical Society ]<br>P.O. Box 104 <br>New Boston, Texas, 75570.&nbsp;<br>The NBGS is located at the New Boston Public Library.
*Red River County Genealogical Society<br>P.O. Box 516<br>Clarksville, TX 75426<br>


'''Texarkana Genealogical Society'''<br>PO Box 5825<br>Texarkana, TX 75505-5825<br><br>
== Web Sites  ==
'''Genealogical Society'''<br>PO Box 461882<br>Garland, TX 75046<br>[http://garlandcountyhistoricalsociety.com/Garland Website]<br><br>
'''Texarkana USA Genealogy Society'''<br>P.O. Box 2323<br>Texarkana, TX 75504-2323 <br><br>
'''Red River County Genealogical Society'''<br>P.O. Box 516<br>Clarksville, TX 75426<br><br>


== Websites ==
*[http://www.genealogyinc.com/texas/bowie-county/ Bowie County, TX History, Records, Facts and Genealogy]
{{TX Websites Intro|Bowie}}
*[https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/113286830212601105969 Texas Genealogy Network Community on Google+]
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/183985374989673/ Texas Genealogy Network Group on Facebook]
*[http://www.hiddenancestors.com/Bowietx/ Bowie County TXGenWeb site]
*[http://www.txgenweb.org/ TXGenWeb project]. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the&nbsp; county.
*[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=193203&subject_disp=Texas%2C+Bowie&columns=*,0,0 Family History Library Catalog]
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/us/tx/ Cyndi's List] - List of resources for state and county


* [https://www.txgenwebcounties.com/bowie Bowie TX GenWeb] part of [http://www.txgenweb.org/ TXGenWeb]
== References  ==
* [http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/bowie/bowitoc.htm Bowie USGWArchives] part of [http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/txcounties.htm USGWArchives Texas]
* {{FSC Place IDNum|2788|Texas|Bowie}} – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use [https://familysearch.org/search/ Historical Records] to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.


== Research Guides ==
<references />
{{TX Research Guides Intro|Bowie}}


== References ==
{{Texas|Texas}}
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Revision as of 13:11, 2 May 2014

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Guide to Bowie County Texas genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.



Bowie County, Texas
Map
Map of Texas highlighting Bowie County
Location in the state of Texas
Map of the U.S. highlighting Texas
Location of Texas in the U.S.
Facts
Founded December 17, 1840
County Seat New Boston
Courthouse
Address Bowie County Courthouse
PO Box 248
New Boston, TX 75570
Phone: 903.628.2571
Bowie County Website

 

County Courthouse
[edit | edit source]

County Clerk has birth, marriage, death, probate, land and miltiary
records, school census; Clerk District Court has divorce and court records[1]

Quick Dates[edit | edit source]

Bowie County's civil records start the following years:

Birth Marriage Death Census Land Probate
1903  1889    1850  1889  1889 

== 1796. He was the son of Reason (or Rezin) and Elve Ap-Catesby Jones (or Johns) Bowie.


Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]

For animated maps illustrating Texas County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Texas County Boundary Maps" (1834-1931) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss[edit | edit source]

1889--The Bowie County Courthouse at Texarkana burned on 21 Jan 1889.  Almost all the records were destroyed. [2][3]

1989--The Old Bowie County Courthouse at Old Boston, built in 1891, burned on 12 Aug 1989.  The courthouse was abandoned, as a new courthouse had opened at New Boston in 1985.  No records were lost. [4]



 

Places/Localities[edit | edit source]

Populated Places[edit | edit source]

Towns and Cities: De Kalb | Hooks | Leary | Maud | Nash | New Boston | Red Lick | Red Water | Spring Hill | Texarkana | Wake Village | Wards Village.

The City of Texarkana is located in two states.  In the middle of the city is a street called State Line Road which separates the city between Bowie County, Texas and Miller County, Arkansas. Texarkana is the county seat for Miller County, Arkansas, and a marriage license purchased in Miller County, Arkansas is not valid in the State of Texas.

Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]

Resources[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

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

County cemetery collections


Online Grave Transcripts Published Grave Transcripts County Cemetery Directories

Findagrave.com

Family History Library

Findagrave.com

Interment.net

WorldCat

Names in Stone

USGenWeb


Billion Graves

Billion Graves


Epodunk

Cemeteries of Texas

Names in Stone



See Texas Cemeteries for more information.

