Henderson County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties H  Henderson County

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

County Courthouse
Henderson County Courthouse 100 East Tyler Street Suite 107 Athens, Texas 75751 Phone: 903.675.6140 County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage records from 1880, probate records from 1860, court records from 1910 and land records from 1846

History
The first permanent settlements were established in 1837.

Parent County
1846--Henderson County was created 27 April 1846 from Houston and Nacogdoches Counties. County seat: Athens

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Neighboring Counties
Anderson •  Cherokee  •  Ellis  •  Freestone  •  Kaufman  •  Navarro  •  Smith  •  Van Zandt

Local Histories

 * A Memorial and Biographical History of Navarro, Henderson, Anderson, Limestone, Freestone and Leon Counties, Texas, 1883. Digital book on line from the Portal to Texas History.

Maps



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

Military

 * 1838 - 1900 Texas Muster Roll Index Cards 1838-1900 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1845 - 1848 US American Volunteer Soldiers Mexican War 1845-1848 at Ancestry.com — index $

Civil War

 * 1st Battalion, Arkansas Cavalry (Stirman's) (Confederate), Company I

Newspapers

 * Athens Review Newspaper

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records


 * Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 (index)- FamilySearch
 * Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (images and index) - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 - 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
 * 1814 - 1909 and 1966 - 2011 Texas Marriage Collection 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1837 - 1977 Texas Select County Marriage Index 1837-1977 at Ancestry.com — index $

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 1964 to 1998 Texas, Death Index, 1964-1998 (FamilySearch Historical Records) Name index to Texas Statewide Death Certificates or four million people who have died since 1964.
 * 1977 - 1986 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903 - 1973 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903 - 1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005  (index)  -  Hidden Ancestors
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968 - 2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $

Societies and Libraries
Henderson County Genealogical Org. 121 S. Prairieville St. Athens 75751 Henderson County Historical Commission 207 N. Prairieville St. Athens, Texas Henderson County Historical Society Post Office Box 943 Athens, Texas 75751 (903) 677-3611 website

Henderson County Historical Society P.O. Box 1412 Athens 7575

Web Sites

 * TXGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the county