Parmer County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties P  Parmer County

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

County Courthouse
Parmer County Courthouse 401 3rd Street; PO Box 356; Farwell, TX 79325 Phone: 806.481.3691 County Clerk has birth, marriage, death, probate, court and land records from 1908; District Clerk has divorce records from 1908 

Parent County
1876--Parmer County was created 21 August 1876 from Bexar Land District. County seat: Farwell

Neighboring Counties

 * Bailey
 * Castro
 * Curry
 * Deaf Smith
 * Lamb
 * Roosevelt County, New Mexico

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.

Maps



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

Military

 * Confederate Pension Applications ~ Texas State Library and Archives Commission
 * Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch

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


 * 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.

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 Family Search 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.

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites