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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[1]
History
Parent County
1876--Childress County was created 21 May 1876 from Bexar Land District. County seat: Childress [2]
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.
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
1891--Childress County Courthouse destroyed by fire on October 21, 1891. All records were lost. [3]
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Towns and Cities: Childress | Carey | Kirkland | Loco | Tell
Towns and Communities from the Childress County TXGenWeb site.
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
- Childress County Cemeteries from the Childress County TXGenWeb site.
Census
- Childress County Census Records from the Childress County TXGenWeb site.
Churches
Court
- Childress County Court Records from the Childress County TXGenWeb site.
Land
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.
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.
Newspapers
Obituaries
Photographs
- Childress County Photos from the Childress County TXGenWeb site.
Probate
Stories
- Childress County Stories from the Childress County TXGenWeb site.
Taxation
Vital Records
- Childress County Vital Records from the Childress County TXGenWeb site.
- Texas Death Index 1964 to 1998 [no images] Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
- 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
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
Web Sites
- TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county.
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Childress County, Texas. Page 660 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ GenDisasters.com - Childress, TX Courthouse Fire, Oct 1891 http://www3.gendisasters.com/texas/7340/childress-tx-childress-county-courthouse-fire-oct-1891
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