Roberts County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties R  Roberts County

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

County Courthouse
Roberts County Courthouse PO Box 477 Miami, TX 79059 Phone: 806.868.2341 County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage, divorce, probate, probate, divorce, probate, court and land records from 1889 and burial records from 1900

History
The first Anglo-American arrived in 1876.

Parent County
1876--Roberts County was created 21 August 1876 from Bexar Land District. County seat: Miami

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Neighboring Counties
Carson • Gray • Hansford • Hemphill • Hutchinson • Lipscomb • Ochiltree • Wheeler

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


 * Roberts County Cemeteries -  Roberts TXGenWeb

Church

 * Texas Christian Church Directory~ ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in Texas

Court

 * Texas Naturalization Records 1906-1989  ~  FamilySearch Record Collection

Land

 * Original Land Owners of Texas - USGenWeb Archives Project

Maps



 * Texas Counties Map. TXGenWeb site.
 * Texas Land Survey Maps for (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Military

 * 1838 - 1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1845 - 1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 1845-1848 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch
 * Confederate Pension Applications ~ Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Probate

 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records ~  Ancestry.com  (subscription)
 * Texas, Probate Records, 1800-1990 (images) - FamilySearch

Birth

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

Marriage

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

Death

 * Texas Death Records 1890 – 1976 [with images] Name index and images of statewide death certificates, 1890-1976. The name index has been created by Family Search and is tied to images of the Texas death certificates. Few certificates are available prior to 1903.
 * 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 Index, 1903-2000  ~  FamilySearch records collection
 * Texas, Deaths and Burials, 1903-1973  ~ FamilySearch records collection
 * 1977 - 1986 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * Footnote.com ($) has Texas Death Certificates 1890-1976 available online.
 * 1903 - 1973 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903 - 1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Divorce

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

Societies and Libraries
Roberts County Historical Commission Roberts County Museum Box 306, 120 East Commercial Street Miami, TX 79059 (806) 868-3291 Roberts County Historical Commission

Web Sites

 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
 * Roberts County -  TXGenWeb Project
 * USGenWeb Archives Project - Roberts County