Records from Jefferson County at the Sam Houston Center
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Court of Appeals, Ninth District | City of Griffing Park
County Attorney | County Auditor | County Clerk
County School Superintendent | County Sheriff
County Surveyor | County Treasurer | District Attorney
District Clerk | Justice of the Peace, Pct. 1-1
Justice of the Peace, Pct. 1-2 | Justice of the Peace, Pct. 2 | Justice of the Peace, Pct. 3
Justice of the Peace, Pct. 4 | Justice of the Peace, Pct. 5 | Justice of the Peace, Pct. 6
Justice of the Peace, Pct. 7 | City of Lakeview | City of Pear Ridge | City of Port Arthur
Port Arthur Independent School District | Tax Assessor-Collector
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Explanatory Notes About the Records Series
County records series listed below are available for viewing and research purposes at the Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center.
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Jefferson County - County Sheriff | |||
Record Series | Dates | No. of Vols. | Cu. Ft. |
Annual Reports |
1971-72; 1974; 1977-87; 1989-91 |
17 |
0.4 |
Publications |
1952; 1973, 1975; 1976 |
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0.5 |
Subject Files |
1952 . . . 1956 |
|
1.5 |
Jefferson County - County Surveyor | |||
Record Series | Dates | No. of Vols. | Cu. Ft. |
Survey Record |
1845-1896 |
1 |
0.2 |
Jefferson County - County Treasurer | |||
Record Series | Dates | No. of Vols. | Cu. Ft. |
Bonds (selected) |
1924 . . . 1948 |
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0.1 |
Claim Register |
1879-1959 |
30 |
7.25 |
Treasurer's General Account Book |
1870-1896 |
2 |
0.3 |
Jefferson County - District Attorney | |||
Record Series | Dates | No. of Vols. | Cu. Ft. |
Opinions Requested by County Officials |
1949 . . . 1973 |
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0.5 |
Jefferson County - District Clerk | |||
Record Series | Dates | No. of Vols. | Cu. Ft. |
Civil Case Papers |
1845-1974 |
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105 |
Civil Depositions (selected) |
1976 . . . 1983 |
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12? |
Civil Minutes, 58th District Court |
1852-1854 |
1 |
0.2 |
Civil Minutes, 58th District Court, Index to |
1844-1895 |
2 |
0.25 |
Civil Docket, Non Jury |
1893-1903 |
1 |
0.2 |
Criminal Case Papers |
1841-1920; 1921 . . . 1964 (selected) |
|
15 |
Criminal Minutes |
1891-51, 1962-65 |
28 |
9 |
Criminal Minutes, 136th Dist. Court |
1961-63 |
1 |
0.25 |
Criminal Minutes of Judgements, Not Guilty, 60th Dist. Court |
1904; 1912 |
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0.1 |
Criminal Minutes of Judgements, Plead Guilty, 136th Dist. Court |
1962 |
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0.1 |
Criminal Minutes, Probations, 136th Dist. Court |
1962 |
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0.1 |
Criminal, Record of Indictments |
1929-1932 |
1 |
0.2 |
Divorce Depositions (selected) |
1969 . . . 1978 |
|
0.75 |
Equitable Land and Oil Company Minutes |
1901-1902 |
1 |
0.1 |
Judgment of Contempt of Court, Minutes of |
1951-56; 1962-65 |
2 |
0.5 |
Justice of the Peace, Examining Trial Case Papers |
1970-1978 |
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16 |
Justice of the Peace Inquest Proceedings |
1969-1976 |
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Medical Register |
