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VICTORIA COUNTY, TEXAS sponsored by Victoria County Genealogical Society |
The purpose of this website is to provide genealogical information, as well as genealogical resources in Victoria County.
We welcome contributions – please contact Jack and Cynthia Buttram if you have information you would like to share.
Search our site:
County Resources
Libraries
Cemeteries
People
Indianola
Victoria Gen. Soc.Resources
Queries
Military
Links
What's New
Meetings, Workshops
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Victoria was settled as a colony of Martin de Leon in 1824 under the Mexican government. In 1836 it became an original County of the Republic of Texas. Victoria is the county seat.
| VICTORIA COUNTY RESOURCES |
| Victoria County History |
Victoria County Maps |
Courthouse Records |
| Marriage Records 1838-1855, 1858-1877 |
Marriage Records from The Victoria Advocate |
Victoria City & County School Records |
| Brands and Marks & Family Land Heritage Ranches |
Victoria Churches before 1900 |
Zion Lutheran Church Mission Valley TX |
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Land Survey Abstract original land owners |
Texas Historical Markers locations in Victoria Co. |
Landmark Registry for Victoria Co. |
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Victoria Co. Archives Birth Records - 1926-1995 |
Victoria Co. Archives Death Records - 1964-1999 |
Victoria Co. Archives Marriage Records - 1966-2001 |
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Victoria Co. Archives Divorce Records - 1968-2001 |
Bloomington-the First 50 years | Pictures of Old Victoria Today and Yesterday |
| LIBRARY RESOURCES |
| Victoria Public Library | Family History Library Center | |
| Victoria College/Univ. Houston Library | Clayton Genealogical Library, Houston TX | Texas State Library and Archives Commission |
| CEMETERIES |
| Victoria County Cemeteries | Evergreen Cemetery pictures of some markers with comments |
Victoria Co. Cemetery
Photographs Texas Tombstone Project |
| Fordtran Cemetery Also known as the Midgett Cemetery |
Girdy Cemetery pictures of the Girdy family markers |
Memorial Square Cemetery a list of those known to be buried here |
| Mission Valley Cemetery | Union Soldiers Buried at Victoria-1865 | |
| Confederate Soldiers Buried at Victoria | Victoria Catholic
Cemeteries provides a search engine |
Booker/Jewett Cemetery Inventory of Graves with some pictures. |
| PEOPLE OF VICTORIA COUNTY |
| 1850 Census found on Rootsweb |
1880 US Census found on Family Search |
Former Postmasters 1846-1936 | |
| Former Mayors 1839 to the present |
Former District Attorneys from 1838 |
Former Sheriffs from 1838 | |
| Early Doctors in Victoria 1836-1920 |
City Council Members from 1836-1998 |
Victoria Co. Grist Mills some of the early owners | |
| Early Hotels of Victoria owners and dates |
Short Bios of Early Residents | Notes on Early Residents many family connections | |
| Notes from the Victoria Advocate Column "100, 75, 50 Years Ago" |
Obituaries fromthe Victoria Advocate 1885-1887 |
Obits From the Victoria Advocate Column "100, 75, 50 Years Ago" | |
| Some Death Records McFaddin area,1930-1936 |
Letters in the Victoria post office, May 1848 | Family Histories Add your family history. | |
| Vital Extractions from the Victoria Advocate Vol.III 1894-1897, Vol.IV 1898-1899, Vol.V 1900-1902, and 
Volume VI, 1903-1904 |
Fugitives Victoria Co. 1866-1877 |
Spanish Genealogy Research help from Gloria Candelaria |
| MILITARY RECORDS |
| Republic of Texas Muster Roll Capt. John T. Price Co. |
Civil War Muster Roll | TX Union Soldier Schedule Victoria Co., 1890 |
| World Wars I and II some names of those who served. Also some deaths listed |
Veterans of the War with Mexico, 1846-47 | Military Records Civil War Pension applications, Korean and Vietnam Casualties |
| INDIANOLA |
| Indianola Casualities-1875-a list of the dead, missing and property destruction | German Immigrants treated by Dr. Webb in Victoria |
Indianola Database includes form for listing your ancestor |
| VICTORIA COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY |
VCGS meets on the 2nd Monday of each month, 7:00pm,
First Christian Church, Colorado and Ben Jordan, Victoria
| VCGS PageMembership application available here |
Victoria Co. Mail List Site
we invite you to join our mail list |
VCGS Quarterly-Table of Contents
Vol.I-Vol.24 |
| Researchers local independent researchers |
Lookups a new service is now offered by VCGS |
Books Available cemetery books and family books |
| Surnames | Members Webpages | Old Postcards of Victoria County |
| Awards Presented to VCGS | Martha Jones' weekly column in the Victoria Advocate, can be read online. Go to this website and type Relatively Speaking into the Search box. |
NEW for JULY 2009
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- Lookups - a new service is being offered by VCGS. Check out
the resources that are now available
- Inocencio Uresti Family History. Also includes the family history of Emily Carmen Mora and Maria Garcia..
