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==Finding the Records== | ==Finding the Records== | ||
===Look for online records.=== | ===Look for online records.=== | ||
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====FamilySearch==== | ====FamilySearch==== | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2790180 | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2790180 Texas, Church Records, 1852-1994] - index & images, very incomplete | ||
*{{RecordSearch|1681015|Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981}} Index only. | *'''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 only. | ||
*{{RecordSearch|1681052|Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973}} Index only. | *'''1837-1973''' {{RecordSearch|1681052|Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973}} at FamilySearch - [[Texas Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Index only. | ||
*{{RecordSearch|1681049|Texas, Deaths and Burials, 1903-1973}} Index only. | *'''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 only. | ||
====Dutch Reformed==== | ====Dutch Reformed==== | ||
*'''1856-1970''' | *'''1856-1970''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60524/ U.S., Dutch Christian Reformed Church Vital Records, 1856-1970], index & images, incomplete.($) | ||
*'''1856-1970''' | *'''1856-1970''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60767/ U.S., Dutch Christian Reformed Church Membership Records, 1856-1970], index & images, incomplete.($) | ||
====Episcopal==== | ====Episcopal==== | ||
* | *{{FSC|1156203|item|disp=Episcopal Diocese of Arizona church records : jurisdiction of New Mexico and Arizona, 1889-1971}} | ||
====Lutheran==== | ====Lutheran==== | ||
*'''1781-1969''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60722/ U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969], index | *'''1781-1969''' - [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60722/ U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969], index & images, incomplete.($) | ||
====Methodist==== | ====Methodist==== | ||
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====Presbyterian==== | ====Presbyterian==== | ||
*'''1701-1970''' | *'''1701-1970''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61048/ U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970], index & images, incomplete.($) | ||
==== | ====Roman Catholic==== | ||
*[ | *'''1700-1996''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61845&_gl=1*ud4cbs*_ga*NzY4NTI3NzcyLjE2NTE1MjY4NTk.*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY2NDU1NDYxMy44MS4xLjE2NjQ1NTUyMDguMC4wLjA. Texas, U.S., Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio Sacramental Records, 1700-1996] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | ||
===Look for digital copies of church records in the FamilySearch Catalog. === | ===Look for digital copies of church records in the FamilySearch Catalog. === | ||
[[File:Family History Library.jpg|right|thumb|<center>''' | [[File:Family History Library.jpg|right|thumb|<center>'''FamilySearch Library'''<br>'''Salt Lake City, Utah'''</center>]] | ||
*The [https://www.familysearch.org/ | *The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] (FS Library) has a substantial collection of original church records and transcripts on microfilm for churches in the United States. | ||
*Online church records can be listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under the state, county, or town. | *Online church records can be listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under the state, county, or town. | ||
*If you find a record that has not yet been digitized, see [https://beta.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-request-that-a-microfilm-be-digitized '''How do I request that a microfilm be digitized?'''] | *If you find a record that has not yet been digitized, see [https://beta.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-request-that-a-microfilm-be-digitized '''How do I request that a microfilm be digitized?'''] | ||
