Parmer County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties P  Parmer County

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

County Courthouse
Parmer County Courthouse 401 3rd Street; PO Box 356; Farwell, TX 79325 Phone: 806.481.3691 County Clerk has birth, marriage, death, probate, court and land records from 1908; District Clerk has divorce records from 1908 

Parent County
1876--Parmer County was created 21 August 1876 from Bexar Land District. County seat: Farwell

Neighboring Counties



 * Bailey
 * Castro
 * Curry
 * Deaf Smith
 * Lamb
 * Roosevelt County, New Mexico

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.

Maps



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

Military

 * Confederate Pension Applications ~ Texas State Library and Archives Commission
 * Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch

Probate

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

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 Records, 1837-1977 - FamilySearch. Index to a variety of marriage records (registers, licenses, intentions to marry, etc.) from select counties in Texas. 
 * 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 Family Search 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.

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005  (index)  -  Hidden Ancestors

Web Sites

 * TXGenWeb