Parker County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties P  Parker County

Guide to Parker County Texas genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Parker County Courthouse 1112 Santa Fe; PO Box 819; Weatherford, TX 76086-0819 Phone: 817.594.7461 County Clerk has birth, marriage and death records from 1903, land records from 1874, probate, military and court records; District Clerk has divorce records

History
The first permanent settlement occurred after 1849.

Parent County
1855--Parker County was created 12 December 1855 from Bosque andNavarro Counties. County seat: Weatherford

Record Loss
1874--Courthouse and almost all county records were destroyed by fire in May 1874.

Neighboring Counties

 * Hood
 * Jack
 * Johnson
 * Palo Pinto
 * Tarrant
 * Wise

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

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * Reynolds Cemetery, Azle BillionGraves

Local Histories

 * "Historical Sketch of Parker County and Weatherford, Texas" (1877) Google books - free
 * "History of Texas, together with a biographical history of Tarrant and Parker counties" (1895) Archive.org – free

Maps

 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records Original Birth Records on Microfilm
 * Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index)- FamilySearch
 * Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 - FamilySearch

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Weatherford Texas Family History Center

Web Sites

 * TXGenWeb