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Hays County Records
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OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK
DEATH RECORD, 1903-1934
Index: Volumes 2 and 3 were individually indexed; Volume 1 was not indexed.
Reel 1673728
1903-1910 Vol. 1
1910-1923 Vol. 2
1923-1934 Vol. 3
DEED OF TRUST RECORD, 1874-1887
Index: For an index to the Deed of Trust Record, 1870-1905, request Reel 956620.
Note: Volume A of the Deed of Trust Record was destroyed by vandals in July 1876.
Reel 956621
1874-1877 Vol. B
1877-1881 Vol. C
Reel 956622
1881-1885 Vol. D
1885-1887 Vol. E
DEED RECORD, 1848-1901
Index: For indexes to the Deed Record request the following reels:
Reel 956607 Vols. A-Z
Reel 1673452 Vols. 27-40
Reel 956608
1848-1853 Vol. A
1853-1855 Vol. B
Reel 956609
1855-1859 Vol. C
Reel 956610
1859-1866 Vol. D
1866-1868 Vol. E
Reel 956611
1868-1870 Vol. F
1870-1872 Vol. G
Reel 956612
1872-1874 Vol. H
Reel 956613
1874-1875 Vol. I
1875-1876 Vol. J
Reel 956614
1876-1877 Vol. K
1877-1879 Vol. L
Reel 956615
1879-1880 Vol. M
1880-1881 Vol. N
Reel 956616
1881 Vol. O
1881-1882 Vol. P
Reel 956617
1882-1883 Vol. Q
1883-1884 Vol. R
Reel 956618
1883-1884 Vol. S
Reel 956619
1884-1885 Vol. T
1885-1887 Vol. U
Reel 1673452
1886-1887 Vol. V
1887-1888 Vol. W
1888 Vol. X (to page 55)
Reel 1673453
1888-1889 Vol. X (from page 54)
1889-1890 Vol. Y
1890 Vol. Z (to page 580)
Reel 1673454
1890-1891 Vol. Z (from page 580)
1891 Vol. 27
1891-1892 Vol. 28
1892 Vol. 29 (to page 341)
Reel 1673455
1892-1893 Vol. 29 (from page 340)
1892-1893 Vol. 30
1893-1894 Vol. 31
1893-1894 Vol. 32 (to page 123)
Reel 1673456
1894 Vol. 32 (from page 122)
1894-1901 Vol. 33
1894-1895 Vol. 34 (to page 603)
Reel 1673457
1895-1896 Vol. 34 (from page 602)
1896-1897 Vol. 35
1897 Vol. 36
1897-1898 Vol. 37 (to page 451)
Reel 1673458
1898 Vol. 37 (from page 450)
1898-1900 Vol. 38
1898-1900 Vol. 39
1900-1901 Vol. 40 (to page 275)
Reel 1673459
1901 Vol. 40 (from page 274)
DISCHARGE RECORD, 1908-1944
Index: Each volume was individually indexed.
Reel 1674216
1908-1944
MARRIAGE RECORD, 1848-1916; 1926-1931
Index: For an index to Volumes A-M of the Marriage Record request Reel 956632.
Note: Volumes K, L and M, (part), 1916-1926, are not available at this time.
Reel 956633
1848-1870 Vol. A
1870-1874 Vol. B
1874-1881 Vol. C
1881-1886 Vol. D
Reel 956634
1886-1889 Vol. E
1889-1895 Vol. F
Reel 956635
1895-1900 Vol. G
1901-1905 Vol. H
Reel 956636
1905-1910 Vol. I
1910-1916 Vol. J
Reel 1673728
1926-1931 Vol. M (from page 75)
PROBATE MINUTES, 1848-1930
Index: For a two-volume index to probate records, 1848-1950, request Reel 1673459. The first volume of the index was also available from an earlier filming on Reel 956623.
Note: (a) Volume A also contained an account book of an unknown merchant in Bastrop (1839-1840). (b) Volumes Q, (part), and R, 1930-1934, are not available at this time.
Reel 956624
1848-1859 Vol. A
Reel 956627
1851-1873 Vol. B
1873-1888 Vol. C
1889-1893 Vol. D
Reel 956628
1893-1896 Vol. E
Reel 956629
1896-1900 Vol. F
1900-1903 Vol. G
Reel 956630
1903-1906 Vol. H
1906-1913 Vol. I
Reel 956631
1910-1914 Vol. J
1914-1917 Vol. K
Reel 1673459
1917-1919 Vol. L (to page 270)
Reel 1673460
1919-1920 Vol. L (from page 270)
1920-1923 Vol. M
1923-1925 Vol. N (to page 571)
Reel 1673461
1925-1926 Vol. N (from page 571)
1926-1928 Vol. O
1928-1930 Vol. P
1930 Vol. Q (to page 233)
PROBATE RECORD, 1859-1887
Index: For an index to probate records, 1848-1950, request Reel 1673459. The first volume of the index was also available from an earlier filming on Reel 956623.
Note: Volume A also contained an account book of an unknown merchant in Bastrop (1839-1840).
Reel 956624
1859-1873 Vol. B
Reel 956625
1874-1881 Vol. C
Reel 956626
1878-1883 Vol. D
1883-1887 Vol. E
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY SURVEYOR
SURVEY RECORD, 1841-1948
Index: For a direct and reverse index to the Survey Record, 1841-1910, request Reel 2105.01.
Note: Volume 9 was not filmed on Reel 2105.02.
Reel 2105.01
1841-1908 Vol. 1 (Applications)
1865-1910 Vol. 2
Reel 2105.02
1908-1938 Vol. 8 (Applications, transcribed)
1909-1939 Vol. 10 (Private Surveys)
1940-1948 Vol. 11 (Private Surveys)
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT CLERK
DISTRICT COURT CIVIL CASE PAPERS, 1887-1933
Note: Case #1328 was filmed out of sequence between case #1343 and #1374.
Reel 1673898
1887-1893 (#1019-1325)
Reel 1673959
1893-1912 (#1325-2322)
Reel 1673960
1912-1932 (#2322-4794)
Reel 1673961
1932-1933 (#4794-4879)
DISTRICT COURT MINUTES, 1850-1864; 1874-1876; 1881-1939
Index: For indexes to the District Court Minutes request the following reels:
Reel 1673728
1850-1905
Reel 1673894
1906-1978
Note: Volumes B and D of the District Court Minutes were missing.
Reel 1673961
1850-1864 Vol. A
1874-1876 Vol. C
1881-1886 Vol. E
Reel 1673962
1886-1894 Vol. F
1894-1900 Vol. G
1901-1906 Vol. H (to page 475)
Reel 1673963
1906-1909 Vol. H (from page 475)
1909-1916 Vol. I
1917-1920 Vol. J
1921-1926 Vol. K (to page 388)
Reel 1674216
1926-1928 Vol. K (from page 388)
1929-1939 Vol. L
DIVORCE CASE PAPERS, 1896-1929
Reel 1673894
1896-1903 (#1472-1804)
Reel 1673895
1903-1912 (#1804-2358)
Reel 1673896
1912-1918 (#2358-2792)
Reel 1673897
1918-1924 (#2792-4200)
Reel 1673898
1924-1929 (#4200-4552)
NATURALIZATION PETITIONS, 1897-1906
Index: For an index to the Naturalization Records, 1876-1906, request Reel 1673961.
Reel 1673894
1897-1906
OFFICE OF THE TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR
TAX ROLLS, 1848-1910
Reel 110501
1848-1893
Reel 110502
1893-1910