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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. | |||
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== Societies and Libraries == | == Societies and Libraries == | ||
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[http://www.txgenweb4.org/txbowie/societies_libraries/libraries.html Research Libraries for Bowie County TX] - Bowie County TXGenWeb <br> | [http://www.txgenweb4.org/txbowie/societies_libraries/libraries.html Research Libraries for Bowie County TX] - Bowie County TXGenWeb <br> | ||
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== Web Sites == | == Web Sites == | ||
*[http://www.genealogyinc.com/texas/bowie-county/ Bowie County, TX History, Records, Facts and Genealogy] | |||
*[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.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 county. | *[http://www.txgenweb.org/ TXGenWeb project]. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county. | ||
Revision as of 13:11, 2 May 2014
United States 
Texas Counties B Bowie County
Guide to Bowie County Texas genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Bowie County, Texas | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of 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
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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]
- Cass
- Little River County, Arkansas
- McCurtain County, Oklahoma
- Miller County, Arkansas
- Morris
- Red River
Resources[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.
County cemetery collections
- Cemetery Index from the Bowie County TXGenWeb site
- Bowie County Cemeteries from the Tombstone Transcription Project
- Bowie County Funeral Home Records from the Bowie County TXGenWeb site
- Bowie County Index of Cemetery Transcriptions from the USGenWeb Project
- Red Bayou Cemetery and History Bowie County Texas, 1998, available from the New Boston Genealogical Society.
- Hubbell Chapel Cemetery, 2001, available by the New Boston Genealogical Society.
- Cemetery Books, available from the New Boston Genealogical Society, include: Ringwood Cemetery & Associated Cemeteries; Wards Creek Cemetery, Church & School Records; Woodman Cemetery (DeKalb); Sand Hill Cemetery; Old Union Cemetery; Read Hill Cemetery and Associated Cemeteries (Brooks, Glass Hill, Godley, Prairie & 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.
- Dalby Springs Cemetery (including photos) ~ Texas Escapes
- Texarkana-Rose Hill Cemetery ~ Texas Escapes
- Redwater Cemetery, Maud BillionGraves. Over 1,000 headstone photographs and transcriptions of those.
| Online Grave Transcripts | Published Grave Transcripts | County Cemetery Directories |
| Family History Library | ||
| WorldCat | ||
| Epodunk | ||
| 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. | %± | |
| 1850 | 2,912 | ||
| 1860 | 5,052 | 73.5% | |
| 1870 | 4,684 | −7.3% | |
| 1880 | 10,965 | 134.1% | |
| 1890 | 20,267 | 84.8% | |
| 1900 | 26,676 | 31.6% | |
| 1910 | 34,827 | 30.6% | |
| 1920 | 39,472 | 13.3% | |
| 1930 | 48,563 | 23.0% | |
| 1940 | 50,208 | 3.4% | |
| 1950 | 61,966 | 23.4% | |
| 1960 | 59,971 | −3.2% | |
| 1970 | 67,813 | 13.1% | |
| 1980 | 75,301 | 11.0% | |
| 1990 | 81,665 | 8.5% | |
| 2000 | 89,306 | 9.4% | |
| Est. 2009 | 93,964 | 5.2% | |
| U.S. Census Bureau[5] Texas Almanac[6] | |||
Church[edit | edit source]
- See Texas Church Records for more information.
- Churches in Bowie TX - ChurchAngel.com
- Churches in Texarkana TX
- Texarkana TX Churches
Court[edit | edit source]
Family Histories/Surnames[edit | edit source]
- New Boston Genealogy Society Family History Index ~ Bowie County TXGenWeb
- Family Group Sheets ~ Bowie County TXGenWeb
- Surnames ~ Bowie County TXGenWeb
- Biographies ~ Bowie County TXGenWeb
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]
- Maps of Bowie County from the Bowie County TXGenWeb site
- Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site
- Map of 1897 Bowie County, Texas with numerous small settlements. (My Genealogy Hound)
- Bowie County is the most northeastern county in the State of Texas
Military[edit | edit source]
- Vietnam Wall List for Bowie County - Bowie County TXGenWeb
- Confederate Indigent Families List - Bowie County TXGenWeb
- Confederate Pension Applications - Bowie County TXGenWeb
- Dependents Support Act List of Dependents - Bowie County TXGenWeb
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).
- Do a Bowie County, Texas Genealogy Place-name search for these and other records in the FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).
- Newspapers of Bowie County Old and New - Bowie County TXGenWeb
- Texarkana Gazette
- Articles from Bowie County Newspapers - Bowie County TXGenWeb
Probate[edit | edit source]
Probate records of Texas counties were kept by the probate clerk, usually in "probate minutes."
- See Texas Probate Records for more information.
Index to Probate Cases 1883 to 1940 - Bowie County TXGenWeb
Taxation[edit | edit source]
- See Texas Taxation for more information.
- Bowie County 1846 Tax List from the USGenWeb archives
- Bowie County Poll Tax List 1903 from the USGenWeb archives
- 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 New Boston Genealogical Society.
- Automobile Registration in Bowie County, 1907-1917, available from the New Boston Genealogical Society.
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
- Bowie County, Texas Marriages, 1888-1930, 7 volumes, available from the New Boston Genealogical Society
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
- Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
- Bates Rolf Funeral Home Index and Bowden Funeral Home Records from the USGenWeb archives.
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]
- Bowie County, TX History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
- Texas Genealogy Network Community on Google+
- Texas Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
- Bowie County TXGenWeb site
- TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
- Family History Library Catalog
- Cyndi's List - List of resources for state and county
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Gendisasters.com - Texarkana, TX Bowie County Courthouse Fire, Jan 1889 http://www3.gendisasters.com/texas/17956/texarkana-tx-bowie-county-courthouse-fire-jan-1889
- ↑ Handbook of Texas Online: Bowie County http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hcb11
- ↑ Texas Escapes: Old Boston http://www.texasescapes.com/EastTexasTowns/Boston-Texas.htm
- ↑ 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
- ↑ http://www.texasalmanac.com/population/population-counties-history.pdf