Texas, Hardin County, Deed Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains deed records from Hardin County from 1840 through 1920. Records will be added if more become available. This collection includes the following:
 * Deed of Trust, Volumes 1 - 9, January 1, 1886 - December 31, 1920
 * Deeds, Volumes, 1 - 86, January 1, 1901 - December 31, 1920
 * Deeds, Volumes A - Z, January 1, 1839 - December 31, 1901

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
 * Name of Grantee
 * Name of Grantor
 * Description of Land
 * Date of purchase or sale

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of the individual
 * The date of the event or name of parent or spouse

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * If available, check the image for additional information
 * Use the information to find the person in other records
 * Analyze the entry to see if it provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family
 * Use the information to locate census, christening, marriage and land records
 * Search for military records

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

 * Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality
 * Standard spelling of names typically did not exist during the periods our ancestors lived in. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names, or even initials

Research Helps

 * Texas Guided Research
 * Texas Record Finder
 * Texas Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Texas Research, 1880-Present

Other FamilySearch Collections
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FamilySearch Catalog

 * Deed records, 1849-1894
 * Hardin County, Texas land ownership map, 1898
 * Texas county tax rolls, 1846-1910
 * Robert L. Schaadt. The history of Hardin County, Texas. Dallas, Texas : Curtis Media, 1991. FS Library 976.4157 H2s

Citing This Collection
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