Death Certificates are still at 25 years old. However, if you are a child, grandchild, great grandchild, etc. of the deceased, then you can get a copy of the certificate. Birth certificates now have to be 75 years old before someone can get a copy of that record. Gaylon L Powell Austin TX ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eva Bush" <ebush@web-access.net> To: <TXBROWN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 7:18 AM Subject: Re: [TXBROWN] Clerk's Office > Susan, > > The Clerk's Office is opened from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. > > Used to, the birth certificates had to be at least 50 years old and the > death certificates 25 years old, but I think that has changed since last > year. Someone else may know how far back you have to go now before > purchasing certified copies. > > Eva Bush > Brownwood, TX > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Susan Stewart" <txbabe@stonemedia.com> > To: <TXBROWN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 8:22 PM > Subject: [TXBROWN] Clerk's Office > > > > Hi, > > I have been to the Brown Co Clerks Office, but I can't remember the > following, could someone please supply me with the answers? > > > > What are their hours? > > > > I know I was able to just make copies of a few birth certificates and > death certificates for the copy fee, but I can't remember how far back I can > do that before I have to start purchasing certified copies? > > > > Anyone know? > > > > Thanks! > > Susan Stewart > > > > > > ==== TXBROWN Mailing List ==== > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbrown/ > > *Absolutely no spamming allowed!* > > Brown Co. TX maillist archives-search or browse: > > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=TxBrown > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/txbrown > > > > > > > > ==== TXBROWN Mailing List ==== > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbrown/ > *Absolutely no spamming allowed!* > Brown Co. TX maillist archives-search or browse: > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=TxBrown > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/txbrown >