Hello, List. Can someone tell me how far back birth or death certificates can be ordered for different countries in Texas? I am trying to find one in Freestone county that goes back to 1881 or earlier. Thanks, Jo Ann

Youd be better off contacting the county itself, unless of course that county was combined with another. In that case, youd need to contact the county who it was absorbed into. Jo Ann Whitworth <whitkid2@bigrivertel.net> wrote: Hello, List. Can someone tell me how far back birth or death certificates can be ordered for different countries in Texas? I am trying to find one in Freestone county that goes back to 1881 or earlier. Thanks, Jo Ann ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXHUNT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Jo Ann, Birth certificates weren't required until 1903 so that is the earliest year the state has records for. However, birth records were kept in family Bibles and other such family record books. The individual TXGenWeb counties sometimes have some early birth information so check out the Freestone County website http://www.rootsweb.com/~txfreest Shirley Jo Ann Whitworth wrote: Hello, List. Can someone tell me how far back birth or death certificates can be ordered for different countries in Texas? I am trying to find one in Freestone county that goes back to 1881 or earlier. Thanks, Jo Ann ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXHUNT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXHUNT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message