Tyler County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties T  Tyler County

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

County Courthouse
Tyler County Courthouse 100 West Bluff Street Woodville, Texas 75979 Phone: 409.283.2281 County Clerk has birth records from 1838, marriage records from 1849, death and burial records from 1903, probate records from 1845 and land records from 1846; District Clerk has divorce and court records

County Clerk

116 S. Charlton Street Woodville 75979 Phone: 409-283-2281

District Clerk

100 W. Bluff Room 203 Woodville 75979 Phone: 409-283-2162 Fax: 409-283-6305

History
In 1841, Tyler County was originally organized as Menard District, a judical division; however, when the Texas Supreme Court declared these districts illegal, Congress created Tyler County.

Parent County
1846--Tyler County was created 3 April 1846 from Liberty County. County seat: Woodville

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Neighboring Counties
Angelina • Hardin • Jasper • Polk

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

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records

City Directories

 * Woodville 1996 City Directory from Historic Map Works.

Maps



 * Colmesneil, Texas Sanborn Fire Insurance Map 1904
 * Woodville, Texas Sanborn Fire Insurance Map 1904 &amp; 1909 Scroll down the page until you get to Woodville.  There are several sheets to each map.
 * Tyler County 1897 Map from Historic Map Works.
 * Tyler County Maps: 1858  1863 1882 from the Portal to Texas History.
 * Tyler County General Highway Map 1940
 * Tyler County General Highway Map 1961

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
 * 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
 * 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 Texas, Death Index, 1964-1998 (FamilySearch Historical Records) 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 $

Societies and Libraries
Tyler County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 2022 Woodville, Texas 75979 Website

falcon@imswood.com P.O. Box 888 Woodville, Texas 75979

Whitmeyer Genealogy Library Highway 190W (P O Box 888) Woodville, Texas 75979 409-283-2272

Family History Centers

 * Woodville Texas Family History Center

Web Sites

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