Chambers County, Texas Genealogy

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Adopted by Chambers County, TXGenWeb
Billy &amp; Carla Karbowski Clifton

History
The first permanent settlement began in 1821 when the Spanish established a fortress at Anahuac and allowed American colonists to enter.

Parent County
1858--Chambers County was created 12 February 1858 from Jefferson and Liberty Counties. County seat: Anahuac

The county was named for Thomas Jefferson Chambers, (1802-1865), a lawyer and land speculator, was born in Orange County, Virginia, on April 13, 1802, the youngest of twenty children of Thomas Chambers and the ninth of his second wife, Mary (Gore).

Record Loss
1875--Courthouse and most, if not all, county records were destroyed by fire on 2 December 1875.

1935--Chambers County Courthouse in Anahuac destroyed by fire on April 28, 1935. All records were saved.

Neighboring Counties

 * Galveston
 * Harris
 * Jefferson
 * Liberty

Maps
Texas Counties Map. Click on the county to go to the Texas Genweb site

Vital Records

 * 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

Web Sites

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