Childress County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  C Counties  Childress County

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

County Courthouse
Childress County Courthouse Courthouse Box 4 Childress, Texas 79201-3755 Phone: 940.937.6143 County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage records from 1893, divorce and court records from 1900, probate records from 1894 and land records from 1895

Parent County
1876--Childress County was created 21 May 1876 from Bexar Land District. County seat: Childress

The county was named for George C. Childress, (1804-1841), lawyer, statesman, and author of the Texas Declaration of Independence, son of John Campbell and Elizabeth (Robertson) Childress, was born on January 8, 1804, at Nashville, Tennessee.

Record Loss
1891--Childress County Courthouse destroyed by fire on October 21, 1891. All records were lost.

Populated Places
Towns and Cities: Childress | Carey | Kirkland | Loco | Tell

Towns and Communities from the Childress County TXGenWeb site.

Neighboring Counties
Collingsworth •  Cottle •  Hall  •  Hardeman •  Harmon County, Oklahoma

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

 * Childress County Cemeteries from the Childress County TXGenWeb site.
 * Childress County Cemeteries - USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project
 * FindAGrave - Cemeteries in Chilress County
 * Childress County Cemeteries - Interment.net
 * Childress County Cemeteries maps, transcriptions, information

Census

 * Childress County Census Records from the Childress County TXGenWeb site.
 * 1850 Census - USGenWeb Archives Project

Court

 * Childress County Court Records from the Childress County TXGenWeb site.

Land

 * Original Land Owners of Texas - USGenWeb Archives Project

Landmarks

 * Childress County Landmarks from the Childress County TXGenWeb site.

Local Histories

 * The Childress County Story, 1971
 * Childress County History from the Childress County TXGenWeb site.
 * Childress County History from the Handbook of Texas Online.
 * 1926 Corral, Childress County High School - USGenWeb Archives Project

Maps



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

Military

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

Photographs

 * Childress County Photos from the Childress County TXGenWeb site.'
 * Childress County Photographs - USGenWeb Archives Project

Probate

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

Stories

 * Childress County Stories from the Childress County TXGenWeb site.

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 Index, 1837-1977 ~ FamilySearch records collection 
 * 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.
 * Childress County Vital Records from the Childress County TXGenWeb site.

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Societies and Libraries

 * Childress County Heritage Museum 210 3rd Street, N.W. Childress, TX 79201 817-937-2261 information facebook page
 * Childress Public Library 117 Avenue B, NE Childress, Texas 79201 940-937-8421 website

Family History Centers

 * Childress Texas Family History Center

Web Sites

 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
 * USGenWeb Archives Project - transcriptions and photographs
 * USGenWeb Archives Project - transcriptions and photographs