Texas, Birth Index - FamilySearch Historical Records

What Is in This Collection?
The collection consists of an index to births from 1903 to 1997 from the Texas Department of State Health Services.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:

Birth
 * Child’s name
 * Birth date
 * Birthplace
 * Parents' names

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * Name of the person
 * The name of a parent
 * Date of the event

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.

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
 * Analyze the entry to see if it provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family

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

 * The person may be recorded with an abbreviated or variant form of their name
 * Try searching by surname only
 * Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of Texas.
 * Texas Guided Research
 * Texas Record Finder
 * Texas Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Texas Research, 1880-Present

Other FamilySearch Collections
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.

FamilySearch Catalog

 * Texas birth records, 1903-1910, 1926-1936
 * Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935
 * Texas delayed birth certificates (state wide), 1910-1911
 * An index to Texas probate birth records, ca. 1900-1945, ca. 1900-1945
 * Texas index to birth records, 1903-1976

FamilySearch Historical Records

 * Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935
 * Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981
 * Texas, Cooke County, Birth Records 1873-1876
 * Texas, Gonzales County, Birth Records, 1878-1945
 * Texas, Hardin County, Registers of Births, 1882-1939
 * Texas, Harrison County Delayed Birth Records, 1860-1933
 * Texas, Washington County, Birth Records, 1903-1991

FamilySearch Digital Library

 * prepared by the Texas Historical Records Survey, Division of Community Service Programs, Work Projects Administration. Guide to public vital statistics records in Texas. State Bureau of Vital Statistics, 1941

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

Texas, índice de nacimientos (registros históricos de FamilySearch)