- Victoria County Library is offering a free genealogy seminar on Saturday, September 26, 2009 featuring Dr. George Schweitzer. Be sure to register for it.
Post and View Queries here
Queries should have a Victoria County Connection
Post a new query on the Victoria County Board.
Choose "post new message" and enter the info required. Your queries posted to this website
will be included in the Victoria County Genealogical Society Crossroads Quarterly
View all queries posted since 31 Mar 2000 on the same board. To search for a specific name,
use the "search" feature and choose "Victoria Board".
You may post free Victoria County queries in our Victoria County Genealogical Society Crossroads
Quarterly.
Queries Archive-alphabetized listing of queries received
before 31 Mar 2000
The Victoria County Genealogical Society normally meets the second Monday of each month at
7:00 p.m. at the First Christian Church, Colorado and Ben Jordan, Victoria,
in the Fellowship Hall.
Monday, July 13, 2009 - 6:00pm (note change in time) - Annual hot dog supper, featuring
hot dogs, ice cream and all the "fixings. $5.00 per person. Please join us for fellowship and fun. Bunco games will follow
the supper at 7:00 for those interested.
NO Board Meeting at this meeting
The Victoria Public Library will offer a free genealogy seminar on Saturday, September 26, 2009 featuring Dr. George Schweitzer. Dr. Schweitzer is an
Alumni Distinguished Professor at the University of Tennessee and a noted genealogical lecturer. Many of his lectures are presented in period costume.
He has written over 200 publications including 19 genealogy books and has documented his own heritage back to the 14th Century. To register call 361-485-3302 or
go to the following link, click on the calendar and follow the instructions to register on line.
http://www.engagedpatrons.org/EventsExtended.cfm?SiteID=6940&EventID=43106
28 Jul - Pedigree Charts
The first hour will be a show and tell time for different databases and websites
The DeLeon family reunion is in the planning stages. Please visit the website or contact
Blanche DeLeon
Victoria County Historical Commission's Oral History Project - Interviews are recorded, then
stored in the Archives to preserve the history of Victoria county. If you are interested in being interviewed, please contact
Barbara Smith, Project Chairman and Interviewer.
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How to Clean and Repair Gravestones - from the Victoria County Historical Commission.
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BEGINNING GENEALOGY LINKS
VICTORIA LINKS:
TEXAS RECORDS LINKS:
GENEALOGY LINKS:
MISCELLANEOUS INTERESTING LINKS:
Tuesdays, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm in the Bronte Room of the Victoria Public Library
Drinks and light refreshments are provided. All programs are free and open to the public”
REGISTRATION REQUIRED! Instructor, JoAnn Oliphant
Register by calling 361-485-3302 or go to http://www.victoriapubliclibrary.org/and click on EVENTS.
11 Aug - Planning a Fall Genealogy Trip
Fridays 9-11
June:
5 – Footnote.com
12 – FamilySearch.com
19 – Ancestry.com
26 – Heritage Quest
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 This page is a part of the TXGenWeb project and the USGenWeb Project. |
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please visit the orphan county webpage or contact Shirley Cullum, State Coordinator for TXGenWeb.
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the Texas State Genealogical Society , District 3. |
November, 2007 - The Victoria County Genealogical Society Crossroads Quarterly, edited by Millie Sweeney, was awarded first place in the Quarterly category by the Texas State Genealogical Society.
November, 2008 - The Victoria County TXGenWeb site, edited by Cynthia and Jack Buttram, was awarded first place for their entry in the website category by the Texas State Genealogical Society.
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Victoria County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 413, Victoria TX 77902 |
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