Texas County, Missouri Genealogy

Guide to Texas County, Missouri ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Recorder of Deeds has marriage records from 1855 and land records from 1845; Clerk of the Circuit Court has divorce and court records from 1855; Associate Circuit Court has probate records from 1850.

Parent County
1843 Texas County was created 17 February 1843 from Shannon and Wright Counties. County seat: Houston. Texas County went by the name of Ashley County from 1843 to 1845.

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Missouri county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Missouri County Boundary Maps" (1804-1889) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
1860s Courthouse was destroyed. 1881  Fire damaged the courthouse on February 12, 1881. 1930  Fire destroyed the courthouse on December 14, 1930.

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog




 * The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all 114 Missouri Counties.

Neighboring Counties
Dent •  Douglas  •  Howell  •  Laclede  •  Phelps  •  Pulaski  •  Shannon  •  Wright

Biographies

 * Family Biographies from The History of Texas County, Missouri (1889) published by Goodspeed are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.

Cemeteries

 * Missouri Cemeteries Missouri Access Genealogy

Census

 * 1732-1933 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Court

 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index and images

Local Histories

 * Biographies from The History of Texas County, Missouri (1889) published by Goodspeed are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.
 * History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri at FamilySearch (Free)

Maps



 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.


 * Map of Texas County townships (Histopolis)


 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Texas County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.
 * Map of 1904 Texas County with numerous small settlements (My Genealogy Hound)

Military

 * 1900 - 1941 at FamilySearch — images

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861 - 1865  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861 - 1865  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1911 - 1938 at FamilySearch — index and images

Regiments

Service men in Texas County, Missouri served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Texas County, Missouri:
 * - 6th Provisional Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company K

World War II

 * 1941 - 1946 - at FamilySearch — index

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index

Probate
Online Probate Records
 * 1750 - 1988 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1766 - 1988 Missouri Wills and Probate Records 1766-1988 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Births

 * 1827 - 1935 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1851 - 1910 Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $

Marriages

 * 1750 - 1920 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1776-1988 - Missouri, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1805 - 2002 Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 at Ancestry.com $
 * 1850 Missouri Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1850 - 1855 Texas County Marriage Index 1850-1855. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1855 - 1882 Texas County Marriage Index 1855-1882. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1881 - 1885 Texas County Marriage Index 1881-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Deaths

 * 1834 - 1910 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $
 * 1867 - 1976 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1883 Texas County Death Index 1883. Batch  at FamilySearch - free.
 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries

 * Texas County Genealogical, and Historical Society P.O. Box 12 300 South Grand Avenue Houston, MO 65483 Phone: 417-967-3126


 * List of Missouri Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers



 * Houston Missouri Family History Center Hwy 63 &amp; E St, Houston, MO 65483 United States Location Map


 * Mountain Grove Missouri Family History Center 3145 N Hwy 95, Mountain Grove, MO United States Location Map