Vital Records Resources
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Birth or Death |
For complete and up-to-date information on obtaining
birth and death certificates, contact:
Texas Department of Health
Bureau of Vital Statistics
PO Box 12040, Austin, Texas 78711-2040
Telephone (512)458-7111
You may also visit their office at 1100 West 49th Street
or their Web site:
Click Here...
Cost of
certified copies from Texas Department of Health:
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Birth certificate -
$22.00 |
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Death certificate -
$20.00 |
Birth and Death Records prior to 1903
If births were recorded at all before 1903, they were recorded
in the county clerk's office in the county of birth. Many people
whose births were not officially registered at the time had records
established later in life. These records are called probate, or
delayed birth certificates, and the Genealogy Collection has indexes
to a small portion of them. The indexes are arranged alphabetically
and cover births from as early as the 1880s and as late as the
1960s. The Bureau of Vital Statistics and the county clerk's office
must be contacted directly for all other possible delayed or probate
records.
For information on genealogical searches, contact the
Genealogy Collection at
the State Archives Library at (512) 463-5463. Their address is 1201 Brazos
Street, Austin, Texas 78701.
What records does the
Genealogy Collection have?
The Genealogy Collection has indexes to some Texas
births, deaths, marriages and divorces but it does not have the actual
certificates.
FAQ at the
Genealogy Collection
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Marriages & Divorces |
Certified copies of marriage
licenses are only available from the County Clerk in the county in
which the event occurred.
Certified copies of divorce decrees are only available
from the District Clerk in the county in which the event occurred.
Addresses and telephone numbers for both County and
District Clerks are available at
Click Here...
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Other States |
National Center for
Health
The link above is provided
for those users who want direct access to individual State and territory
information. To use this valuable tool, you must first determine the State
or area where the birth, death, marriage, or
divorce occurred, then
click on that State or area.
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