Titus County, Texas Genealogy

United States Texas  Counties T  Titus County

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

County Courthouse
Titus County Courthouse 100 West 1st Street Suite 204 Mt. Pleasant, Texas 75455 Phone: 903.577.6796 County Clerk has birth, marriage death, land, probate, court and military records from 1895; District Clerk has divorce records from 1895

Parent County
1846--Titus County was created 11 May 1846 from Bowie and Red River Counties. County seat: Mount Pleasant

Record Loss
1895--Courthouse and all county records were destroyed by fire in September 1895.

Places / Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Populated Places
Miller's Cove | Mount Pleasant | Talco | Winfield

Neighboring Counties
Camp • Franklin • Morris • Red River

African American

 * Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1870(images) - FamilySearch

Obituaries

 * Titus County Obituaries

Cemeteries
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.

Additional Cemetery Sources

 * Titus County Cemeteries

Family Group Sheets

 * Titus County Family Group Sheets

Maps



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

Military

 * Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch
 * Texas, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 - FamilySearch
 * Confederate Pension Applications ~ Texas State Library and Archives Commission
 * Titus County Veterans
 * Tribute to Our Fallen Heroes
 * Salute to Our Veterans

Probate

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

Vital Records

 * Titus County Vital Records

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 County Marriages 1966-2005 (index) - Hidden Ancestors
 * 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 FamilySearch 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.
 * 1977 - 1986 at FamilySearch.org — index

Original Death Records on Microfilm

Divorce

 * Texas Divorce Records 1968 - 2005  (index)  -  Hidden Ancestors
 * 1968-2010 at FamilySearch.org — index

Societies and Libraries
Mt. Pleasant Public Library 213 North Madison Mt. Pleasant, Texas 75455 Phone: (903) 575-4180 genealogyinc

Web Sites

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