*Some records might have viewing restrictions, and can only be viewed at a [https:// | *Some records might have viewing restrictions, and can only be viewed at a [https://locations.familysearch.org/en/search '''FamilySearch Center'''] near you, and/or by members of supporting organizations. | ||
*To find records: | *To find records: | ||
:::a. Click on the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId= | :::a. Click on the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=26&query=%2Bplace%3A%22United%20States%2C%20Texas%22 '''records of United States, Texas''']. | ||
:::b. Click on '''Places within United States, Texas''' and a list of counties will appear. | :::b. Click on '''Places within United States, Texas''' and a list of counties will appear. | ||
:::c. Click on your county if it appears. | :::c. Click on your county if it appears. | ||
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*Fitzmorris, Mary Angela. [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015014711637&view=1up&seq=5 '''''Four Decades of Catholicism in Texas 1820-1860.'''] ''Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America, 1926. | *Fitzmorris, Mary Angela. [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015014711637&view=1up&seq=5 '''''Four Decades of Catholicism in Texas 1820-1860.'''] ''Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America, 1926. | ||
For a history of the Methodist Church, see: | For a history of the Methodist Church, see: | ||
*[ | *[https://www.archive.org/details/MN5075ucmf_0 '''''History of Early Methodism in Texas, 1817-1866.'''''] Phelan, Macum. Nashville, Tenn.: Cokesbury Press, 1924. | ||
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Mailing address: P.O. Box 12927, Austin, TX 78711-2927<br> | Mailing address: P.O. Box 12927, Austin, TX 78711-2927<br> | ||
Phone: (512) 463-5455<br> | Phone: (512) 463-5455<br> | ||
Email: info@tsl.texas.gov<br> | |||
*[https://www.tsl.texas.gov/arc/genfirst.html '''Genealogy Resources'''] | *[https://www.tsl.texas.gov/arc/genfirst.html '''Genealogy Resources'''] | ||
*[https://tsla.sirsi.net/uhtbin/cgisirsi/?ps=CMu6tnVwIx/TSLAC/X/60/1180/X '''Library Catalog'''] | *[https://tsla.sirsi.net/uhtbin/cgisirsi/?ps=CMu6tnVwIx/TSLAC/X/60/1180/X '''Library Catalog'''] | ||
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====Baptist==== | ====Baptist==== | ||
*'''1750-1899''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62267/ U.S., Southern Baptist Church Records, 1750-1899] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | |||
[http://www.swbts.edu/libraries '''Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary''']<br>A. Webb Roberts Library <br>2001 West Seminary Drive <br>Fort Worth, TX 76122 <br>Phone: (817) 923-1921 (x3330) <br>Fax: (817) 921-8754 | [http://www.swbts.edu/libraries '''Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary''']<br>A. Webb Roberts Library <br>2001 West Seminary Drive <br>Fort Worth, TX 76122 <br>Phone: (817) 923-1921 (x3330) <br>Fax: (817) 921-8754 | ||
*[https://libraries.swbts.edu/node/2063 '''Search the Catalog'''] | *[https://libraries.swbts.edu/node/2063 '''Search the Catalog'''] | ||
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Telephone:205-726-2196<br> | Telephone:205-726-2196<br> | ||
Email: referenc@samford.edu<br> | |||
*[https://library3.samford.edu/search~S27/?searchtype=Y&searcharg=church+records&searchscope=27&m=&SORT=D '''Catalog of church records in Samford University libraries'''] | *[https://library3.samford.edu/search~S27/?searchtype=Y&searcharg=church+records&searchscope=27&m=&SORT=D '''Catalog of church records in Samford University libraries'''] | ||
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====Lutheran==== | ====Lutheran==== | ||
[ | [https://www.swtsynod.org/pages/archives '''ELCA Region4-South Archives''']<br> | ||
1090 Oestreich Dr.<br> | 1090 Oestreich Dr.<br> | ||
Seguin, TX 78155<br> | Seguin, TX 78155<br> | ||
Phone:(830) 379-9900<br> | Phone:(830) 379-9900<br> | ||
Email: archives@swtsynod.org<br> | |||
