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Subject: Re: [TX-Cem] Looking for Graves
Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2002 01:39:31 EST
oh, yes they do! deahs go back to 1903. not all were recorded & not all
at the counties were forwarded to sth state bvs.
> Yes, Texas Death Records, even at the State Library, do not go back
> before 1926 I believe, when it was made a law that deaths had to be
> reported and recorded. Some counties might have death records going
> back further but don't count on it.
>
> You might occasionally find something in the Rootsweb archives where
> many counties and individuals have placed transcriptions of various
> cemeteries, but be aware that not all cemeteries in all counties have
> been cataloged.
>
> You can also try the IGI records at http://www.familysearch.com
>
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