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Terry County
Vital Records
(click on the blue
hyperlink for each record)
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Marriage Records
Early
Marriage Records of Terry County
1904
- 1940
From TXGenWeb Archives
1966 -
2002
http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/terry/vitals/marriages/
(Some years are out of order on the list. To return to this page use your Back Button)
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Birth Records
Early
Birth Records of Terry County
1904
- 1925
From TXGenWeb Archives
1926 - 1934
http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/terry/vitals/births/
Some years are out of order on the list. To return to this page use
your Back Button)
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Death Records
1964 - 1984
At TXGenWeb Archives
http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/terry/vitals/deaths/
(Some years are out of order on the list. To return to this page use your Back Button)
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Ordering Records from the Terry County Clerk
Send your request to:
Terry
County Clerk
c/o Terry County Courthouse
500 W. Main St., Room 105
Brownfield TX 79316
or call for further information
(806) 637-8551
For a
Birth Certificate please provide the correct name (maiden name if
applicable). If the date of birth is known,
please provide that information plus the names of parents and other
information to help locate the record.
Unless you are closely related, you will not be able to get a Birth Certificate
until 75 years
after the date of birth. Mail requests must be
accompanied by a photo ID (Driver's License or other official
photo identification) or your Social Security Number. Please send
a good photocopy of your ID and details about
your relationship to the person on the Birth Certificate. Include
your name, phone number and address. The charge for a Birth
Certificate $11.00. The
Terry County Clerk's office will accept personal checks or money
orders.
Please do not send cash.
For
a Death Certificate the charge is $10 for the first copy (certified copy) and
$4 for each additional copy.
You must wait 25 years to
obtain a Death Certificate unless closely related. Mail
requests must be accompanied by a photo ID (Driver's License or other official
photo identification) or your Social Security Number. Please send
a good photocopy of your ID and details about your relationship to the
person on the Death Certificate and include
your name, phone number and address.. The
Terry County Clerk's office will accept personal checks or a money
order.
Please do not send cash.
For
more information you may call The Terry County Clerk's office at (806)
637-8551
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Ordering
Vital Records from the State of Texas
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/vs
Send your request to:
Texas Vital Records
Department of State Health Services
(Street address is:
Include as much information as possible.
Name of person, date of birth, date of death, spouse’s name, parents’ names,
county of
residence, your relation to the person, the reason you want the record…..all of this information is needed to find the correct
record and send it to you. Send a copy of your
government-issued photo ID with your request.
The price for obtaining a Death Certificate is $20. If a search
is done and nothing is found, the Texas Vital Records Office will keep
the fee for performing the search. The price for obtaining
a Birth Certificate is $22. Again, you must provide as much
information as possible in order to obtain the record you want.
Unless you are closely related,
you will not be able to get a Birth Certificate
until 75 years after the date of birth.
You must wait 25 years to
obtain a Death Certificate unless closely related.
From the Texas Dept of Health Website:
"Who can request certified copies?
Copies of birth and death certificates are confidential under Texas Law for
75 years for birth certificates and 25 years for death certificates from the
date of the event. If the death was less than 25 years ago or the birth was
less than 75 years ago, the certified copies can only be obtained by qualified
applicants.
"A qualified applicant is defined as the registrant, or immediate family member either by blood or marriage, his or her guardian, or his or her legal representative.
"If you are not qualified to
receive a certified copy of the birth or death certificate, you may request a
verification."
For more information visit: http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/vs
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Shirley D. Webb, Coordinator
