Fisher County, Texas Genealogy

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

Description
The county was named for Samuel Rhoads Fisher, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and a Secretary of the Navy of the Republic of Texas. The County is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Fisher County Courthouse PO Box 368 Roby, TX 79543 Phone: 325-776-2401 Fax: 325-776-3274 County Clerk has birth, death and marriage records from 1903, land records from 1886, probate and court records from 1920

County Clerk

P.O. Box 368 Roby 79543 Phone: 325-776-2401 Fax: 325-776-3274

District Clerk

P.O. Box 88 Roby 79543 Phone: 325-776-2279 Fax: 325-776-3253

History
1876 The first settlers arrived in 1876.

Parent County
1876--Fisher County was created 21 August 1876 from Bexar Land District.
 * County seat: Roby

Fisher County is named for Samuel Rhoads Fisher, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and a Secretary of the Navy of the Republic of Texas. Fisher County is one of 30 prohibition, or entirely dry, counties in the state of Texas.

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Fisher County boundary changes.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Neighboring Counties
Jones •  Kent  •  Mitchell  •  Nolan  •  Scurry  •  Stonewall  •  Taylor

African American

 * 1865-1870 Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records (images) - FamilySearch

Biographies

 * Bickerstaff, William Lee
 * Bowman, Joseph Wylie
 * Crane Sr., Royston Campbell
 * Fisher, Samuel Rhoads
 * Kiefer, J. Frank
 * Martin, William Patrick
 * Rector, Ray

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

Additional Cemetery Sources


 * Cemetery Index -  Fisher County TXGenWeb

Church

 * Fisher County Churches -  Fisher County TXGenWeb

Local Histories

 * Biographies -  Fisher County TXGenWeb
 * Family Records -  Fisher County TXGenWeb
 * Historical Photos -  Fisher County TXGenWeb
 * Surnames  -  Fisher County TXGenWeb

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

Military

 * 1838 - 1900 - Texas Muster Roll Index Cards at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * Pension Applications - Fisher County TXGenWeb

Mexican-American War

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

Civil War

 * 1861 - 1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861 - 1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * Confederate Pension Applications ~ Texas State Library and Archives Commission

World War I

 * 1917 - 1920 - at FamilySearch — index and images

World War II

 * World War II Casualties - Fisher County TXGenWeb

Newspapers

 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has digitized Abilene newspapers that may include residents from Fisher County.
 * Wikipedia has a list of online newspaper archives for Texas.

Probate
Online Probate Records


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

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


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

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * 1802-2010 Texas, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 Texas Marriage Collection at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1837-1965 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1837-1973 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1837-1977 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1837-1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1966-2010 Texas, Marriages - FamilySearch record collection

Death
Online Death Indexes and Records


 * 1890-1976 Texas Death Records [with images] Name index and images of statewide death certificates. 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.
 * 1903-1973 Texas Deaths and Burials (index) - FamilySearch
 * 1903-1982 Texas Death Certificates at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1903-2000 Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000 (index) - FamilySearch
 * 1964-1998 Texas, Death Index (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

Divorce

 * 1968-2002 Texas Divorce Index
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968-2011 Texas Divorces at Ancestry.com — index $

Societies and Libraries
Roby Library 106 NE 1st Street Roby, TX 79543

Rotan Library 404 E. Sammy Baugh Avenue Rotan, TX 79546

Websites

 * Fisher County TXGenWebTXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county
 * Fisher County TXGenWebUSGenWeb Project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * The catalog is genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) This catalog is different than the indexed Historical Records.