Houston Genealogy (in Harris County, TX)

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Houston Birth Records

1903-1932 Texas Birth Certificates Ancestry online

1903-1997 Texas Birth Index Ancestry online

1926-1995 Texas Births MyHeritage online

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

Houston Cemetery Records (208)


Houston Census Records

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

US Census, Houston, Harris County 1850 US Gen Web online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Houston Church Records (65)


Houston City Directories (107)


Houston Court Records

Houston's Courtlandt Place FamilySearch Library

Houston Death Records

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1903-1982 Texas Death Certificates Ancestry online

1903-2000 Texas Death Index Ancestry online

City of Houston, Texas death certificates. WorldCat

Coroner's inquests & miscellaneous records of Harrisburg & Harris County, Texas, 1884-1898 : copied from originals in the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Julia Ideson Building, Houston, Texas WorldCat

Deaths reported in the Houston (daily) post : August 19, 1880 through December 31, 1900 WorldCat

Houston Chronicle Obituaries, 1901-1905 Ancestry online

Houston Daily Post, Texas, Index of Death Notices, 1859-1989 MyHeritage online

Houston Informer, Texas, Index of Death Notices, 1919-1969 MyHeritage online

Index to City of Houston, Texas death certificates, 1874-1900. WorldCat

Index to obituary notices in the Houston Chronicle (Houston, Texas) FamilySearch Library

Index to obituary notices in the Houston chronicle (Houston, Texas) WorldCat

Obituaries, 1832-1885 : references in Texas newspapers. WorldCat

Obituary notices from the 'Houston Chronicle' Houston, Texas 2001-2002 WorldCat

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

The Houston Jewish Herald-Voice Index to Vitals and Family Events, 1908-2007 Ancestry online

Houston Histories and Genealogies

A Houston legacy : on the corner of Main and Texas FamilySearch Library

A thumb-nail history of the city of Houston, Texas, from its founding 1836 to the year 1912 BYU Family History Archives online

A thumb-nail history of the city of Houston, Texas, from its founding 1836 to the year 1912 FamilySearch Library

A thumb-nail history of the city of Houston, Texas, from its founding in 1836 to the year 1912 LDS Genealogy online

A thumb-nail history of the city of Houston, Texas, from its founding in 1836 to the year 1912 Internet Archive online

Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi records on microprint FamilySearch Library

Ancestral biographies : Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Miss Ima Hogg Chapter, Houston, Texa s FamilySearch Library

Georgia County records on microfilm FamilySearch Library

HPGS news FamilySearch Library

Hispanic genealogical journal FamilySearch Library

Historic towns of Texas FamilySearch Library

History of Shearn Church, 1837-1907 FamilySearch Library

History of Texas together with a biographical history of the cities of Houston and Galveston BYU Family History Archives online

History of Texas together with a biographical history of the cities of Houston and Galveston ... FamilySearch Library

History of Texas, Together With A Biographical History of the Cities of Houston and Galveston Ancestry online

History of Texas, together with a biographical history of the cities of Houston and Galveston; containing a concise history of the state, with protraits and biographies of prominent citizens of the above named cities, and personal histories of many of the early settlers and leading families LDS Genealogy online

History of Texas, together with a biographical history of the cities of Houston and Galveston; containing a concise history of the state, with protraits and biographies of prominent citizens of the above named cities, and personal histories of many of the early settlers and leading families Internet Archive online

History of the German element in Texas from 1820-1850 : and historical sketches of the German Texas singers' league and Houston turnverein from 1853-1913 BYU Family History Archives online

History of the German element in Texas from 1820-1850, and historical sketches of the German Texas singers' league and Houston Turnverein from 1853-1913 Genealogy Gophers online

Houston : 1860-1900 FamilySearch Library

Houston : a history FamilySearch Library

Houston Genealogical Forum yearbook FamilySearch Library

Houston Heights FamilySearch Library

Houston genealogical forum member charts FamilySearch Library

Houston in the 1920s and 1930s FamilySearch Library

Houston, a history and guide Portal to Texas History online

Houston, a history and guide FamilySearch Library

Iowa records on microprint FamilySearch Library

Kentucky records on microprint FamilySearch Library

PGST news : Polish Genealogical Society of Texas FamilySearch Library

Polish footprints : periodical of the Polish Genealogical Society of Texas FamilySearch Library

South Carolina county records on microfilm FamilySearch Library

Standard history of Houston, Texas, from a study of the original sources FamilySearch Library

Standard history of Houston, Texas, from a study of the original sources. BYU Family History Archives online

Texas and the Gulf of Mexico ; or, Yachting in the New World, volume 1 LDS Genealogy online

Texas and the Gulf of Mexico ; or, Yachting in the New World, volume 1 Internet Archive online

Texas and the Gulf of Mexico ; or, Yachting in the New World, volume 2 LDS Genealogy online