1895-1970 |
6 |
2 |
Naturalization, Declaration of Intent |
1894-1906 |
1 |
0.25 |
Naturalization, Petition of |
1898; 1904-06 |
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0.1 |
Naturalization Record |
1903-1906 |
1 |
0.2 |
Naturalization, Record of Declaration |
1898-1912 |
1 |
0.2 |
Naturalization Records, Index to |
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1 |
0.2 |
Recognizance Minutes |
1903-1965 |
2 |
0.25 |
Veterinary Record |
1911-1955 |
1 |
0.15 |
Jefferson County - Justice of the Peace, Pct. 1-1 | |||
Record Series | Dates | No. of Vols. | Cu. Ft. |
Acknowledgment Record |
1874 |
1 |
0.1 |
Auditor's Reports on JP-Pct. 1-1 |
1976, 1978 |
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0.3 |
Civil and Criminal Docket |
1874-1876 |
1 |
0.1 |
Civil Case Papers |
1915-1920 |
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Civil Docket |
1842-45; 1855-64; 1876-97; 1901-10; 1912; 1914-63 |
113 |
37 |
Civil Docket, Index to |
1884-1912 |
3 |
1 |
Criminal Docket, Index to |
1885-1909 |
1 |
0.2 |
Criminal Docket |
1885-94; 1897-1920 |
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Examining Trial Docket |
1895-1963 |
44 |
12 |
Execution Docket |
1879-1918; 1925-26 |
9 |
3 |
Inquest Record |
1893-99; 1903-56 |
26 |
9.75 |
Personal Journal of the Justice of the Peace |
1862-1863 |
1 |
0.1 |
Small Claims Docket |
1953-1963 |
10 |
3 |
Jefferson County - Justice of the Peace, Pct. 1-2 | |||
Record Series | Dates | No. of Vols. | Cu. Ft. |
Civil Docket |
1922-23; 1925-62 |
87 |
29 |
Criminal Docket |
1917-1921 |
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3 |
Examining Trial Docket |
1925-49; 1952-63 |
26 |
8.6 |
Inquest Record |
1925-49; 1956-62 |
9 |
3 |
Small Claims Docket |
1953-1963 |
13 |
4 |
Jefferson County - Justice of the Peace, Pct. 2 | |||
Record Series | Dates | No. of Vols. | Cu. Ft. |
Inquest Record |
1904; 1922; 1926-34 |
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0.9 |
Jefferson County - Justice of the Peace, Pct. 3 | |||
Record Series | Dates | No. of Vols. | Cu. Ft. |
Birth Record |
1928-1950 |
1 |
0.2 |
Death Record |
1928-1960 |
1 |
0.2 |
Inquest Record |
1926; 1928-31 |
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0.1 |
Jefferson County - Justice of the Peace, Pct. 4 | |||
Record Series | Dates | No. of Vols. | Cu. Ft. |
Civil Docket |
1908-09; 1913 |
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0.1 |
Criminal Docket |
1907-1914 |
1 |
0.25 |
Inquest Record |
1931-1932 |
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0.1 |
Jefferson County - Justice of the Peace, Pct. 5 | |||
Record Series | Dates | No. of Vols. | Cu. Ft. |
Civil Docket |
1929-38; 1940 |
2 |
0.1 |
Jefferson County - Justice of the Peace, Pct. 6 | |||
Record Series | Dates | No. of Vols. | Cu. Ft. |
Civil Docket |
1908-14; 1928-32; 1934-57 |
4 |
1.25 |
Criminal Docket |
1908-1915 |
1 |
0.2 |
Inquest Record |
1907; 1911; 1928 |
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0.2 |
Jefferson County - Justice of the Peace, Pct. 7 | |||
Record Series | Dates | No. of Vols. | Cu. Ft. |
Examining Trial Docket |
1931-1964 |
1 |
0.3 |
Inquest Record |
1928-30; 1932-57 |
1 |
0.4 |
City of Lakeview | |||
Record Series | Dates | No. of Vols. | Cu. Ft. |
Audit Reports |
1941-1977 |
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0.4 |
Contracts |
1950-51; 1953-55; 1963; 1972; 1977 |
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0.1 |
