Genealogy

The Tarrant County Archives holdings offer numerous resources useful to family history researchers looking for information on people who lived in Tarrant County. Some examples of the types of records we have are listed below. We do not offer access to online genealogy programs or assistance with family tree-building outside of Tarrant County.

For best results, the Tarrant County Archivist recommends starting genealogical research at another institution that does offer access to such programs – such as the National Archives in Fort Worth or the Fort Worth History Center. For further advice, contact the Archives.

Black and white photo of a young woman, Leslie Stewart.

Search our Biographical Files and Named Collections listings for your family names.

Yellowed monochromatic photo of three unidentified African American women

Black and white photo of Harold Valderas in military dress dated 1942

Historic Tarrant County Marriage Licenses (pre-1900)
The Footprints Collection of Texas Marriage Records
The Footprints Collection of Texas Marriage Records Index
Tarrant County Bar Memorials 1938-1976
Tarrant County Marriage Records, Volumes I, II, and III (1876-1901) with corrections based on comparing the original license to the transcribed record books
Tarrant County School Census Records 1919-1970
Historical maps and city directories
Abstracts of Early Tarrant County Probate Records 1866-1959
Stewart Title Company Abstracts of Probate Records
Tarrant County Immigrants from Declaration of Intention / Oath of Allegiance Ledger, 1878 - 1895 (image of a declaration of intention can be seen below)

Tarrant County Cemetery Records including the following:

Arlington
Bedford
Dido (image shown)
Everman
Hudson
Irving
Lonesome Dove
Oakwood
Northeastern Tarrant County
Polytechnic
Pioneer’s Rest
Saginaw
Southwest Tarrant County
Tannahill
Tye
White Settlement

Dido Cemetery Association Book Cover

Image gallery of Tarrant County cemeteries from the Texas Historical Markers in Tarrant County Files.

**Fort Worth Genealogical Society Footprints from 1957 to 1997:**

The Fort Worth Genealogical Society (FWGS) was organized in 1957 to help with family research associated with Tarrant County and surrounding areas. The FWGS publishes a quarterly journal for their members called Footprints. The early years of the journal have been digitized and made available at the links below. Physical copies of the later years are available for public use at the Tarrant County Archives.

Please note: The information published in Footprints should be verified for accuracy. The information is sourced from family documents, public records, newspapers, and other resources used for genealogical research. The FWGS continually updates and corrects the information as they find new resources and confirm details when possible.

Accessibility Notice: Due to the quality of the original materials and scans, some PDFs may be difficult to search or read. If you require assistance in accessing the information, please call 817-884-3272 or email archives@tarrantcountytx.gov.

Footprints Surname Index

Footprints Topical Index

Black and white photo of the Stewart family.

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The Tarrant County Archives does not house birth, adoption, divorce and death records. We house only marriage records prior to 1900.

Tarrant County Archives thanks the following volunteers for their significant contributions to the Genealogy page: Cecelia Gilbreath (probate database), Kevin Pressley (immigrant database), Sharon Ward (marriage license database).