Jim Wells County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties IJ  Jim Wells County

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 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 361-668-5702 

District Clerk

P.O. Drawer 2219 Alice 78332 Phone: 512-668-5717 <span class="skype_c2c_text_span">512-668-5717 <span class="skype_c2c_free_text_span" />

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[[Image:Courthouse alice texas.jpg|frame|center|Courthouse alice texas.jpg]]County Courthouse
Jim Wells County Courthouse, Alice, TX, circa 1912

Parent County
1911--Jim Wells County was created 25 March 1911 from Nueces County. County seat: Alice

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 1838-1900 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1845 - 1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 1845-1848 at Ancestry.com — index $

Probate
Online Probate Records


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

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


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

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * 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 $

Original Marriage Records on Microfilm

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records

Original Death Records on Microfilm
 * Jim Wells County Death Index 1927-1928, 1958-1959, 1965, and 1989-2007 online from the Jim Wells County TXGenWeb site
 * 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.
 * 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
 * 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
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968 - 2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $

Family History Centers

 * Alice Texas Family History Center

Web Sites

 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county