Bexar County, Texas (TX) American History and Genealogy Project: History and Genealogy Links and Information

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Books:

Featured Title:

Legendary Watering Holes: The Saloons That Made Texas Famous
"What a great book! This well-researched glimpse into Texas' colorful past will keep you turning pages long past your bedtime!" - Docia Schultz Williams, Author-Historian

>>> Adventures of a Frontier Naturalist: The Life and Times of Dr. Gideon Lincecum
>>> Alamo Chain of Missions: A History of San Antonio's Five Old Missions
>>> Alamo Reader: A Study in History
>>> San Antonio de Béxar: A Community on New Spain's Northern Frontier
A beautifully written history of the development of San Antonio in colonial Texas.
>>> San Antonio De Bexar: A Guide And History
>>> San Antonio in Vintage Postcards
>>> Spanish Missions of San Antonio
This is a concisely written, lavishly illustrated account of the founding, growth, decline and restoration of San Antonio's five Spanish colonial missions, a national treasure. Built by Franciscan friars and their Native American charges, they stand today as the largest cluster of Spanish missions in the United States.
>>> More San Antonio, Bexar County, & Texas History Books <<<

Cemeteries:

Arciniega	Beitel Memorial	Bexar	Black Hill	Borrego	Bueche
Cantu	Cepeda	Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens	Classen	Coker	Cover
Davenport Declared a state historical cemetery by the Texas Historical Commission April 2004.	Eastview	Edens Present day Universal City; part of Selma before 1900	Englemann	Evans (R. B.)	Flores
Gates of Heaven Memorial	Gerfers	Gonzales Est 1890. Located off Henze Rd, 1 mi E & 2 mi S of Southton.	Grote Family	Heimsath	Helotes
Holbrecht	Holy Cross	Kempin	Kincaid Family Declared a State Archaeological Landmark January 2005.	Lessing	Locke Hill
Lona China	Meadowlawn Memorial Park	Medla	Menchaca	Mission Burial Park	Mission Espada
Mount Olive	Rhodius	Robles	Roselawn Memorial Park	Sahm	Saint Pauls
Salem	San Fernando I	San Fernando II	San Fernando III	San Isidro	San Jose Burial Park
San Jose Mission	San Lorenzo	San Pedro	Schmid and Geier Family	Selma #1	Selma #2 Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic
Sociedad	Stappers	Sunset Memorial Park	Tampke	Vogel	Wheeler Evans Rd, abt 1 mi SW of Nacogdoches Rd

>>> Cemetery List from the San Antonio Genealogical & Historical Society
>>> Selma, Texas Cemetery Map
>>> Texas Historical Commission's Rescuing a Neglected Cemetery (pdf)

If you have any photos or surveys of any cemetery in Bexar County you would like to contribute, please email Stephanie.

Census Records:
>>> Texas Census, 1820-90
>>> 1850 Bexar County Census Index
>>> 1870 Bexar County Census
>>> 1930 Part of Precint 6 (San Antonio), Bexar County Census - page 13A

>>> View Texas Census Records Online at Ancestry

Cities, Towns, and Communities:

Adkins	Airport City	Alamo Heights	Atascosa	Balcones Heights 6 mi N of San Antonio; developed late 1940s	Beckmann
Berg's Mill 8 mi S of San Antonio; 1st wool-washing mill in the area; P.O. in 1887	Bexar	Boldtville	Buena Vista	Camelot	Cassin settled before 1900; named for William Cassin
Castle Hills 9 mi N of San Antonio; developed late 1940s	China Grove	Columbia Heights	Converse	Cross Mountain aka Kreuzberg; just N of Fredericksburg	Dominion
Earle	Elmendorf	Fratt 1st settled by German farmers before 1900	Friendly Corner	Garza Crossing	Grey Forest suburban community developed abt 1960, 18 mi NW of San Antonio
Heafer	Helotes	Hilltop	Kelland Heights	Kirby	Lackland City
Leon Springs	Live Oak	Lockhill	Lone Oak	Longhorn	Losoya
Luxello on Cibolo Creek; 18 mi NE of San Antonio; aka Landa; 1st settled abt 1900	Macdona founded 7 Jul 1886	Mann Crossing	Martinez railway sta in 1877	North Loop	Oak Island on Medina River; founded abt 1847
Palo Alto Heights	Phoenix	Robards 8 mi NW of San Antonio; settled abt 1900	Saint Hedwig	Salado Junction	San Antonio - City Directories, 1891-94
San Geronimo	San Jose 8 mi S of San Antonio; P.O. in 1910	Sayers 13 mi SE of San Antonio; settled aft Civil War	Scenic Oaks	Selma -1920 Map -Historical Photos -Harrison & McCulloch Stage Stop History	Shorts Corner
Somerset	Southton	Terrell Hills suburban community 5 mi NE of San Antonio	Thelma 15 mi S of San Antonio, est abt 1900	Universal City Site of GEIER and SCHMID Farm Historical Marker located on 12th Fairway of Olympia Hills Golf Course	Valley Hi
Van Raub near Cibolo Creek, est 1884	Van Ormy	Windcrest developed late 1950s	Withers	-	-

>>> San Antonio, Texas City Directories, 1891-94

Courthouse, Archives, and Library Addresses & Phone Numbers:

