Trinity County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties T  Trinity County

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

County Courthouse
Trinity County Courthouse PO Box 456 Groveton, Texas 75845 Phone: 936.642.1208 Courthouse burned 1876; some deeds refiled; County Clerk has birth records from 1911, death records from 1919, marriage and land records from 1876, divorce records from 1920, probate and court records; County Judge has school records

History
The first Anglo-American settler arrived in 1844.

Parent County
1850--Trinity County was created 11 February 1850 from Houston County. County seat: Groveton

Record Loss
1872,1876--Courthouses and most county records were destroyed by fire in December 1872 and February 1876.

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Populated Places
Apple Springs | Barnes | Glendale | Groveton | Nigton | Nogalus Prairie | Pennington | Trinity | Woodlake

Neighboring Counties
Angelina • Houston • Polk • San Jacinto • Walker •

African American

 * Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1870(images) - FamilySearch
 * Texas African American Griots Project ~  USGenWeb
 * AfriGeneas~ African Ancestor Genealogy

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

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * Trinity County Cemeteries ~   TXGenWeb
 * Tombstone Transcription Project ~ Partial transcription of cemetery tombstones ~ USGenWeb
 * Texas Historic Cemeteries ~ Partial indexes to historic cemeteries
 * African American Cemeteries Online ~ Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries
 * Texas Escapes Listing of Texas cemeteries with transcriptions and lots of pictures.

Census

 * 1860 Trinity County Census Images ~  TXGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1900 Federal Census Trinity County ~   TXGenWeb Archives Project

Church

 * Trinity County Churches ~  TXGenWeb
 * Texas Christian Church Directory~ ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in Texas

Local Histories

 * Trinity County Beginnings, 1986, edited by Patricia B. and Joseph W. Hensley for theTrinity County Book Committee.
 * A History of Trinity, 1984, by the Trinity Historical Society.
 * A History Of Trinity County Texas, 1827 to 1928, 1966, by Flora Gatlin Bowles. Read the book online from The Portal to Texas History.
 * Trinity County Historical Landmarks ~  TXGenWeb
 * Trinity County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.

Maps



 * Trinity County Maps
 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site
 * 1914 Map of Angelina, Gregg, Harrison, Cherokee, Houston, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, San Augustine, Shelby, Smith &amp; Trinity at www.rootsweb.com

Military

 * 1838 - 1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1845 - 1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 1845-1848 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch
 * Confederate Pension Applications ~ Texas State Library and Archives Commission
 * Trinity County Military Resources ~ TXGenWeb
 * Military Resources ~ Links to research Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Fallen Heroes ~ Partial Index of casualties from Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Honoring Our Veterans ~ Partial index of veterans from Civil War to Operation Enduring Freedom ~ Hidden Ancestors

Newspapers

 * East Texas News
 * Home Town News - Texas Newspaper Index with links
 * Newslink - Texas Newspaper List (sorted by publication frequency)
 * The Olden Times - Historic Texas News Online

Obituaries

 * Trinity County Obituaries ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Obituary Resources ~ Links to research and locate obituaries ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project ~ Texas
 * Afrigeneas ~ African American death notices, obituaries and funeral programs compiled by users from current newspapers and historical sources
 * Obituary Depot ~ Texas Newspaper Citations
 * Obituary Project ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Obituary Daily Times ~ Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1800 – 2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records 1800-2000 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1800 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images


 * Trinity County Probate Record Books ~ TXGenWeb Archives Project
 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records ~ Ancestry.com (subscription)

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index)- FamilySearch

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm
 * Texas Marriage Records 1966 - 2005 ~ Hidden Ancestors
 * Texas County Marriage Records, 1837-1977 - FamilySearch. Index to a variety of marriage records (registers, licenses, intentions to marry, etc.) from select counties in Texas.
 * Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973  ~  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  ~  FamilySearch record collection
 * 1837 - 1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry.com — index $

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records

Original Death Records on Microfilm
 * Texas Death Records 1890 – 1976 [with images] Name index and images of statewide death certificates, 1890-1976. The name index has been created by Family Search and is tied to images of the Texas death certificates. Few certificates are available prior to 1903.
 * Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000 (index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 United States World War II Draft Records Name index to Texas StatewideDeath Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * 1977 - 1986 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903 - 1973 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903 - 1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Divorce

 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005 Hidden Ancestors
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968 - 2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $


 * USGenWeb Census Project Texas 1850 - 1930

Societies and Libraries
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark Trinity County Courthouse 162 West First Street Groveton, Texas TXGenWeb Project Trinity County contact Susanne Waller at: tchcmuseum@windstream.net. Blanche K Werner Public Library 203 Prospect Dr Trinity, TX 75862 Phone: (936) 594-2087


 * Society Hill ~ Links and addresses to Texas genealogical and historical societies

Web Sites

 * Trinity County Archives ~ USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Trinity County ~ TXGenWeb
 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Hidden Ancestors nformation on Texas genealogy research as well as genealogy research in general.
 * USGenWeb Texas Archives Vital statistics, maps, obituaries, Bible records, tombstone transcriptions and many other records.