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Texas Obituary Index

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An Index to Known Texas Obituaries

This collection indexes known obituaries for individuals born in Texas. The obituary text itself is not included; the index is intended to help researchers identify an obituary that was published by a newspaper or funeral home.

About the collection: Some names include the mother's maiden surname, following Hispanic naming tradition. Because this is an index rather than a collection of obituary images, use the information you find here as a lead to locate the original newspaper or funeral-home notice.

Browse by Texas County

Select the county associated with the indexed birthplace.

Anderson Angelina Baylor Bell Bexar Bosque Brown Caldwell Callahan Cameron Cass Cherokee Childress Coleman Collin Coryell Dallam Dallas Denton Eastland Ellis El Paso Fannin Galveston Grayson Gregg Harris Henderson Hidalgo Jasper Jefferson Johnson Jones Kaufman Lamar Lavaca Limestone Lubbock Matagorda McLennan Medina Montague Nacogdoches Navarro Nueces Potter Runnels Shelby Tarrant Taylor Tom Green Travis Val Verde Wichita Wilbarger Williamson Wise

Other Birthplace Categories

Use these sections when the county is unknown, the entry identifies only Texas as the birthplace, or the birthplace was not identified.

Unknown County Born in Texas Birthplace Not Identified, A-D Birthplace Not Identified, E-L Birthplace Not Identified, M-Q Birthplace Not Identified, R-Z

What to Do After You Find a Name

Record the person's name and identifying details from the index, then look for the original obituary in newspaper databases, local libraries, funeral-home archives, county genealogy resources, or historical societies. The original obituary may provide relatives, residence, burial place, occupations, churches, organizations, and other valuable clues.

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