Tekax, Sur, Yucatán, Mexico Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of Tekax family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History

 * In 1809 it became the head of the Yucatán mayoralty sub-delegation.
 * In 1823 the title of Villa was granted.
 * In 1825 it became the head of the Sierra Alta district.
 * In 1841 the title of City was obtained.
 * In 1922 the decrees that granted it the titles of City and Village were repealed and it returned to the category of Town.
 * In 1928 By decree, the town of Tekax was called Ciudad Obregón.
 * In 1930 the previous decree was repealed and it was named Tekax de Álvaro Obregón.
 * The municipality of Tekax has a population of approximately 40,500 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1861-2003 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Parish Records

 * 1674-1970 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1905-1929 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census

 * 1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * Panteón General
 * Address: Calle 57 #0, Colonia San Francisco, Tekax de álvaro Obregón, Tekax


 * Panteón Jardín
 * Address: Calle 57 #0, San Francisco,Tekax