Clay County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties C  Clay County

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

County Courthouse
Clay County Courthouse 100 N Bridge Street PO Box 548 Henrietta, TX 76365-2858 Phone: 940.538.4631

County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage records from 1874, probate and land records from 1873 and court records from 1876

History


The county is named after U.S. Speaker of the House Henry Clay (1777-1852).

Clay County Histories from the Clay County TXGenweb site.

Parent County
1857--Clay County was created 24 December 1857 from Cooke County. County seat: Henrietta

Record Loss
1873--Records of the first organization were transferred to Montague County, where many were destroyed in a courthouse fire on 25 February 1873.

Populated Places
Towns and Cities: | Bellevue | Byers | Dean | Henrietta | Jolly | Petrolia |

Neighboring Counties
Archer • Cotton County, Oklahoma • Jack • Jefferson County, Oklahoma • Montague •   • Wichita

African American

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

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

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * Clay County Cemeteries from the Clay County TXGenWeb site.
 * Clay County Cemeteries - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * FindAGrave - Cemeteries of Clay County
 * Clay County Cemeteries- Interment.net

Census

 * 1860 Federal Census - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Clay County Census Records from the Clay County TXGenWeb site.

Families

 * Clay County Family Page Links from the Clay County TXGenWeb site.

Land

 * Clay County Land Records from the Clay County TXGenWeb site.'
 * Original Land Owners of Texas - USGenWeb Archives Project

Landmarks

 * Clay County Landmarks from the Clay County TXGenWeb site.

Local Histories

 * Clay County Museum Memories from the Clay County TXGenWeb site.

Maps



 * Clay County Maps from the Clay County TXGenWeb site.
 * Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the TXGenWeb site.

Military

 * Confederate Indigent Families- USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Confederate Pension Applications Index - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Clay County Military Records from the Clay County TXGenWeb site.
 * Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch

Newspapers

 * Clay County Newspapers from the Clay County TXGenWeb site.

Obituaries

 * Clay County Obituaries from the Clay County TXGenWeb site.

Photographs

 * Clay County Photos from the Clay County TXGenWeb site.

Probate

 * Texas, Probate Records, 1800-1990 (images) - FamilySearch

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


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

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * Clay County Marriages from the Clay County TXGenWeb site.
 * Texas County Marriage Records, 1837-1977 - FamilySearch. Index to a variety of marriage records (registers, licenses, intentions to marry, etc.) from select counties in Texas.
 * Clay County Marriages - USGenWeb Archives Project 
 * Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973  ~  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  ~  FamilySearch record collection

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 FamilySearch and is tied to images of the Texas death certificates. Few certificates are available prior to 1903
 * Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000 (index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * Texas Deaths and Burials 1903 - 1973 (index)  FamilySearch
 * 1977 - 1986 at FamilySearch.org — index

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * Clay County Divorces - USGenWeb Archives Project
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index

Web Sites

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