Motley County, Texas Genealogy

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History
The first settlers arrived in 1878. The first settlement was Matador in 1891.

Parent County
1876--Motley County was created 21 August 1876 from Bexar Land District. County seat: Matador.

Named in honor of Dr. Junius William Mottley, 1811-1836, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and aide to General Rusk at the Battle of San Jacinto where he was mortally wounded.

Neighboring Counties

 * Briscoe
 * Cottle
 * Crosby
 * Dickens
 * Floyd
 * Hall
 * King

Cemeteries

 * USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project. - Motley County Page.
 * East Mound Cemetery - Hidden Ancestors TXGenWeb Motley County.
 * Motley County - Gloria Mayfield's TX Cemeteries.
 * Motley County Cemeteries - Historic Texas Cemeteries.
 * Find A Grave - can be searched by the name of a person or family to find where a person is buried. Usually gives birth and death dates often with a picture of the tombstone. May give obituaries, names of family members and links to their information in Find A Grave.
 * Political Graveyard - Site tells where all of the dead politicians are buried.

Maps
Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site

Military

 * A Salute to Our Fallen Heroes - Honoring those who gave their lives to protect our freedom.
 * Veterans - A salute to those who served our county.

Vital Records

 * Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * 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.

Web Sites

 * TEXAS GenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county
 * Motley County TXGenWeb. History, vital statistics, biographies, photos, newspaper clippings, surnames, maps, obituaries and other Motley County information.
 * USGenWeb Motley County Archives. Vital statistics, census information, cemetery transcriptions, photographs, land owners and more.
 * Search for an Ancestor - Family Search.


 * Family History Library Catalog