Parker County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties P  Parker County

Guide to Parker County Texas ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Parker County Courthouse 1112 Santa Fe; PO Box 819; Weatherford, TX 76086-0819 Phone: 817.594.7461 County Clerk has birth, marriage and death records from 1903, land records from 1874, probate, military and court records; District Clerk has divorce records

History
The first permanent settlement occurred after 1849.

Parent County
1855--Parker County was created 12 December 1855 from Bosque andNavarro Counties. County seat: Weatherford

Record Loss
1874--Courthouse and almost all county records were destroyed by fire in May 1874.

Neighboring Counties

 * Hood
 * Jack
 * Johnson
 * Palo Pinto
 * Tarrant
 * Wise

Cemeteries
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * Reynolds Cemetery, Azle BillionGraves

Local Histories

 * "Historical Sketch of Parker County and Weatherford, Texas" (1877) Google books - free
 * "History of Texas, together with a biographical history of Tarrant and Parker counties" (1895) Archive.org – free

Maps

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

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records Original Birth Records on Microfilm
 * Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index)- FamilySearch
 * Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 - FamilySearch

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records Original Marriage Records on Microfilm
 * Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 ~ FamilySearch records collection''
 * Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973  ~  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  ~  FamilySearch record collection

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 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.
 * Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 Texas, Death Index, 1964-1998 (FamilySearch Historical Records) Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005  (index)  -  Hidden Ancestors

Family History Centers

 * Weatherford Texas Family History Center

Web Sites

 * TXGenWeb