Some birth and death records were filed on the county level from 1903- 1909, and some of these were transmitted to the State in 1916. Beginning in 1910, the State began requiring death certificates, but total compliance was not immediate. To qualify, applicants must prove direct or collateral descent from an ancestor who settled in Texas before February 19, 1846. Meadow Oaks Dr., Temple TX 76502-1752. P.O. Box 15247, Austin TX 78761.
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Source List Brown, John Henry. History of Texas from 1685-1892 . L. E. Daniell, 1893. Calvert, Robert A. and Arnoldo DeLeon. The History of Texas .