Tarrant
County Courthouse - The State of Texas did not begin
requiring death records until 1903. Some early
records may not exist because it was several years
before there was full compliance with this new law. Only
records of individuals who died outside the city limits
of Fort Worth are kept at the courthouse.
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The
Department of Public Health keeps death records on
individuals who died inside the city limits of
communities with a population of 2400 or more.
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The
Social Security Death Index can be accessed on
FamilySearch.com
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Texas Department
of State Health Services. (Texas Vital Statistics) |
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The LDS Church
has microfilmed all Texas death records from 1903 through
1976. |
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The USGenWeb
Project, Tarrant County Archives has Death Records from
1964 to 1999. |
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The FamilySearch
website is in the process of placing digital images of
Texas Death Certificates online. |
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You
can get a photostatic copy of a Texas Death Certificate
issued prior to ca 1970 for a small fee from the Dallas
Public Library (downtown) or the central
library in Houston. Check with your local library
to see if they have this microfilm. Some certificates
are not very helpful, but others have provided a wealth
of information.
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