Port Arthur Genealogy (in Jefferson County, TX)

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Port Arthur Birth Records

1903-1932 Texas Birth Certificates Ancestry online

1903-1997 Texas Birth Index Ancestry online

1926-1995 Texas Births MyHeritage online

Texas birth indexes, 1903-1976 WorldCat

Texas birth indexes, 1903-1976 WorldCat

Texas, Birth Records, 1903-present Texas Department of State Health Services

Port Arthur Cemetery Records

Calvary Catholic Cemetery records, Port Arthur, JeffersonCounty, Texas FamilySearch Library

Calvary Cemetery Billion Graves online

Calvary Cemetery Find a Grave online

Calvary Cemetery, Port Arthur, Texas FamilySearch Library

Green Lawn Cemetery records, Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas FamilySearch Library

Greenlawn Memorial Park Billion Graves online

Sabine Pass Cemetery Billion Graves online

Port Arthur Census Records

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Port Arthur Church Records

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Come Follow Me : First Christian Church, 1904-2004 (Port Arthur) Portal to Texas History online

Ministers of the First Christian Church, Port Arthur, Texas Portal to Texas History online

Parish registers, 1903-1957 (Catholic Church. St. Mary's (Port Arthur, Texas)) FamilySearch Library

Parish registers, 1923-1957 (Catholic Church. Sacred Heart (Port Arthur, Texas)) FamilySearch Library

Parish registers, 1927-1957 (Catholic Church. Our Lady of Guadalupe (Port Arthur, Texas)) FamilySearch Library

Parish registers, 1930-1957 (Catholic Church. St. James (Port Arthur, Texas)) FamilySearch Library

Parish registers, 1951-1957 (Catholic Church. St. Joseph (Port Arthur, Texas)) FamilySearch Library

Parish registers, 1953-1957 (Catholic Church. St. Catherine's (Port Arthur, Texas)) FamilySearch Library

Records (microform) 1928-1975, Trinity Baptist Church (Port Arthur, Tex.). Archive Grid

Port Arthur City Directories

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Port Arthur (Texas) city directories, 1911-1960 FamilySearch Library

Port Arthur City Directory 1914 MyHeritage online

Port Arthur City Directory 1916 MyHeritage online

Port Arthur City Directory 1918 MyHeritage online

Port Arthur City Directory 1920 MyHeritage online

Port Arthur City Directory 1921 MyHeritage online

Port Arthur City Directory 1923 MyHeritage online

Port Arthur City Directory 1925 MyHeritage online

Port Arthur City Directory 1929 MyHeritage online

Port Arthur City Directory 1931 MyHeritage online

Port Arthur City Directory 1938 MyHeritage online

Port Arthur City Directory 1939 MyHeritage online

Port Arthur City Directory 1940 MyHeritage online

Port Arthur City Directory 1941 MyHeritage online

Port Arthur City Directory 1943 MyHeritage online

Port Arthur City Directory 1945 MyHeritage online

Port Arthur City Directory 1949 MyHeritage online

Port Arthur City Directory 1951 MyHeritage online

Port Arthur City Directory 1952 MyHeritage online

Port Arthur City Directory 1953 MyHeritage online

Port Arthur City Directory 1956 MyHeritage online

Port Arthur City Directory 1957 MyHeritage online

Port Arthur City Directory 1959 MyHeritage online

Port Arthur and vicinity city directory : also a complete classified business directory, the buyers' guide FamilySearch Library

Port Arthur, TX 1911-1933 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Port Arthur, Texas, City Directory, 1911 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Port Arthur, Texas, City Directory, 1913 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Port Arthur, Texas, City Directory, 1914 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Port Arthur, Texas, City Directory, 1916 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Port Arthur, Texas, City Directory, 1918 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Port Arthur, Texas, City Directory, 1920 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Port Arthur, Texas, City Directory, 1921 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Port Arthur, Texas, City Directory, 1923 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Port Arthur, Texas, City Directory, 1925 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Port Arthur, Texas, City Directory, 1927 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Port Arthur, Texas, City Directory, 1929 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Port Arthur, Texas, City Directory, 1931 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Port Arthur, Texas, City Directory, 1933 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Port Arthur, Texas, City Directory, 1936 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Port Arthur, Texas, City Directory, 1938 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Port Arthur, Texas, City Directory, 1939 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Port Arthur, Texas, City Directory, 1940 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Port Arthur, Texas, City Directory, 1941 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Port Arthur, Texas, City Directory, 1943 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Port Arthur, Texas, City Directory, 1945 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Port Arthur, Texas, City Directory, 1947 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Port Arthur, Texas, City Directory, 1949 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Port Arthur, Texas, City Directory, 1951 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Port Arthur, Texas, City Directory, 1952 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Port Arthur, Texas, City Directory, 1953 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Port Arthur, Texas, City Directory, 1956 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Port Arthur, Texas, City Directory, 1958 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Port Arthur, Texas, City Directory, 1959 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Port Arthur, Texas, City Directory, 1960 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Port Arthur Death Records

