Texas Deaths, 1977-1986 - FamilySearch Historical Records

What Is in This Collection?
This collection includes images of Texas statewide death certificates, including delayed certificates, from the Texas Department of State Health Services in Austin. Additional certificates will be added to the collection as they become available.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records: • 2

Coverage Table
For a table with the number of records by county in this collection see Texas Death Coverage Table.

How do I Search This Collection
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * Name of the person
 * The location
 * Date of the event

What Do I Do Next?
Indexes and transcriptions may not include all the data found in the original records. Look at the actual image of the record, if you can, to verify the information and to find additional information.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * Use the information found in the record to locate the death record
 * Use the age or estimated birth date to determine an approximate birth date to find other church and vital records such as birth, baptism, and marriage records
 * Use the information found in the record to find land, probate and immigration records
 * Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in censuses
 * Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives
 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby town or county
 * Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for these names as well
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Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in the state of Texas.
 * Texas Guided Research
 * Texas Record Finder
 * Texas Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Texas Research, 1880-Present

Other FamilySearch Collections
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.

FamilySearch Catalog

 * An index to death records, Texas, 1903-1945
 * Probate obituaries (delayed death records) and indexes, 1800-1990
 * Texas death records, 1890-1976
 * Texas index to death records, 1941-1973
 * Texas, death certificates, 1977-1986

FamilySearch Digital Library

 * prepared by the Texas Historical Records Survey, Division of Community Service Programs, Work Projects Administration. Guide to public vital statistics records in Texas. State Bureau of Vital Statistics, 1941

Citing This Collection
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Texas, Defunciones, 1977-1986 (Registros históricos de FamilySearch)