ORIGINAL BIRTH RECORDS
 
 

Being distributed by The Rains County Genealogical Society

In January 2002 original records were discovered on the 3rd floor of the Rains County courthouse during renovation. The State of Texas granted the request to "dispose" of the records by giving them to the Rains County Genealogical Society.

Requests for original birth records are accepted from descendants of the persons listed on the documents. Requests from living persons listed on the documents are given priority.  To request a birth certificate for a person as a descendant, please submit a xerox copy of the person's obituary, since many of the birth certificates are for people that are still living.

Please list the birthdate and parents of the person for whom a record is being requested so that the Society can verify that the record in its possession is the same at that for the one being requested.

Links to original Birth Certificates that are available from the following years:

1911-1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1942-1943, 1944, 1945,  1947-1948

If the original record has been given away, you may contact the RCGS for the recipient's name and address; all recipients'
names and addresses which will be entered in the Society's records so that applicants may contact the owner of the original
birth certificates.  The original record that is dispensed will be xeroxed and kept in the Society's files.

Mail this completed form to:
Rain County Genealogical Society
Birth Records
P.O. Box 905
Emory, TX 75440-0905
 

 PLEASE ENCLOSE AN ADDRESSED AND STAMPED LEGAL-SIZE ENVELOPE WITH YOUR REQUEST.

Original Birth Records
To be distributed by the Rains County Genealogical Society

Date:___________________

Name of Person: ________________________________________

Date of Birth: ___________________________________________

Parents: ________________________________________________

Applicant's relationship to person: _______________________________________________________

Mail original birth certificate(s) to:
*Your name and address will be available to future applicant's/researchers.

_________________________________________________________
Name

__________________________________________________________
Address

___________________________________________________________
City, State, and Zip Code

Processing this request and mailing of record may require six weeks.
Some of the records have already been distributed.
Xerox copies will be kept in the possession of the Society and will be 
available if the original has been distributed.

Previous applicant: ________________________________
Address: ________________________________________
________________________________________________

Date received: ______________________

 

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