This database is an index to the witnesses whose testimony can be found in the filmed Dallas County, Texas, District Court Civil Case Papers from the inception of the County in 1846 through 1900.
Witnesses are of three types.
Others are deponents. For the plaintiff and defendant, the spelling used in the original petition is preferred. The residence of a witness is noted if it is given or implied in the testimony or if it could be reasonably inferred by the place where the testimony took place. The title of a case is that used in the original petition. Film numbers are those assigned by the LDS, who filmed the papers.