TXBELL-L Archives

Archiver > TXBELL > 2000-09 > 0967931130


From: "David W. Morgan" <>
Subject: Re: [TXBELL] Death Records
Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2000 11:45:30 -1000 (HST)
In-Reply-To: <85.361633.26e2cc70@aol.com>


On Sat, 2 Sep 2000 wrote:

> Hi TXBELL Listers -
>
> Where were the records kept prior tp 1903?
>

It was not the law to keep the records until 1903, I think.

Some counties were keeping records in the 1870s, I think it was, but most
counties did not.

It was several years after 1903 before the records were actually kept with
some regularity.

David

David W. Morgan Honolulu Hawaii
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/okfiles.htm
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/txfiles.htm


This thread: