Texas, Probate Records, 1800-1990

This collection contains images of probate records from seventy-five different counties in the state of Texas. The content and time period of these records vary by county.

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What Is in This Collection?

This collection contains images of probate records from seventy-five different counties in the state of Texas. The content and time period of these records vary by county. In Johnson County you will need to find the desired name in the index, which will be located in the column called “Estate”. Then go to the far right area of each page and get the volume and page number for the corresponding probate document. The specific name of the probate document will be listed in the column called “Orders” or “Proceedings”.

The page numbers in the index can be hard to read because they are in the book gutter (the area of the pages near the inner binding), and there is a dark shadow that obscures or partially obscures that information. When this happens, use the “invert” icon on the image viewer in FamilySearch, which changes the image from positive appearing to negative appearing. This usually helps make the page number readable.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

To Browse This Collection

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Texas, Probate Records, 1800-1990.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Name of testator or deceased
Names of heirs such as spouse, children, and other relatives or friends
Name of executor, administrator, or guardian
Names of witnesses
Residence of testator
Document and recording dates (Used to approximate event dates i.e. A will might have been written near time of death, but it was always written prior to death.)