Gray County, Texas Genealogy

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

Description
The county was named for Peter W. Gray, a Confederate lawyer, and soldier in the American Civil War. The County is located in the northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Gray County Courthouse 205 N Russell Street Pampa, TX 79065 Phone: 806-669-8007

County Clerk has birth records from 1903,marriage, death, probate, death, probate and court records from 1902, burial records from 1930, land records from 1887 and military discharge records from 1919; District Clk has divorce records

County Clerk

P.O. Box 1902 Pampa 79066 Phone: 806-669-8004 Fax: 806-669-8054 Website: Gray County Clerk

District Clerk

P.O. Box 1139 Pampa 79066 Phone: 806-669-8010 Website: Gray County District Clerk

Gray County has had two courthouses. The first one, built-in 1902, in Lefors, was used as a private residence; after Pampa became the county seat in 1928. The current Gray County courthouse, a four-story Texas Renaissance-style building, was built in 1928. It was restored in 2003 and is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark. A courthouse annex was built in 1959. It was destroyed by a tornado in 1970 and rebuilt.

Parent County
1876-- Gray County was created 21 August 1876 from Bexar Land District. The county was organized in 1902 with Lefors as the county seat. In 1928, the county seat was moved to Pampa.
 * 1) County seat: 1902-Lefors
 * 2) County seat: 1928-Pampa

Record Loss
1970--Gray County Courthouse Annex destroyed by tornado.

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
Armstrong •  Carson  •  Collingsworth  •  Donley  •  Hemphill  •  Hutchinson  •  Roberts  •  Wheeler

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

Local Histories

 * Gray County Bicentennial Observance, 1776–1976: Souvenir Program
 * For the Reason We Climb Mountains - Gray County, 1902–1982, 1982 by Elleta Nolte.
 * Gray County Heritage, 1985, by Gray County History Book Committee.
 * Gray County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.

Maps

 * Texas Counties Map. TXGenWeb site.

Military

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

Mexican-American-War

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

Civil War

 * 1861 - 1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861 - 1865 - at FamilySearch — index

World War I

 * 1917 - 1920 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Probate
Online Probate Records


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

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * 1840-1981 Texas, Births and Christenings - FamilySearch
 * 1903-1935 Texas, Birth Certificates (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * 1903-1997 Texas Birth Index (index) - FamilySearch

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * 1802-2010 Texas, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 Texas Marriage Collection at Ancestry.com — 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 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1966-2010 Texas, Marriages - FamilySearch record collection

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 1890-1976 Texas Death Records [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.
 * 1903-1973 Texas Deaths and Burials (index) - FamilySearch
 * 1903-1982 Texas Death Certificates at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1964-1998 Texas Death Index [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

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

Societies and Libraries
Pampa Genealogical and Historical Society 430 North Summer Street Pampa, TX 79065 Website

Gray County Genealogical Society Harley Madison 2735 Cherokee Pampa, TX 79065 806-669-6294 Website

Family History Centers

 * Pampa Texas Family History Center

Websites

 * Gray County Texas TXGenWeb
 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history.
 * The catalog is genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) This catalog is different than the indexed Historical Records.