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Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page
The Texas Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for Texas. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.

Texas Research Strategies

Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Texas

Texas Research Tips

These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Texas.

Birth information: Statewide registration of births began in 1903 in Texas. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other substitute records to improve accuracy.
Finding Parents: The State of Texas began recording deaths in 1908. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. Search Texas death records
Look in all censuses: Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. Search U.S. Censuses.

Texas Record Finder

This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see Texas Record Finder.

1. What you are looking for:	2. Try these records first:	3. Other useful records
Birth information	Birth records Death records Obituaries Church records	Cemeteries Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Bible records Military records
Marriage information	Marriage records Obituaries Bible records	Church records Probate records Military records
Death information	Death Records Cemeteries Obituaries	Probate Records Church Records Bible Records
Parents	Birth records Death records Obituaries Census Church records	Biography Genealogy
Maiden name	Marriage Records Obituaries Probate records	Church Records Military Records
Immigration date	Emigration and Immigration Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Census	Obituaries Biography History
Naturalization	Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Census Court Records	Voting Records Biography Periodicals
Physical description	Military Records Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) (after 1906)	Biography History

Further Texas Research

Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see Texas Record Finder.
For online record collections, go to Texas Online Genealogy Records.
For more research on Texas, including research at the county level, visit the Texas page on the Research Wiki.
Search all of the Texas record collections at FamilySearch.

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 === Texas Research Strategies  ===
 Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Texas<br>
-:[[Texas Online Genealogy Records|Texas Online Genealogy Records]]
+*[[Texas Online Genealogy Records|Texas Online Genealogy Records]]
-:[[How to Find Texas Birth Records|How to find Texas Birth Records]]
+*[[How to Find Texas Birth Records|How to find Texas Birth Records]]
-:[[How to Find Texas Marriage Records|How to find Texas Marriage Records]]
+*[[How to Find Texas Marriage Records|How to find Texas Marriage Records]]
-:[[How to Find Texas Death Records|How to find Texas Death Records]]
+*[[How to Find Texas Death Records|How to find Texas Death Records]]
 === Texas Research Tips  ===
-These tips will help you as your research your ancestors in Texas.
+These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Texas.
-*'''Birth information:''' Statewide registration of births began in 1903 in Texas.&nbsp;The best substitute record for locating birth information is [[How to Find United States Death Records|death records]]&nbsp;(the majority of death records will list the date of birth of the decedent, and since death certificates are considered a primary resource, they can provide you with the same documentation as a birth certificate). Or, try these other [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]].
+*'''Birth information:''' Statewide registration of births began in 1903 in Texas. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]] to improve accuracy.
 *'''Finding Parents:''' The State of Texas began recording deaths in 1908. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Texas death records]]
 *'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].
-[[Category:Texas]]
+[[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]]
+=== Texas Record Finder  ===
+This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Texas Record Finder]].'''
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+*[[How to Find Texas Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find Texas Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[Texas Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Texas Church Records|Church records]]
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+*[[Texas Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Texas Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Texas Bible Records|Bible records]]
+*[[Texas Military Records|Military records]]
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+| style="padding:10px"|Marriage information
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Texas Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
+*[[Texas Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Texas Bible Records|Bible records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Texas Church Records|Church records]]
+*[[Texas Probate Records|Probate records]]
+*[[Texas Military Records|Military records]]
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+| style="padding:10px"|Death information
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+*[[How to Find Texas Death Records|Death Records]]
+*[[Texas Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Texas Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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+*[[Texas Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Texas Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Texas Bible Records|Bible Records]]
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+| style="padding:10px"|Parents
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+*[[How to Find Texas Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find Texas Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[Texas Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Texas Census|Census]]
+*[[Texas Church Records|Church records]]
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+*[[Texas Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Texas, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
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+Maiden name
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+*[[How to Find Texas Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
+*[[Texas Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Texas Probate Records|Probate records]]
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[Texas Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Texas Military Records|Military Records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Immigration date
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Texas Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Texas Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Texas Census|Census]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Texas Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Texas Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Texas History|History]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Naturalization
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Texas Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Texas Census|Census]]
+*[[Texas Court Records|Court Records]]
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+*[[Texas Voting Records|Voting Records]]
+*[[Texas Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Texas Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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+| style="padding:10px"|
+Physical description
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+*[[Texas Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Texas Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906) (after 1906)
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[Texas Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Texas History|History]]
+|}
+=== Further Texas Research  ===
+*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Texas Record Finder]].'''
+*For online record collections, go to [[Texas Online Genealogy Records|'''Texas Online Genealogy Records.''']]
+*For more research on Texas, including research at the county level, visit the [[Texas, United States Genealogy|'''Texas''']] page on the Research Wiki.
+*Search all of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/26?region=United%20States%20of%20America Texas record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>
+ [[Category:Texas Research Strategies]][[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]]
+[[Category:United States Research Strategies]]