Titus County, Texas Genealogy

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

Texas Online Genealogy Records

Description
The County was named for Andrew Jackson Titus, an early settler. The County is located in the northeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Titus County Courthouse 100 West 1st Street Suite 204 Mt. Pleasant, Texas 75455 Phone: 903.577.6796 County Clerk has birth, marriage death, land, probate, court and military records from 1895; District Clerk has divorce records from 1895

County Clerk

100 West First Street Suite 204 Mt. Pleasant 75455 Phone: 903-577-6796 Fax: 903-576-5048

District Clerk

105 West 1st Mt. Pleasant 75455 Phone: 903-577-6724

Parent County
1846--Titus County was created 11 May 1846 from Bowie and Red River Counties.


 * County seat: Mount Pleasant

Record Loss
1895--Courthouse and all county records were destroyed by fire in September 1895.

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Neighboring Counties
Camp •  Franklin  •  Morris  •  Red River

African American

 * 1865-1870 - FamilySearch (images) - How to Use this Collection

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

Church
List of Churches and Church Parishes


 * FamilySearch Places

Maps

 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military

 * 1838-1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 at Ancestry — index and images $

Mexican-American War

 * 1845 - 1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 1845-1848 at Ancestry — index $

Civil War

 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch — index
 * Confederate Pension Applications ~ Texas State Library and Archives Commission

World War I

 * 1917 - 1920 at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers
Mount Pleasant area newspapers are available online through The Portal to Texas History.

The Northern Standard (Clarkesville, Texas) has earlier issues available online which may include Titus County, Texas news.

Probate
Online Probate Indexes and Records


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

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Taxation

 * 1846-1910 Texas, County Tax Rolls 1846-1910 at Findmypast ($) — index and images

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * 1903-1935 - FamilySearch (images and index) - How to Use this Collection
 * 1903-1997 - FamilySearch (index only) - How to Use this Collection
 * 1926-1995 Texas Births, 1926 - 1995 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * 1802-2010 Texas, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index $
 * 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry — index $
 * 1837-1965 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1837-1973 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1837-1977 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1837-1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry — index $
 * 1966-2010 - FamilySearch - FamilySearch record collection - How to Use this Collection
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

 * 1890-1976 - FamilySearch with images - How to Use this Collection 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.
 * 1903-2000 - FamilySearch (index) - How to Use this Collection
 * 1964-1998 Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * 1977-1986 at FamilySearch.org — index

Divorce

 * 1968-2010 - FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1966-2016 Texas Marriages and Divorces at MyHeritage ($) — index

Societies and Libraries
Mt. Pleasant Public Library 213 North Madison Mt. Pleasant, Texas 75455 Telephone Number: 903-575-4180 Website

FamilySearch Centers

 * Gilmer Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Paris Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Queen City Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Texarkana-New Boston Texas FamilySearch Center
 * Wills Point Texas FamilySearch Center


 * Atlanta Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Franklin County Genealogical Society - an affiliate library
 * Hopkins County Genealogical Society Research Library - an affiliate library
 * Mt Pleasant Texas Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Quitman Texas Public Library - an affiliate library

Websites

 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
 * — The catalog is genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) This catalog is different than the indexed Historical Records.
 * TXGenWeb Titus County