Marion County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties M  Marion County

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

County Courthouse
Marion County Courthouse 102 W Austin Street Room 206; PO Box F Jefferson, TX 75657-0420 Phone: 903.665.3971 County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903, marriage, probate and land records from 1860

History


The county is named after "The Swamp Fox" Revolutionary War Brigadier General Francis Marion (c1732-1795).

Parent County
1860--Marion County was created 8 February 1860 from Cass and Harrison Counties. County seat: Jefferson

Neighboring Counties

 * Caddo Parish, Louisiana
 * Cass
 * Harrison
 * Morris
 * Upshur

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 Texas TXGenWeb site.

Birth
Online Birth Indexes and Records

Original Birth Records on Microfilm

Marriage
Online Marriage Indexes and Records

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 [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

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