TXGenWeb, Wise County TX

WELCOME! My name is La Darla Walker Keith and I started this Wise County Page in 1996 to be sure our county would be represented on the Web. My first ancestors to arrive in Texas came in 1821-23. My Wise County ancestors came later. We will be posting information of historical and genealogical interest on this page. Sue Tackel, David Pitts and I have worked together on most of the projects you will see at this web site. **Please Note** All information posted on this web site is believed to follow copyright guidelines; if anyone discovers otherwise, such material will be removed upon notification.
WELCOME! La Darla Walker Keith

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For Help Finding Things or Reporting Errors on These Pages Contact Sue Tackel Sue@WiseCountyTexas.info
For Help With Genealogy or Finding People Contact David Pitts paw281@sbcglobal.net

Wise County Information Some of these pages are updated or corrected nearly every day. This page was last updated Jan 18, 2013
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Birth Information
1864-1933	Recorded Births & Birth Certificates	Data for 19,202 with 9,500 birth certificates online
1926-1939	Recorded Births Giving Parents	Data for 4,221 births
1926-1949	Recorded Births Giving Parents (Some of these years are now online-See Above)	7,964	This data is no longer online because of issues with identity theft. Only births over 75 are public record. Click to request
1950-1995	Recorded Births Giving Only Name & Date	11,729
2000-2012	List of Birth Announcements with Year Only	7,201
Current	Wise County Messenger	Their web page has announcements back to 2003
Marriage/Divorce
1881-1945	Bride & Groom & Date of Marriage	14,976 Listings
1966-2001	Bride & Groom & Date of Marriage	10,527 Listings
1976-1999	Wedding + Anniversary Clippings from Local Paper	3,408 on list of brides and grooms (images of clippings-most have pictures)
2000-2012	Wedding Announcements from Local Paper	1,864 with complete text (Pictures for 2011+2012)
1968-2001	Divorce & Marriage Dates & Number of Children	5,904 Divorce records
Census
1860-1930	Images of Actual Census Pages	LARGE images of all year's pages
1860	All of Wise County Transcribed with Additional Information	3,034 names with index
1870-1910	Indexes of Last Names Only	We are working on complete transcriptions
1900	Southwest Corner and East Side of County Transcribed & Indexed	3,294 Names
1910	Only Southwest Corner of County Transcribed & Indexed	1,967 Names
1920	All of Wise County Transcribed & Indexed	23,117 Names
1930	All of Wise County Transcribed & Indexed	19,202 Names (population was less)
1940	All of Wise County Transcribed & Indexed	19,406 Names with active links to images of original handwritten census pages.
Schools & Yearbooks
1800s-1970	Old School Pictures	Many pictures of school buildings and class pictures
1902-1970	Annuals/Yearbooks	>5,000 Pages now scanned and indexed
Military Information
1861-1865	Civil War Veterans Buried in Wise County	>500 With Information about Service
1861-1865	Confederate Pension Applications	571 on List of Applications for Wise County
1914-1918	World War I Discharge Papers	477 Images Online
1940-1945	Lost Battalion Memorial	Listing of Members Mustered at Jacksboro
1958	Air Crash Over Bridgeport	18 Servicemen Killed
Property
1855-1984	Wise County Land Grants	>2,000 List with Names and Dates
1850's-1897	Indexes of Wise County Recorded Deeds	441 Images of Index Pages
1900's	Probate Records	5,376 on List of Estates
Miscellaneous
1887-1889	Wise County Voter Registration	List of 300 Voters Giving Precinct, Where They Came From, and Length of Residence
1910-1975 Most after 1940	The Bridgeport Index Newspaper	15,377 Images of Whole Pages Online- With Indexes of Names
1907-1912	Medical Licenses Filed in Wise County	75 Images Online
Many Wise County Family Histories		Old Family Pictures (Please send in if you would like yours posted)
Death Records
1850's-2002	Headstone Pictures & Information	31,537 with Headstone Pictures Online
2002	Cemetery Location & Information	101 Cemeteries in Wise County
1903-1966	Death Certificates	7,904 Certificates Online
1915-2001	Funeral Home Records	>19,000 Images Online or Available for Email
1910-2012	Obituaries From Local Newspapers (Now All Indexed Together In One Place)	20,568 Images of Newspaper Clippings and Text
2000-2012	Obituaries From The Wise County Messenger	6,735 Complete Text Online (Pictures for 2004-2012)
2013	Wise County Messenger	Recent obituaries from the local newspapers
	Bridgeport Index
	Hawkins Funeral Home	Recent obituaries from the local funeral homes
	Jones Family Funeral Home
1903-1939	Recorded Deaths	3,724 on List
1964-1999	Recorded Deaths	5,704 on List
Neighboring Counties
Jack	Cundiff, Green Elm & Wizard Wells Cemeteries	802 Listed with Headstone Pictures Available for Email
Jack	Morrow, Westbrook & Gibtown Cemeteries	622 Listed - No Headstone Pictures
Jack	Lost Battalion Memorial	Listing of Members Mustered at Jacksboro
Montague	New Harp Cemetery	290 Listed with Headstone Pictures Available for Email

GENERAL INTEREST

NEIGHBOR & OTHER LINKS

County Clerk
Sherry Lemon
P.O. Box 359
Decatur, Texas 76234
940-627-3351
940-627-2697 (Fax)
countyclerk@co.wise.tx.us

QUERIES & OTHER LINKS

... If you have comments, questions, information to share, or need information, please contact:
Sue Tackel - Sue@WiseCountyTexas.info

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