Genealogy

Birth, Death & Marriage Notices

If you are unable to visit the department in person, you may request information and copies in writing. Research requests are accepted through mail, fax, and email. Requests are answered in the order of receipt.

If you find a name of interest in the indexes below you can request a copy from the Emily Fowler Central Library by email, mail, or by phone. Your request should include the citation information found in the indexes. If you need to turn one of the indexes because it is displaying sideways use the Ctrl, Shift, + key combination.


Birth Announcements

Click on the decades to search the indexes for birth announcements posted in the Denton Record-Chronicle and other area publications. The "Before 1909" file is a work-in-progress. Please contact the library for births in the 1980s.

Before 1909 1909-1919 1920-1929 1930-1939 1940-1949 1950-1959 1960-1969 1970-1979 1990-1999

Probate Births

Records transcribed by Vinita Davis of the Denton County Genealogical Society and represent 8000 probate county birth records, i.e. delayed birth records from 1870-1900. The records became available with the establishment of Social Security which required a recipient to prove age. Contact the Denton County Clerk’s office for copies.

Denton Probate Births

Marriage Announcements

Click on the decades below to search the indexes for marriage announcements posted in the Denton Record-Chronicle and other area publications. The "Before 1909" file is a work-in-progress last updated January 2012. Please contact the library for marriages between 1908 and 1929 and in the 1970s.

Before 1909 1930-1939 1940-1949 1950-1959 1960-1969 1980-1989 1990-1999 2000-2004

Death Announcements

Click on the decades below to search the indexes for Obituaries and Death Notices posted in the Denton Record-Chronicle and other area publications. The "Before 1909" file is a work-in-progress. Information about the indexes to the Denton Record-Chronicle can also be printed.

Before 1909 1909-1919 1920-1929 1930-1939 1940-1949 1950-1959 1960-1969 1970-1979 1980-1989 1990-1999 2000-2009 2010-2019 2020-2029