Kent County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties K  Kent County

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

County Courthouse
Kent County Courthouse PO Box 9 Jayton, TX 79528 Phone: 806.237.3881 County Clerk has birth, marriage, death, divorce, land, probate, military and court records from 1876

Kent County's first courthouse was built in Clairemont in 1893. It burned in 1955, a year after the county seat was moved to Jayton. The second (and present) courthouse opened in 1957.

Kent County Courthouse County Clerk - Richard Craig Harrison Deputy County Clerk - Stacy Burchett P. O. Box 9 Jayton, TX 79528 Phone: 806-237-3881 Fax: 806-237-2632  fee schedule Kent County Government Website

Parent County
Kent County was created 21 August 1876 from Bexar and Young Land Districts and organized in 1892. County seat: Clairemont (1892-1954); Jayton (1954-present).

Record Loss
1955--The Old Kent County Courthouse in Clairemont, built in 1893, was burned in April 1955. The building was vacant because the county seat moved to Jayton in 1954. No record loss.

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Populated Places
Clairemont | Clipper | Girard | Harmony | Jayton | Luzon | Polar

Populated Places from the Kent County TXGenweb site.

Neighboring Counties
Crosby • Dickens • Fisher • Garza • King • Scurry • Stonewall

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

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * Kent County Cemeteries from the Kent County TXGenWeb site.

Local Histories

 * Kent County and Its People, 1983, by Jewell G. Pritchett and Erma B. Black.
 * Kent County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.

Maps



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

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 $
 * Kent County Military Records from the Kent County TXGenWeb site.

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
 * Kent County Births 1926-1945 from the Kent County TXGenWeb site.

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records


 * Kent County Marriages 1968-2002 from the Kent County TXGenWeb site.
 * Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 - FamilySearch records collection 
 * Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973  -  FamilySearch record collection
 * Texas, Marriages, 1966-2010  -  FamilySearch record collection
 * 1814 - 1909 and 1966 - 2011 Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 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 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.
 * Kent County Deaths 1964-1999 from the Kent County TXGenWeb site.
 * 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
Kent County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 414 Jayton 79528

Web Sites

 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes,