Franklin County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties F  Franklin County

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

County Courthouse
Franklin County Courthouse PO Box 68 Mount Vernon, TX 75457 Phone: 903.537.4252

County Clerk has divorce, records from 1884, birth and death records from 1903, marriage and probate records from 1875 and land records from 1846

County Clerk

200 N. Kaufman Mt. Vernon 75457 Phone: 903-537-2342(Ext: 2)

District Clerk

P.O. Box 750 Mt. Vernon 75457 Phone: 903-537-8337

History
The first settlers arrived in 1836.

Parent County
1875--Franklin County was created 6 March 1875 from Titus County. County seat: Mount Vernon

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Franklin County border changes.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Neighboring Counties
Camp •  Delta  •  Hopkins  •  Lamar  •  Red River  •  Titus  •  Wood

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

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

Newspapers

 * Wikipedia has a list of online newspaper archives for Texas.
 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has The Paris News from 1925 that may include residents from Franklin County.

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1800 – 2000 Texas Wills and Probate Records 1800-2000 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1800 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images

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.
 * Texas Deaths and Burials 1903 - 1973 (index) - FamilySearch
 * 1977 - 1986 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1903 - 1982 Texas Death Certificates 1903-1982 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1968 - 2011 Texas Divorces 1968-2011 at Ancestry.com — index $

Societies and Libraries
Franklin County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 1563 110 E. Main St. Mt. Vernon, Texas 75457 Phone: 903-537-3931 website

Web Sites

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