Hi, am looking for date of death for gr gr grandfather John Madison Abel/Able b. 1839 KY. Died bef. Christmas Day 1901 Grimes Co TX, buried Byrne Cemetery. John was visiting youngest dau Willie Lee ABEL BYRNE, who was expecting her first child, when he became ill and died, but do not know month and day, just that he died before the birth of the child on Christmas Day 1901. Did TX issue death certs in 1901? Any info appreciated. Beth Abel Jones