Presidio County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties P  Presidio County

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

County Courthouse
Presidio County Courthouse PO Box 789 Marfa, TX 79843 Phone: 915.729.4812 County and District Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage and land records from 1875, divorce and court records from 1886, probate records from 1884 and military records from 1944

Built in 1886, the courthouse at Marfa, Texas is the only courthouse building that has ever served Presidio County. The Second Empire Style stone and brick building was designed by Alfred Giles and built for a cost of $60,000. The courthouse dome was restored in 2004.

Presidio County Courthouse 320 N. Highland St. Marfa, TX 79843 432-729-4670 County Clerk's office County of Presidio government website

Inventory of records of Presidio County housed in the Presidio County courthouse in Marfa, 1981, describes the records of the County Clerk, District Clerk, Tax Assessor-Collector, Justice of the Peace, Sheriff, County Judge, County Treasurer, and County Surveyor that are available at the courthouse. Read the book on line from the Portal to Texas History.

Parent County
1850--Presidio County was created 3 January 1850 from Bexar Land District. County seat: Marfa

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog

Populated Places
Chinati | Marfa | Plata | Presidio | Redford | Ruidosa | Shafter

Neighboring Counties

 * Brewster
 * Jeff Davis

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

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * Presidio County Cemetery List from the Presidio County TXGenWeb site.

Local Histories

 * Presidio County History from the "Handbook of Texas Online"
 * History of Marfa and Presidio County, 1535–1946, 2 vols., Austin: Nortex, 1985. Written by Cecilia Thompson.
 * Gray Ghosts of far west Texas : a history of Confederate veterans and their families who settled in the Texas counties of: Brewster, Jeff Davis, Presidio, Pecos, Reeves, Terrell, 2 volumes. Written by Verna A. Bonner.

Maps

 * Presidio County, Texas Maps 1862-1932 from the Presidio County TXGenWeb site

Military

 * Confederate Pension Applications ~ Texas State Library and Archives Commission
 * Presidio County, Texas World War II Dead, soldiers killed in action or died while serving, from the Presidio County TXGenWeb site

Newspapers

 * The Big Bend Sentinel Newspaper, Marfa, Texas

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 Original Marriage Records on Microfilm
 * Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 ~ FamilySearch records collection''
 * Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973  ~  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  ~  FamilySearch record collection

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 FamilySearch and is tied to images of the Texas death certificates. Few certificates are available prior to 1903.
 * Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 Texas, Death Index, 1964-1998 (FamilySearch Historical Records) Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005  (index)  -  Hidden Ancestors

Societies and Libraries

 * Marfa City Municipal Library 115 E Oak St Marfa, TX 79843 432-729-4631
 * Presidio Library Oreilly St Presidio, TX 79845 432-229-3317
 * Big Bend Genealogical Society, Brewster, Jeff Davis and Presidio Counties
 * Marfa and Presidio County Museum 110 W. San Antonio St Marfa, TX 79843 432-729-4140

Web Sites

 * Presidio County TXGenWeb site maps, history, cemetery information, and more.
 * Presidio County Texas Old Photos