Hey All! I have had a lot of questions on the Death Index subject so I thought I would just send some information to the list. The Texas Death Index is on microfilm at most all Texas libraries that have a genealogy collection. The years 1903 (when death certificates became required in Texas) through 1940 are in one section of microfilms, and then they are broken down from 1941-1945; and 1946-1973. From 1974 to 1995, are on microfiche and broken down by individual year, and then alphabetized. The first Index covers 37 years and they are just alphabetized by surname, giving the name of the person, county of death and file/certificate number. The rest of the years are broken down by individual years, and then indexed in each year by surname, giving the same information. As far as I know they are not on line or are they available on CD, or are they available through the Family History Centers. Now just because they are not listed in the index it does not mean that a death certificate may not have been issued. I have a great Uncle that died in 1936 and is not listed in the Index, but when I got his copy of his CSA Pension Application, the certificate was there, so they do pop up in the strangest places. I would check the county courthouse to see if it was filed there, it may have never made it out of the county records. Also, it will be filed in the county of death, this may not necessarily have been their county of residence at the time of their death, so check surrounding counties. Another source for Texas is the Birth Index, it follows almost the same pattern as the Death Index, but I am not sure if it goes past 1973. I hope this helps. Yolanda Pepper Miller