Texas, Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Membership Applications - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection includes records from The Daughters of the Republic of Texas,a lineage based organization and as such, its members must prove their descent from a man or women who rendered loyal service for Texas (prior to the Annexation Agreement with the United States on February 19, 1846) to be eligible for membership. The collection consists of images of approximately 1,525 booklets of applications and their attendant documentation for the years 1892 to 2010. Lineage books and pedigree files usually accompany the application and may include copies of vital records submitted as documentation. The collection is located in the society's headquarters in Austin, Texas. The collection is organized by volume, application number, and years. Later volumes were not assigned volume numbers. If you have the application number, you should be able to find it in one of the ranges listed in the browse lists.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:

Application
 * Applicant’s name and date of application
 * Applicant's date and place of birth
 * Name of ancestor of descent
 * Birthplace of ancestor
 * Texas residence of ancestor
 * Ancestors' date(s) and place(s) of birth
 * Description of ancestor's military service
 * Date application was approved
 * Names of witnesses

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * Name of the person
 * The age of the person
 * Date of the event

How Do I Analyze the Results?
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What Do I Do Next?
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I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Use the age or estimated birth date to find church and vital records such as birth, baptism, marriage, and death records
 * Use the information found in the record to find land, probate and immigration records
 * Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in censuses. Witnesses were usually family members
 * Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

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 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby town or county
 * Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for these names as well
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Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of Texas.
 * Texas Guided Research
 * Texas Record Finder
 * Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Research

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Citing This Collection
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