*Archives hold records for '''closed churches.''' '''For open churches write directly to [[Lutheran Church in the United States#Correspond with or visit the actual churches.|the local church.''']] | *Archives hold records for '''closed churches.''' '''For open churches write directly to [[Lutheran Church in the United States#Correspond with or visit the actual churches.|the local church.''']] | ||
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[https://amarillodiocese.org/ '''Diocese of Amarillo''']<br>4512 NE 24th Amarillo, TX 79107<br>P.O. Box 5644<br>Amarillo, TX 79117<br>Phone:806-383-2243<br>Fax 806-383-8452 | [https://amarillodiocese.org/ '''Diocese of Amarillo''']<br>4512 NE 24th Amarillo, TX 79107<br>P.O. Box 5644<br>Amarillo, TX 79117<br>Phone:806-383-2243<br>Fax 806-383-8452 | ||
*[https://amarillodiocese.org/museum-archives '''Sacramental Records'''] "Request Form for Records" is in the left sidebar.<br> | *[https://amarillodiocese.org/museum-archives '''Sacramental Records'''] "Request Form for Records" is in the left sidebar.<br> | ||
The diocese includes the counties of: [[Armstrong County, Texas Genealogy|Armstrong]], [[Briscoe County, Texas Genealogy|Briscoe]], [[Carson County, Texas Genealogy|Carson]], [[Castro County, Texas Genealogy|Castro]], [[Childress County, Texas Genealogy|Childress]], [[Collingsworth County, Texas Genealogy|Collingsworth]], [[Dallam County, Texas Genealogy|Dallam]], [[Deaf Smith County, Texas Genealogy|Deaf Smith]], [[Donley County, Texas Genealogy|Donley]], [[Gray County, Texas Genealogy|Gray]], [[Hall County, Texas Genealogy|Hall]], [[Hansford County, Texas Genealogy|Hansford]], [[Hartley County, Texas Genealogy|Hartley]], [[Hemphill County, Texas Genealogy|Hemphill]], [[Hutchinson County, Texas Genealogy|Hutchinson]], [[Lipscomb County, Texas Genealogy|Lipscomb]], [[Moore County, Texas Genealogy|Moore]], [[Ochiltree County, Texas Genealogy|Ochiltree]], [[Oldham County, Texas Genealogy|Oldham]], [[Parmer County, Texas Genealogy|Parmer]], [[Potter County, Texas Genealogy|Potter]], [[Randall County, Texas Genealogy|Randall]], [[Roberts County, Texas Genealogy|Roberts]], [[Sherman County, Texas Genealogy|Sherman]], [[Swisher County, Texas Genealogy|Swisher]] and [[Wheeler County, Texas Genealogy|Wheeler]].<ref name="rome">[ | The diocese includes the counties of: [[Armstrong County, Texas Genealogy|Armstrong]], [[Briscoe County, Texas Genealogy|Briscoe]], [[Carson County, Texas Genealogy|Carson]], [[Castro County, Texas Genealogy|Castro]], [[Childress County, Texas Genealogy|Childress]], [[Collingsworth County, Texas Genealogy|Collingsworth]], [[Dallam County, Texas Genealogy|Dallam]], [[Deaf Smith County, Texas Genealogy|Deaf Smith]], [[Donley County, Texas Genealogy|Donley]], [[Gray County, Texas Genealogy|Gray]], [[Hall County, Texas Genealogy|Hall]], [[Hansford County, Texas Genealogy|Hansford]], [[Hartley County, Texas Genealogy|Hartley]], [[Hemphill County, Texas Genealogy|Hemphill]], [[Hutchinson County, Texas Genealogy|Hutchinson]], [[Lipscomb County, Texas Genealogy|Lipscomb]], [[Moore County, Texas Genealogy|Moore]], [[Ochiltree County, Texas Genealogy|Ochiltree]], [[Oldham County, Texas Genealogy|Oldham]], [[Parmer County, Texas Genealogy|Parmer]], [[Potter County, Texas Genealogy|Potter]], [[Randall County, Texas Genealogy|Randall]], [[Roberts County, Texas Genealogy|Roberts]], [[Sherman County, Texas Genealogy|Sherman]], [[Swisher County, Texas Genealogy|Swisher]] and [[Wheeler County, Texas Genealogy|Wheeler]].<ref name="rome">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Catholic_dioceses_in_the_United_States List of the Catholic Dioceses in the United States of America].</ref> | ||
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[http://www.austindiocese.org/ '''Diocese of Austin''']<br>6225 Highway 290 East<br>Austin, TX 78723-1025<br>Phone: (512) 949-2400 | [http://www.austindiocese.org/ '''Diocese of Austin''']<br>6225 Highway 290 East<br>Austin, TX 78723-1025<br>Phone: (512) 949-2400 | ||