Texas and the Gulf of Mexico ; or, Yachting in the New World, volume 2 Internet Archive online

The City of Houston from Wilderness to Wonder Portal to Texas History online

The Houston Post almanac - 1897 Genealogy Gophers online

The Houston story : a chronicle of the city of Houston and the Texas frontier from the Battle of San Jacinto to the War Between the States, 1836-1865 FamilySearch Library

The Industrial advantages of Houston, Texas and environs : also a series of comprehensive sketches of the city's representative bus iness enterprises FamilySearch Library

The city of Houston and Harris County, Texas : World's Columbian Exposition souvenir FamilySearch Library

True stories of old Houston and Houstonians : historical and personal sketches BYU Family History Archives online

True stories of old Houston and Houstonians : historical and personal sketches FamilySearch Library

Houston Immigration Records

Harris County, Texas, index to naturalization records FamilySearch Library

Index to naturalization records, 1855-1906 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization records, 1891-1906 FamilySearch Library

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

Texas, Houston Arrival Manifests of Airplanes, 1946-1954 Family Search online

U.S., Atlantic Ports Passenger Lists (includes Houston 1924 ) Ancestry online

Houston Land Records

Abstract of title to blocks 1 to 35, inclusive of Eastwood : an addition to the city of Houston, Harris County, Texas FamilySearch Library

Index to deeds, 1836-1904; deed records, 1837-1886 FamilySearch Library

Texas Land Title Abstracts, 1700-2008 Ancestry online

Houston Map Records

Houston, 1891 Bird's Eye View Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry online

Houston, 1912c Bird's Eye View Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry online

Houston, Texas 1941 Map American Geographical Society online

Map of Houston, Texas ... 1891. Library of Congress online

Map of Houston--a modern city, 1912 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Houston, Harris County, Texas, 1896 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Houston, Harris County, Texas, 1907 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Houston, Harris County, Texas, 1934-1950 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Houston, Harris County, Texas, 1946 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Houston, Harris County, Texas, 1946-1950 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Houston, Harris County, Texas, 1950 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Houston, Harris County, Texas, 1955 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Houston, Harris County, Texas, August 1885 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Houston, Harris County, Texas, October 1890 Library of Congress online

The multi-color Houston and Harris County atlas FamilySearch Library

Houston Marriage Records

1824-2014 Texas Marriage Index Ancestry online

Harris County, Texas, marriage records, 1837-1881 FamilySearch Library

Marriage records, 1837-1931 FamilySearch Library

Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 MyHeritage online

Texas, Select County Marriage Records, 1837-2015 Ancestry online

The Houston Jewish Herald-Voice Index to Vitals and Family Events, 1908-2007 Ancestry online

Houston Military Records

Houston's part in the world war BYU Family History Archives online

Houston's part in the world war FamilySearch Library

War of 1812, the second war for independence FamilySearch Library

Houston Minority Records

History of the German element in Texas from 1820-1850 : and historical sketches of the German Texas singers' league and Houston turnverein from 1853-1913 BYU Family History Archives online

History of the German element in Texas from 1820-1850, and historical sketches of the German Texas singers' league and Houston Turnverein from 1853-1913 Genealogy Gophers online

Jewish Herald 1908-1911 Newspapers.com online

Jewish Herald [Microform]. (Houston, Tex.) 1907-1910s US Newspaper Directory

Jewish Herald, The, 24 September 1908 to 28 December 1911 The Portal to Texas History online

Jewish Herald-Voice. (Houston, Tex.) 1938-Current US Newspaper Directory

Jewish Herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914 US Newspaper Directory

Jewish herald (Houston, Tex.) (from Sept. 24, 1908 to Dec. 28, 1911) MyHeritage online

Jewish herald 09/24/1908 to 12/28/1911 Genealogy Bank online

Jewish records, 1860-1934 FamilySearch Library

PGST news : Polish Genealogical Society of Texas FamilySearch Library

Polish footprints : periodical of the Polish Genealogical Society of Texas FamilySearch Library

Texas Jewish Herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1914-1938 US Newspaper Directory

The Golden book of Congregation Adath Yeshurun : commemorating fifty years of service to the Jewish community of Houston, Texas FamilySearch Library

The Houston Jewish Herald-Voice Index to Vitals and Family Events, 1908-2007 Ancestry online

The Jewish Herald-Voice 1938-1949, 1972-1974, 2008-2014 The Portal to Texas History online

The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) (from Sept. 24, 1908 to Dec. 28, 1911) Chronicling America online

The Texas Jewish Herald 1929-1930, 1932-1938 The Portal to Texas History online

Houston Miscellaneous Records

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

Houston Newspapers and Obituaries (88)


Houston Probate Records

1833-1974 Texas, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Houston School Records (348)


Houston Tax Records

Houston Tax List, Sep 1839 US Gen Web Archives online

Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1846-1910 Ancestry online

Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1846-1910 MyHeritage online



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