Minutes, Advisory Council |
1977-1982 |
|
0.25 |
Minutes of the City Council |
1938-1977 |
|
0.5 |
Newspaper Clippings |
1973; 1976-79 |
|
0.1 |
Notices of Publication |
1954-56; 1958; 1963; 1966; 1977 |
|
0.1 |
Orders |
1953 |
|
0.1 |
Ordinances |
1939-1977 |
|
0.75 |
Ordinances, Index to |
1939-1977 |
|
0.15 |
Proclamations |
1963; 1966; 1968; 1970; 1972; 1974 |
|
0.1 |
Resolutions |
1938; 1942-43; 1946-63; 1965-67; 1969-77 |
|
0.1 |
Subject Files |
1938 . . . 1977 |
|
0.25 |
Tax Assessor's Abstract Books |
1956-1978 |
|
0.75 |
City of Pear Ridge | |||
Record Series | Dates | No. of Vols. | Cu. Ft. |
Contracts |
1952; 1960-65 |
|
0.1 |
Correspondence |
1960-61; 1964 |
|
0.1 |
Minutes of the City Council |
1935-44; 1947-65; 1967-69 |
|
1.6 |
Newspaper Clippings |
1960-61; 1964 |
|
0.1 |
Notices of Publication |
1960-1962 |
|
0.1 |
Ordinances |
1958-60; 1962; 1974-77 |
|
0.2 |
Reports |
1960 |
|
0.1 |
Resolutions |
1959-1963 |
|
0.1 |
Subject Files |
1960; 1962; 1974-77 |
|
0.1 |
City of Port Arthur | |||
Record Series | Dates | No. of Vols. | Cu. Ft. |
Annual Budgets |
1948-49; 1951-52; 1964-66; 1968-69 |
5 |
0.3 |
Audit Reports |
1965-1966 |
1 |
0.1 |
Baseball Club Records, Port Arthur |
1940-1942 |
1 |
0.25 |
Bond Administrative Files |
1912 . . . 1950 |
|
1 |
Bond Register |
1900-1920 |
1 |
0.25 |
Bond Transcript Files |
1901-1949 |
|
1 |
Building Permit Record |
1927-1936 |
1 |
0.25 |
Calendar & Annual Report, Official City |
1988 |
1 |
0.1 |
Capitol Improvement Report |
1955 |
1 |
0.1 |
City Charter |
1955; 1961; 1975; 1986 |
4 |
0.1 |
City Planning Studies and Reports |
1940 . . . 1965 |
5 |
0.2 |
Civil Defense Files |
1942-1946 |
|
2 |
Engineering, Aerial Photographs |
1966, 1973 |
1 |
2 |
Engineering, Job Estimates , Construction Project Files |
1912 . . . 1986 |
|
38 |
Engineering, Maps, Plats, Site Plans |
1941 . . . 1984 |
|
16.5 |
Engineering, Planning Studies and Reports |
1931 . . . 1986 |
|
6 |
General Ledgers |
1898-1901; 1910-16; 1925-36 |
8 |
2.5 |
News Reports, Audio Cassette Tapes |
1980-1991 |
|
1 |
Newspaper Clippings |
1977-1989 |
|
4 |
Ordinances, Publication |
1927 |
1 |
0.1 |
Ordinances, Refuse Code, Publication |
1957 |
1 |
0.1 |
Payroll Registers |
1936-41; 1945-50; 1952-53. |
7 |
2 |
Photographs, City Secretary |
1930's . . . 1969 |
|
0.5 |
Pleasure Pier Bridge Log Books |
1942-1968 |
|
8 |
Pleasure Pier Company Stock Ledgers |
1911-1914 |
2 |
0.5 |
Publications |
1910 . . . 1991 |
|
12 |
Publications, Monthly Activity Reports |
1966-1980 |
15 |
3.5 |
Scrapbooks, City Manager |
1960-66; 1971-84 |
24 |
7 |
Scrapbooks, Mayor |
1984-1989 |
|
4 |
Subject Files, City Manager |
1951-1983 |
|
40 |
Subject Files, City Secretary |
1912 . . . 1990 |
|
4.5 |
Subject Files, Mayor |
1911 . . . 1949 |
|
4 |
Tax Assessor's Abstract Books |
1935-49; 1951-52. |
13 |
4.5 |
Tax Roll, Special Improvement District #1 |
1912-1934 |
2 |
0.5 |
Tax Rolls |
1898-1904; 1906-19; 1925-26; 1928; 1931-33 |
15 |
6 |
Texas-Louisiana Boundary Litigation Case Files |
1961-1977 |
|
2.5 |
Port Arthur Independent School District | |||
Record Series | Dates | No. of Vols. | Cu. Ft. |
Scholastic Census, Consolidated |
1914-56; 1963-64; 1968 |
|
8 |
Jefferson County - Tax Assessor-Collector | |||
Record Series | Dates | No. of Vols. | Cu. Ft. |
Assessor's Abstracts |
1918-1962 |
|
4.5 |
Map and Plat Record |
1889-1948 |
2 |
1 |
Maps and Plats, Blueprints |
1887 . . . 1980 |
|
11 |