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The diocese includes the counties of: [[Dimmit County, Texas Genealogy|Dimmit]], [[Jim Hogg County, Texas Genealogy|Jim Hogg]], [[La Salle County, Texas Genealogy|La Salle]], [[Maverick County, Texas Genealogy|Maverick]], [[Webb County, Texas Genealogy|Webb]], [[Zapata County, Texas Genealogy|Zapata]] and [[Zavala County, Texas Genealogy|Zavala]]<ref name="rome" /> | The diocese includes the counties of: [[Dimmit County, Texas Genealogy|Dimmit]], [[Jim Hogg County, Texas Genealogy|Jim Hogg]], [[La Salle County, Texas Genealogy|La Salle]], [[Maverick County, Texas Genealogy|Maverick]], [[Webb County, Texas Genealogy|Webb]], [[Zapata County, Texas Genealogy|Zapata]] and [[Zavala County, Texas Genealogy|Zavala]]<ref name="rome" /> | ||
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[ | [https://www.catholiclubbock.org/ '''Diocese of Lubbock''']<br>4620 Fourth Street<br>Lubbock, TX 79499-8700<br>Phone: (806) 792-3943 | ||
*Each parish maintains its own sacramental records. You may find the contact information for parishes of this diocese by using the [https://catholiclubbock.org/Parishes.html '''Parish Directory.'''] | *Each parish maintains its own sacramental records. You may find the contact information for parishes of this diocese by using the [https://catholiclubbock.org/Parishes.html '''Parish Directory.'''] | ||
The diocese includes the counties of: [[Bailey County, Texas Genealogy|Bailey]], [[Borden County, Texas Genealogy|Borden]], [[Cochran County, Texas Genealogy|Cochran]], [[Cottle County, Texas Genealogy|Cottle]], [[Crosby County, Texas Genealogy|Crosby]], [[Dawson County, Texas Genealogy|Dawson]], [[Dickens County, Texas Genealogy|Dickens]], [[Fisher County, Texas Genealogy|Fisher]], [[Floyd County, Texas Genealogy|Floyd]], [[Gaines County, Texas Genealogy|Gaines]], [[Garza County, Texas Genealogy|Garza]], [[Hale County, Texas Genealogy|Hale]], [[Haskell County, Texas Genealogy|Haskell]], [[Hockley County, Texas Genealogy|Hockley]], [[Kent County, Texas Genealogy|Kent]], [[King County, Texas Genealogy|King]], [[Lamb County, Texas Genealogy|Lamb]], [[Lubbock County, Texas Genealogy|Lubbock]], [[Lynn County, Texas Genealogy|Lynn]], [[Motley County, Texas Genealogy|Motley]], [[Scurry County, Texas Genealogy|Scurry]], [[Stonewall County, Texas Genealogy|Stonewall]], [[Terry County, Texas Genealogy|Terry]] and [[Yoakum County, Texas Genealogy|Yoakum]]<ref name="rome" /> | The diocese includes the counties of: [[Bailey County, Texas Genealogy|Bailey]], [[Borden County, Texas Genealogy|Borden]], [[Cochran County, Texas Genealogy|Cochran]], [[Cottle County, Texas Genealogy|Cottle]], [[Crosby County, Texas Genealogy|Crosby]], [[Dawson County, Texas Genealogy|Dawson]], [[Dickens County, Texas Genealogy|Dickens]], [[Fisher County, Texas Genealogy|Fisher]], [[Floyd County, Texas Genealogy|Floyd]], [[Gaines County, Texas Genealogy|Gaines]], [[Garza County, Texas Genealogy|Garza]], [[Hale County, Texas Genealogy|Hale]], [[Haskell County, Texas Genealogy|Haskell]], [[Hockley County, Texas Genealogy|Hockley]], [[Kent County, Texas Genealogy|Kent]], [[King County, Texas Genealogy|King]], [[Lamb County, Texas Genealogy|Lamb]], [[Lubbock County, Texas Genealogy|Lubbock]], [[Lynn County, Texas Genealogy|Lynn]], [[Motley County, Texas Genealogy|Motley]], [[Scurry County, Texas Genealogy|Scurry]], [[Stonewall County, Texas Genealogy|Stonewall]], [[Terry County, Texas Genealogy|Terry]] and [[Yoakum County, Texas Genealogy|Yoakum]]<ref name="rome" /> | ||
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===Correspond with genealogical or historical societies.=== | ===Correspond with genealogical or historical societies.=== | ||
Some church records have been given to historical societies. Also, historical societies may be able to tell you where the records are being held. To find a society near you, consult these lists: | Some church records have been given to historical societies. Also, historical societies may be able to tell you where the records are being held. To find a society near you, consult these lists: | ||
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==Next, go to the Wiki article for your ancestors' denomination. == | ==Next, go to the Wiki article for your ancestors' denomination. == | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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