Census[edit | edit source]

  • 1850 Census for Bowie County census images from archive.org; index from USGenWeb archives.
  • 1860 Census for Bowie County census images from archive.org; index from USGenWeb archives. Another index
  • 1870 Census for Bowie County census images from archive.org; index from USGenWeb archives.
  • 1880 Census for Bowie County census images from archive.org; index from USGenWeb archives.
  • 1900 Census for Bowie County census images from archive.org.
  • 1910 Census for Bowie County census images from archive.org.  Bowie county split on two microfilm reels: reel 1, reel 2
  • 1920 Census for Bowie County census images from archive.org.
  • 1930 Census for Bowie County census images from archive.org.
Historical populations
Census Pop. %±
18502,912
—
18605,05273.5%
18704,684−7.3%
188010,965134.1%
189020,26784.8%
190026,67631.6%
191034,82730.6%
192039,47213.3%
193048,56323.0%
194050,2083.4%
195061,96623.4%
196059,971−3.2%
197067,81313.1%
198075,30111.0%
199081,6658.5%
200089,3069.4%
Est. 200993,9645.2%
U.S. Census Bureau[5] Texas Almanac[6]










Church[edit | edit source]

Court[edit | edit source]

Family Histories/Surnames[edit | edit source]

Land and Properties[edit | edit source]

After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions, including deeds and mortgages, have been recorded by the county. You can obtain copies of these land records by writing to the county clerk at the county courthouse. For more information, see Texas Land and Property.

The FamilySearch Catalog lists microfilm copies of deeds, trust deeds, and mortgages of many counties.


Local Histories[edit | edit source]

Local histories are available for Bowie County, Texas Genealogy. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section Texas Local Histories.

  • First Settlers of Bowie and Cass Counties Texas, By: Gifford White, Published June 1, 1983 by Ericson Books
  • Daughter of Destiny: Memoirs of a Bowie County, Texas Farm Girl, By: Carlene M. Howell, Published April 1995 by Tab Books
  • Bowie County, Tx Index to Probate Records; 1883-1940, 97 Pages,Compiled by WPA Workers
  • Texarkana Pioneer Families, By: Nancy Jennings
  • The Texarkana Story 1873-1948, By: Lucille Holland
  • Texarkana a Pictorial History, By: William D Leet, Published 1982
  • Bowie County Texas Historical Handbook, By: Bowie County Historical Commission, Published 1976
  • Texarkana Centennial, Historical Program - 1873-1973, By: Nancy Jennings Watts & Mary Lou Stuart Phillips, Published 1973
  • History of Texarkana and Bowie and Miller Counties, By: Chandler, Barbara O., 1939.

Maps[edit | edit source]

Txbowie.jpg

Military[edit | edit source]

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Bowie County, Texas Genealogy newspapers in online catalogs like:

TX Newspaper Abstracts (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).

Probate[edit | edit source]

Probate records of Texas counties were kept by the probate clerk, usually in "probate minutes."

Index to Probate Cases 1883 to 1940  -  Bowie County TXGenWeb

Taxation[edit | edit source]

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Vital Records of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths were recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. Copies can be obtained from the County Clerk's office, or order certified copies online or by mail at the Texas Vital Records State Department of Health. See Texas Vital Records for more information.

Birth[edit | edit source]

Online Birth Indexes and Records

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage[edit | edit source]

Online Marriage Indexes and Records

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm

Death[edit | edit source]

Online Death Indexes and Records

  • Texas Death Records 1890 – 1976 [with images]
    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

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce[edit | edit source]

Societies and Libraries[edit | edit source]

See also a List of Texas Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Research Libraries for Bowie County TX   -  Bowie County TXGenWeb

Family History Centers[edit | edit source]

  • Texarkana USA Genealogy Society
    P.O. Box 2323
    Texarkana, TX 75504-2323
  • The New Boston Genealogical Society
    P.O. Box 104
    New Boston, Texas, 75570. 
    The NBGS is located at the New Boston Public Library.
  • Red River County Genealogical Society
    P.O. Box 516
    Clarksville, TX 75426

Web Sites[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Bowie County, Texas. Page 659 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
  2. ↑ Gendisasters.com - Texarkana, TX Bowie County Courthouse Fire, Jan 1889 http://www3.gendisasters.com/texas/17956/texarkana-tx-bowie-county-courthouse-fire-jan-1889
  3. ↑ Handbook of Texas Online: Bowie County http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hcb11
  4. ↑ Texas Escapes: Old Boston http://www.texasescapes.com/EastTexasTowns/Boston-Texas.htm
  5. ↑ http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&_name=bowie+county&_state=04000US48&_county=bowie+county&_cityTown=bowie+county&_zip=&_sse=on&_lang=en&pctxt=fph
  6. ↑ http://www.texasalmanac.com/population/population-counties-history.pdf
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