Rockwall County, Texas Genealogy

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History
Settlement by Anglo-Americans commenced in 1846.

Parent County
1873--Rockwall County was created 1 March 1873 from Kaufman County. County seat: Rockwall

Record Loss
1875 - Courthouse and most, if not all, county records were destroyed by fire in March 1875.

1892 - Rockwall Courthouse

ROCKWALL, Tex., Jan. 27.---Rockwall courthouse was burned to-day about 2 o'clock. The fire was first discovered in the dome. The books, papers, furniture, etc., were all saved. How the fire started no one knows. The cause is supposed to have been a defective flue. The building was a wooden structure. Loss $4500, insured in the Hartford and Ã†tna for $3000.

Dallas Morning News, Dallas, TX 28 Jan 1892

source: gendisasters.com

Neighboring Counties

 * Collin
 * Dallas
 * Hunt
 *  Kaufman

Vital Records

 * Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * Texas Death Records 1890 – 1976 [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.

Web Sites

 * Family History Library Catalog