Bexar County Courthouse Main Plaza San Antonio, TX 78205 Administrative: (210) 335-2216 County Court Records: (210) 335-2238 Deed Records: (210) 335-2225 Marriage Licenses: (210) 335-2221 Probate Court Records: (210) 335-2241 Courthouse History	Spanish Archives (210) 335-2125 Historic records of significance to the history of Texas as well as family history information about the Spanish Era (1731 to 1890) is available in this office. Research is by appointment only.	Vital Statistics (210) 335-2585 Birth records from 1837 to 1967, Death records from 1902 to 1967, Marriage licenses from 1837 to present, and Military discharges from 1919 to present are among the records available in this office.
The Bexar County Historical Commision 233 N. Pecos La Trinidad, Suite 420 San Antonio, TX 78207	Catholic Archives at the San Antonio Chancery Office 2718 W. Woodlawn San Antonio, TX 78228 (210) 734-2620	Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library at the Alamo P.O. Box 1401 San Antonio, TX 78295-1401 (210) 225-1071
San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society P.O. Box 17461 San Antonio, TX 78217-0461	San Antonio Public Library 600 Soledad St. San Antonio, TX 78205 (210) 207-2500	Selma Historical Foundation 3126 Manila San Antonio, Texas 78217 (210) 655-5783

Families of Bexar County:
>>> Abstracts from Texas Slave Narratives
>>> History of Selma, Texas
>>> Descendants of William A. ADAMS

>>> Descendants of Moses L. BLACKSHEAR
>>> Alejandra Rodriquez CARRIAGA
>>> William CASSIN and Family
>>> CRANEs, DAVENPORTs, and WAREs
>>> William DAVENPORT Biography and Genealogy
>>>>>> DAVENPORT Family Photos
>>> GEIER and SCHMID Family of Selma (with photos!)
>>> William Anderson & Nancy Ann Murchison HAILE
>>>>>> HAILE Family Photos
>>> Richard HINES Family History
>>>>>> Charles Henry Warren HINES
>>> Don Ignacio Gonzalez de INCLAN and Captain Jose de URRUTIA
>>> James Benjamin and Cecil D. KELLEY
>>> The KILE / KYLE Families Website maintained by Donna Kile Van Benschoten
>>> KUTZER Family
>>> Dr. Lachaon Joseph LINCECUM
>>> Leolia Gideon LINCECUM
>>> William H. MCCULLOCH
>>> John G. MILLER History
>>> Haywood Miltravis MOORE
>>> Mary Leona MOORE
>>> Daniel MURCHISON, Texas Ranger
>>> Murdock MURCHISON Family
>>> Maj. Robert Simpson NEIGHBORS, Indian Agent
>>> Kenneth Ray PORTER
>>> Descendants of Alexander ROBERTS
>>> Ignacio SERNA and Family (with photo!)
>>> Juan XIMENES Family with Photos, submitted by Marty Delfin
>>> Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas
>>>>>> William Riley EDWARDS Photo submitted by Dorla Stork
He is profiled on page 273 of the Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas linked above.

History:
>>> Handbook of Texas Online
>>> Texas Chronology

Land Records:
>>> Texas Land Title Abstracts
This database contains abstracts of original titles located in the archives of the Texas General Land Office in Austin, Texas. The records provide information about lands granted and transferred within the state of Texas, including those dated in the 1700s. Fields of information include the district name, the county, page in original document, grantee, patentee, date, volume, description/location, acreage, class, file, and any additional data found in the record.

Mailing List for Bexar County at Rootsweb

Maps:
>>> Selma, Texas 1879

>>> Selma, Texas 1920
>>> Texas and New Mexico, 1857

Marriages:
>>> Marriages Submitted (on site)
>>> Texas Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2002
This database is a collection of marriage indexes from the State of Texas, USA, covering the years 1814-1909 and 1966-2002. Information contained in these indexes usually includes: spouses' names, ages at time of marriage, estimated birth year, gender, marriage date, marriage location (county).

Military:
>>> The Alamo Defenders

Miscellaneous Information:
>>> 1912 Railroad Disaster at San Antonio's Southern Pacific Shop Yard

>>> 1934 Members of the American Bar from Bexar County
>>> Gammel's "The Laws of Texas 1822-1897"
>>> History of Harrison & McCulloch Stage Stop of Selma (with photos!)
>>> History of Selma, Texas (with photos!)

>>>>>> Historical Selma, Texas Photos
>>> Journal of the Life and Culture of San Antonio
>>> Stone Ruin at Bergs Mill
>>> Texas Baptist Historical Collection

Neighboring Counties:

Atascosa

Bandera

Comal

Guadalupe

Kendall

Medina

Wilson

Newspapers:
>>> San Antonio Express-News
    400 3rd St.
    San Antonio, TX 78287
    (210) 250-3000

Obituaries

Queries:
>>> Civil War Message Board
>>> How to Create an Effective Message Board Post
>>> Military Message Board
>>> Surnames Message Board

Schools/Education:
>>> Selma School Kids (1896)

>>> Sojourner School (historical)
>>> Utzville School (historical)

Vital Records:
>>> Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997
This database is an index to over 15 million births recorded in the State of Texas, USA, between 1903 and 1997. Information available in this index includes: child's name, sex, birth date, and birth county. Some records may also include names of both parents.
>>> Texas Death Certificates, 1890-1976 available at Footnote
>>> Texas Deaths, 1964-98

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Please Submit Bexar County Information!
Hello, my name is Stephanie Lincecum. I am your host for the Bexar County, Texas American History and Genealogy Project, and I need your help to make this project a success. I have roots in, and a love for, the state of Texas, but I live in Georgia. Therefore, I don't have easy access to many Bexar County records. I will transcribe whatever I can get my hands on, but if you have any photos, transcriptions, cemetery surveys, family histories, etc, pertaining to Bexar County that you would like to contribute, please email me. Any contribution will be greatly appreciated by me and the many researchers your information would help. Thanks for visiting our site, and have a great day!

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