GuidedResearch:Texas

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Birth

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Birth - Where can I find birth records?

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• 1840s-2000s: Texas Birth Collections at FamilySearch - (List of collections) Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935
Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997
Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981
Texas, Comanche County Records, 1858-1955
Texas, Cooke County, Birth Records 1873-1876
Texas, Swisher County Records, 1879-2012

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• 1926-1995: Texas Births at MyHeritage ($)

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Marriage

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Marriage - Where can I find marriage records?

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• 1830s-2000s: Texas Marriage Collections at FamilySearch - (List of collections) Texas Marriages, 1837-1973
Texas Marriages, 1966-2010
Texas, Church Marriages, 1839-1982
Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977
Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965
Texas, Comanche County Records, 1858-1955
Texas, Mills County Clerk Records, 1841-1985
Texas, Swisher County Records, 1879-2012

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• 1802-2010: United States Marriages, Texas at Findmypast ($)

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Death

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Death - Where can I find death records?

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• 1860s-2000s: Texas Death Collections at FamilySearch - (List of collections) Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
Texas Death Index, 1964-1998
Texas Deaths and Burials, 1903-1973
Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
Texas Deaths, 1977-1986
Texas, Gonzales County, Death records, 1863-1970
Texas, Swisher County Records, 1879-2012
United States Social Security Death Index
Find A Grave Index
BillionGraves Index

If the death record was not found, try this next:

• 1903-1982: Texas Death Certificates at Ancestry ($)

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