Rusk County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties R  Rusk County

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

County Courthouse
Rusk County Courthouse PO Box 758; Henderson, TX 75653; Phone. 903.657.0330 County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage, land and probate records from 1843, court records from 1844 and military discharge records from 1917; District Court has divorce Court has divorce records from 1844

Parent County
1843--Rusk County was created 16 January 1843 fromNacogdoches County. County seat: Henderson

Record Loss
1878--Courthouse and many county records were destroyed by fire in March 1878.

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Neighboring Counties
Cherokee • Gregg • Harrison • Nacogdoches • Panola • Shelby • Smith

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

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * Mount Hope Cemetery, Henderson BillionGraves

Maps



 * Texas Land Survey Maps for (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site
 * 1914 Map of Angelina, Gregg, Harrison, Cherokee, Houston, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, San Augustine, Shelby, Smith &amp; Trinity at www.rootsweb.com

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


 * 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.
 * 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 $

Original Death Records on Microfilm

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 $

Societies and Libraries
Rusk County Library 106 East Main Street Henderson, TX 75652 903-657-8557

Rusk County Genealogical Society (non-active) PO Box 1314 Henderson TX 75653

East Texas Genealogical Society PO Box 6967 Tyler TX 75711-6967

German-Texan Heritage Society PO Box 684171 Austin, TX 78768 Eva Barnett Executive Director 512-482-0927 866-482-4847

East Texas Research Center Mail: Stephen F. Austin State University East Texas Research Center Box 13055, SFA Station Nacogdoches, TX 75962-3055 Phone: (936) 468-4100 Email: AskETRC@sfalib.sfasu.edu

The East Texas Research Center is located on the second floor of R. W. Steen Library on the Stephen F. Austin State University Campus. Regular Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m. Sunday CLOSED Special hours for intercessions and university holidays are listed on the Library Hours page. Before making a trip from out of town, it is best to check to be sure the East Texas Research Center will be open.

Henderson Area Chamber of Commerce 201 North Main Street Henderson, Tx 75652 phone: 903-657-5528 fax: 903-657-9454 email: info@hendersontx.com

National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Texas Chapters Some District IV Chapters: Nacogdoches Chapter, Nacogdoches, Texas Major Thaddeus Beall Chapter, Jacksonville, Texas Mary Tyler Chapter, Tyler, Texas

Daughters of the Republic of Texas Some District IV Chapters: John Tilley Edwards Chapter, Longview, Texas Stone Fort Chapter, Nacogdoches, Texas Charles G. Davenport Chapter, Tyler, Texas Fort Houston Chapter, Palestine, Texas

Texas State Library and Archives Commission + Mailing Address P.O. Box 12927, Austin, TX 78711 +Capitol Complex 1201 Brazos St Austin, Texas +The Sam Houston Center FM 1011 off Hwy 146 Liberty, TX Monday through Friday 8am-5pm and Saturday 9am-4pm

Family History Centers
Note: These are physical locations, Family History Centers do not respond to mail queries.

* Tyler Texas 1617 Shiloh Road Tyler, TX 75703-2437 Tyler, Smith County, Texas, United States Phone: 903-509-8322 Hours: T 10am-2pm, 6:30-8pm; W 6pm-8pm; Th 6:30pm-8pm; Sat 10am-2pm.

* Longview, Texas 1700 Blueridge Parkway Longview, TX 75605 Longview, Gregg/Harrison County, Texas, United States Phone: 903-297-1349 Hours: M, Sat 9am-5pm; T-Th 6:30pm-8:30pm; Sat 9am-5pm

* Gilmer Texas 1122 West Pine Street Gilmer, TX 75644-3238 Gilmer, Upshur County, Texas, United States Phone: 903-843-5805 Hours: M,T,Th,F 9am-1pm, W 6pm-8pm; Sun 10am-4pm according to staff availability.

Web Sites

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