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Anderson County, Texas Area Key to Genealogical Records

Places in Anderson County, Texas: Cayuga, Palestine (county seat), and Tennesse Colony.

Anderson County, Texas Genealogy Anderson County was created March 24, 1846 from Houston County.

Anderson County, Texas Archives

The Texas State Library and Archives (with both the state library and the state archives as the same government agency) collects and maintains as well as makes available historical documents. Records date back into the 1700s.      Many County Records on Microfilm are available on interlibrary loan throughout the Untied States. They contain records such as Births and Deaths, marriages, deeds, probates, civil court minutes, tax rolls, etc.      Genealogy Resources include Vital Statistics Indexes, Index to confederate pension applications, Index to Texas adjutant general service records, 1836-1935, Index to Republic claims, Confederate indigent families lists, Texas County Tax Rolls on Microfilm, and more.      Online databases are only available to libraries within the state of Texas. Research services are limited, however a list of private researchers is provided.

Anderson County, Texas Cemeteries

___-2000s Texas Cemeteries - free online by USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project      USGenWeb really has this project going well. I have seen results in other states as well. They have a table listing all the counties. You simply click on the county and the cemetery list appears. It is easy to see which cemeteries have transcribed tombstones where you can look for your ancestor online for free.

Anderson County, Texas Census

The following census links at Ancestry.com take you to the page where you can enter your ancestor's name and search for that ancestor. To search the original census page by page, scroll down to the bottom, click on the desired state, then county, and then township.

1850 United States Census - online at Ancestry.com

1850 United States Slave Schedules - online at Ancestry.com

1850-1880 United States Mortality Schedules - online at Ancestry.com

1860 United States Census - online at Ancestry.com

1860 United States Slave Schedules - online at Ancestry.com

1870 United States Census - online at Ancestry.com

1880 United States Census - online at Ancestry.com

1890 United States Veteran Census - online at Ancestry.com

1900 United States Census - online at Ancestry.com

1910 United States Census - online at Ancestry.com

1920 United States Census - online at Ancestry.com

1930 United States Census - online at Ancestry.com

Anderson County, Texas Church

____-1920 Catholic Archives of Texas - free overall description of microfilm collection      This collection of thousands of microfilm may be search at their archives by genealogists. For records after 1920 authorization by the individual is required. The collections includes school records as well as catholic newspapers, Mexican and Spanish Manuscripts (1519-1881), personal papers, photographs, sacramental records, maps, bibles, etc. If you cannot visit the archives in person, perhaps it would be worth while to hire a professional research who lives in the area.

Anderson County, Texas County Offices

The official web site of Anderson County, Texas lists all the county offices including the county clerk where vital records are kept. Forms for ordering vital records area available on the web site.

Anderson County, Texas History

pub. 1936 A centennial history of Anderson County, Texas - online at Ancestry.com

Anderson County, Texas Libraries

World-wide www.FamilySearch.org - free index online by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints      The largest collection of genealogy records is in Salt Lake City, Utah. Their web site includes a free index to an online database currently called the Ancestral File and other major collections including the 1880 US Census and the 1881 United Kingdom Census.     The web site also contains an online catalog to their massive genealogy collection. Local, state, and country records have been gathered throughout the world. Individual lists for individual counties can be viewed online including one for Anderson County, Texas. If the record has been microfilmed it can be rented and viewed at a Family History Center near you. Hours and addresses are available on the Find a Family History Center Near You web page. Access is open to everyone.

Anderson County, Texas Map

1836-1930 Texas County Formation Maps - free online by USGenWeb

1895 U.S. 1895 Atlas (Anderson County, Texas) - free online

Anderson County, Texas Military

1917-1918  World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Can search by given name, even middle name) - online at Ancestry.com

Anderson County, Texas Vital Records

1846-2002 Texas Marriages, 1846-1900 & 1966-2002 - online at Ancestory.com

1800s-1900s Texas Counties Marriage Indexes - free online by USGenWeb      These indexes are to the the marriage records found in the offices of county clerks throughout Texas. Each county list is contains different information. Generally the contain the name of the Groom and Bride, their date of marriage and reference information to the original marriage record.

1903-1997 Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 - online at Ancestry.com

1903-present Order Texas Birth, Death, Marriage & Divorce Records Online - offered by the Texas Dept. of State Health Services      The rule is that a birth record must be 75 years old before it can be offered to the public and a death record must be 25 years old.

1937-present United States Social Security Death Index - free online at RootsWeb

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