Kerr
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Vital
Records - Local Source
Vital Records from the State of Texas
Birth & Death Indices at the Texas State Library
Vital Records
on The Kerr Co. Archives Page
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Write
to the Kerr County Courthouse,
Also include a copy of your driver's license or other official photo
ID with this request.
The "County
Clerk"
has birth and death records from 1903
and has marriage, probate, land, and Civil Court
records from 1856
Call (830) 792-2255 for further information
The "District Clerk" has divorce records. Call (830) 792-2281 for further information
Unless you can prove a relationship, there is a 75-year silence period on birth
records
and you must wait 25 years before acquiring a Death Certificate unless you
are closely related.
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Ordering
Vital Records from the State of
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/vs
Send your request to
Texas
Vital Records
Department of State Health Services
(Street address is: 1100 W. 49th St.)
Include as much information as possible: Name, date of birth, date of death, spouse’s name, parents’ names, county of residence, your relation to the person, the reason you want the record…..all of this information is needed to find the correct record and send it to you. Send a copy of your government-issued photo ID with your request.
The price
for obtaining a Death Certificate is $20. If a search is done
and nothing is found, the Dept of Vital Records Office will keep the fee for performing the search. The price for obtaining a Birth
Certificate is $22. Again, you must provide as much information as
possible in order to obtain the record you want. Unless you
are closely related,
you will not be able to get a Birth Certificate until 75
years after the date of birth.
You must wait 25 years to obtain a
Death Certificate unless closely related.
From the Texas Dept of Health Website:
"Who can request certified copies?
Copies of birth and death certificates are confidential under Texas Law for
75 years for birth certificates and 25 years for death certificates from the
date of the event. If the death was less than 25 years ago or the birth was less
than 75 years ago, the certified copies can only be obtained by qualified
applicants.
"A qualified applicant is defined as the registrant, or immediate family member either by blood or marriage, his or her guardian, or his or her legal representative.
"If you are not qualified to receive
a certified copy of the birth or death certificate, you may request a
verification."
For more information visit:
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/vs
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Birth
and Death Indexes at the
Write to
Genealogy
Austin Texas 78711.
Names
in the Birth Indexes are in one alphabetical series from 1903 –
1909. The remaining indexes (1910-1976) consist of separate
alphabetical lists of names for each year. Names in the Death
Indexes for the years 1903-1940 are in one alphabetical series.
The names in the death indexes for 1941-1945 form a second alphabetical series.
The remaining indexes consist of separate alphabetical lists of names for each
year.
The Genealogy Collection’s staff will make copies of entries in the indexes
upon written request. They will charge for the number of pages
copied. Because charges for copies and work change, it is
recommended that a call be made or an e-mail be sent asking what the latest
charges are for making these Birth or Death Index copies.
Vital Records from the
Kerr County Page of the
The TXGenWeb Archives
Certain files are
available as indicated below
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Kerr County BIRTH Records 1926
- 1995
(access this URL, choose a year, then double click)
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/kerr/vitals/births/
Kerr County DEATH Records 1964
- 1999
(access this URL, choose a year, then double click)
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/kerr/vitals/deaths/
Kerr County MARRIAGE Records 1966
- 2002
(access this URL, choose a year, then double click)
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/kerr/vitals/marriages/
Kerr County DIVORCE
Records 1968 - 2001
(access this URL, choose a year, then double click)
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/kerr/vitals/divorces/
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