Jim Wells County, Texas Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Jim Wells County Courthouse 200 N Almond Street Alice, TX 78332 Phone: 361.668.5702 County Clerk has birth, death, marriage, probate and court records from 1911 and land records from 1848; District Clerk has divorce records

County Clerk

P.O. Box 1459 Alice 78333 Phone: 361-668-5702

District Clerk

P.O. Drawer 2219 Alice 78332 Phone: 512-668-5717

Parent County
1911--Jim Wells County was created 25 March 1911 from Nueces County. Adopted by TXGenWeb Jim Wells County Charlie Ward Jim Wells County Courthouse, Alice, TX, circa 1912
 * County seat: Alice

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties
Brooks •  Duvall  •  Kleberg  •  Live Oak  •  Nueces  •  San Patricio

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

Additional Cemetery Sources
Transcriptions of all Jim Wells County cemeteries were started in 2004, by Charlie Ward, a local volunteer. Transcriptions are located at the TXGenWeb county site and also at Find-A-Grave with photos of all headstones present at the time the walkthrough was completed. There are still a large number of cemeteries to be done.

BillionGraves:


 * Barrera Cemetery, Alice
 * Cadenas Cemetery, Alice
 * Gonzalez Cemetery, Alice
 * Fraternal Cemetery, Alice
 * Hinojosa Cemetery, Alice
 * Lattas Cemetery, Alice

Maps



 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the 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

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

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1837-1973 Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973 FamilySearch record collection
 * 1837-1977 Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 FamilySearch records collection
 * 1837-1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1966-2010 Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010 FamilySearch record collection

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 1890-1976 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.
 * 1903-1973 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903-1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1927-1928, 1958-1959, 1965, and 1989-2007 Jim Wells County Death Index 1927-1928, 1958-1959, 1965, and 1989-2007 online from the Jim Wells County TXGenWeb site
 * 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

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

Family History Centers

 * Alice Texas Family History Center

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.