1903-1982 Texas Death Certificates Ancestry online

1903-2000 Texas Death Index Ancestry online

Texas, Death Records, 1903-present Texas Department of State Health Services

Port Arthur Histories and Genealogies

Port Arthur centennial history, 1898-1998 : a pictorial history of Port Arthur, Texas FamilySearch Library

Port Arthur Immigration Records

Declaration of intention and petition for naturalization FamilySearch Library

Passenger and crew lists of vessels arriving at Galveston [ and other nearby ports], Texas, 1896-1948; index, 1896-1951 FamilySearch Library

U.S., Atlantic Ports Passenger Lists (includes Port Arthur 1918 ) Ancestry online

Port Arthur Land Records

Index to deeds, 1836-1946; deed records, 1837-1887 FamilySearch Library

Texas Land Title Abstracts, 1700-2008 Ancestry online

Port Arthur Map Records

City and harbor map of Port Arthur, Texas birds eye view looking south to the Gulf of Mexico, 1912 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, 1900 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, 1904 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, 1910 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, 1915 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, 1918 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, 1923 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, 1930 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, 1930-1950 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, 1930-1951 Library of Congress online

Port Arthur Marriage Records

1824-2014 Texas Marriage Index Ancestry online

Jefferson County, Texas, marriage records, 1837-1899 FamilySearch Library

Jefferson County, Texas, marriage records, v. A & B, 1837-1900 FamilySearch Library

Marriage books A and B, Jefferson County, Texas, 1837-1899 FamilySearch Library

Marriage license index, 1837-1981 ; marriage records, 1837-1926 FamilySearch Library

Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 MyHeritage online

Port Arthur Miscellaneous Records

U.S., Applications for Seaman's Protection Certificates, 1916-1940 (includes Port Arthur, Texas) Ancestry online

Port Arthur Newspapers and Obituaries

News 1924, 1931, 1973-74, and 1976-77 (Port Arthur, Texas) Ancestry online

Port Arthur Daily News (1921 - 1922) Digital Archives of The Port Arthur News online

Port Arthur Daily News 1921-23, 1967, and 1977 (Port Arthur, Texas) Ancestry online

Port Arthur News 04/30/2006 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Port Arthur News 1921-1977 Newspapers.com online

Port Arthur News 1922-73 (Port Arthur, Texas) Ancestry online

Port Arthur News Anniversary Edition 1923 (Port Arthur, Texas) Ancestry online

Offline Newspapers for Port Arthur

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Labor Messenger. (Houston) 1929-1956

News. (Port Arthur, Tex.) 1973-Current

Port Arthur News. (Port Arthur, Tex.) 1922-1973

Port Arthur Probate Records

1833-1974 Texas, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Port Arthur School Records

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Austin High School yearbook, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1978 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Bishop Byrne High School - Christopher Yearbook (Port Arthur, TX), 1951, 1954 E Yearbook online

Bishop Byrne High School yearbook, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971 Classmates online

Bishop Byrne High School yearbook, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Bishop Byrne High School yearbook, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Lincoln High School - Bumblebee Yearbook (Port Arthur, TX), 1957 E Yearbook online

Lincoln High School yearbook, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Lincoln High School yearbook, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1983 Classmates online

Lincoln High School yearbook, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1983 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Port Arthur High School - Sea Gull Yearbook (Port Arthur, TX), 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1949 E Yearbook online

Port Arthur High School Yearbooks 1912-1990s Portal to Texas History online

Port Arthur High School yearbook, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1949 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Port Arthur High School yearbook, 1930, 1931, 1949 Classmates online

Port Arthur High School yearbook, 1930, 1931, 1949 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Sacred Heart High School yearbook, 1964 Classmates online

Sacred Heart High School yearbook, 1964 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Sacred Heart High School yearbook, 1964 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Seagull, Port Arthur High School 1922 US Gen Web Archives online

St James High School - Chief Yearbook (Port Arthur, TX), 1945, 1946, 1948 E Yearbook online

St James High School yearbook, 1945, 1946, 1948 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St Marys High School yearbook, 1963 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St. James High School yearbook, 1945, 1946, 1948 Classmates online

St. James High School yearbook, 1945, 1946, 1948 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

St. Marys High School yearbook, 1963 Classmates online

St. Marys High School yearbook, 1963 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Stephen F Austin High School yearbook, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1963, 1964 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Stephen F. Austin High School yearbook, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1963, 1964, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Stephen F. Austin High School yearbook, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1963, 1964, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984 Classmates online

Stephen F. Austin High School yearbook, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Steven F Austin High School - Eagle Yearbook (Port Arthur, TX), 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960 E Yearbook online

Thomas Jefferson High School - Yellow Jacket Yearbook (Port Arthur, TX), 1948, 1950, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1981, 1983, 1987 E Yearbook online

Thomas Jefferson High School yearbook, 1948, 1950, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Thomas Jefferson High School yearbook, 1948, 1950, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Thomas Jefferson High School yearbook, 1948, 1950, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2002 Classmates online

Port Arthur Tax Records

Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1846-1910 Ancestry online

Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1846-1910 MyHeritage online



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