Jack County TXGenWeb - History and Genealogy Resources

Links to Jack County Information (pages last updated Sept 24, 2025)
Births
Link	# of Records	Provided By	Description
1903-1904		Transcribed by Dorman Holub	These old records only have the name and sex. Some do not have the child's first name.
1926-1949	3,744	Gathered together into one alphabetical table by Douglas Harris	These have child's name, dates, mother's maiden name & father's name.
Newer Click to request		Only births older than 75 years are now public record. We have some of these and will try to do look-ups.	These only have the child's name and date. No parents are listed.
Family Search		Family Search is Free	Newer than 75 years, and may give parent's names.
2011-Present		Jacksboro Newspapers Online	Birth announcements. You have to have subscription to view the old papers.
Marriages
1966-2002	2,648	Gathered together into alphabetical tables by Douglas Harris	These are alphabetical by Groom's name and Bride's name and give their ages and date of marriage.
1869-1990		Look in the old newspapers. 'It's On the Record' section has marriage licenses listed.	Many good engagement/wedding/anniversary announcements and pictures in the 1980's.
Divorce Records
1968-2010	1,502	Gathered together into alphabetical tables by Douglas Harris	These are alphabetical by Husband's name and give the Wife's first name, ages and dates.
Old Lists + Records
1858-1859	Tax Rolls	Transcribed by Dorman Holub	Names from the Jack County Courthouse, Jacksboro
1860	20 slave owners	Transcribed by Dorman Holub	Names of slave owners and number of slaves
1867-1869	Voter's Registration	Transcribed by Mary Speakman	Name, length of residency, and native of
1911	Phone Book	Transcribed by Dorman Holub	Jacksboro County Phone Directory
1950s	Address Book	Sent in by Dehn Smith	1950s Jacksboro Address/Phone Book
County Records
1948-1961 1980-1990	Sections in newspapers	'Court House Records' or 'It's on The Record' section in newspaper	Court Records Deeds Mineral Leases Marriage Licenses
Census
1860	24 pages	Images of census pages	Original images of census pages
1870	19 pages 694 people	Images of census pages Transcribed by Travis McClure	Original images of census pages Transcription and index
1880	139 pages 7,435 people	Images of census pages Transcribed by Travis McClure	Original images of census pages Transcription and index
1900	10,660 people	Transcribed by Travis McClure	Transcription and index
1910	12,505 people	Transcribed by Travis McClure	Transcription and index
1920	10,631 people	Transcribed by Travis McClure	Transcription and index
1930	194 pages EDs 1&2 2,979 people	Images of census pages + Maps Transcribed by Doug Harris with added information	Original images of census pages + Maps Transcription and linking index with added information
1940	268 pages	Maps & Images of pages	Great maps -Needs index with links to pages
Old Newspapers - 32,631 newspaper pages and PDFs available for download
1869-1990	99 years 4,424 papers 32,631 pages	LARGE images of newspaper pages Old newspaper history Interesting articles pulled from papers: Rural School Directories 1917 & 1918 Lists of WWI soldiers 1942-1945 WWII soldiers and Lost Battalion Business Histories Many others	1869 The Flea 1875-1878 The Frontier Echo 1880-1886 The Rural Citizen 1886-1946 The Jacksboro Gazette 1904-1918 The Jacksboro News 1948-1990 The Jacksboro Gazette-News (We don't have some of the 1960's and 1970's)
We have searchable PDFs of each year. Email with name and date if you need help finding something. Sue@JackCoTX.com
Military
1860s	Many War Records	Dorman Holub, Shari Shanafelt, John R. Petterson & Elnora Frances Cook-Wyrick	Civil War Records and Confederate pension applications- give claimant and husband's name
1874	Battle at Lost Valley	Battle between Texas Rangers and Kiowa near the Loving Ranch	Many articles about the battle. Most are from the Ranger's Museum in Waco.
1867-1878	Fort Richardson	Information about Indian Wars, Calvary Hospital, and Officers' Quarters	Historical Markers and pictures
Lists and Records	WWI & WWII	Dorman Holub & Shari Shanafelt	List of WWI Registrants and some WWI & WWI records
WWII Service Book	WWII	Men + Women from Jack County that served in the Armed Forces during WWII	Picture and brief bio of each person
1941-1944	Lost Battalion	Pictures sent in by Dee Farris	Historical Marker and memorial at Fort Richardson
Military Memorial	Gibtown Cemetery	Memorial to all service members buried at the cemetery	Picture of memorial and list of names
Schools - Now with 210 years and 24,076 Yearbook pages online
1897-1954	Class Pictures & Info	Class Pictures, booklets, and information that has been sent in (Please send more)	Bryson/Keyser, Rocky Point, Salt Creek, Union Ridge, Vineyard & Jacksboro
1904-1950	33 Class Pictures & Info	Old newspaper class lists and pictures from before we had yearbooks	Graduation lists and group pictures from the newspaper
1885-2002	56 Newspaper Clippings	School related articles and pictures taken from the Jacksboro newspapers	School history, pictures of buildings, and some lists of students and teachers
1906-1939	School District Directories	School district map and information from the Jacksboro newspapers	1906 School District Map 1906-1939 District Directories of Teachers and Trustees
1956-1963	1956, 1962 & 1963 218 Pages 980 Names	Antelope Yearbooks loaned for scanning by Leslie Jackson	Antelope Yearbooks. Images of pages & Index of 218 Names with links to those pages. Now includes Antelope Graduation Pictures from the Jack County Newspapers
1938-2012	67 Years 6,411 Pages 19,467 Names	Bryson Yearbook scans provided by the Gladys Johnson Ritchey Library in Jacksboro	Bryson Yearbooks. Images of pages & Index of 19,467 Names with links to those pages.
1941	1 Year 41 Pages 337 Names	Cundiff Yearbook scans provided by the Gladys Johnson Ritchey Library in Jacksboro	Cundiff Yearbook. Images of pages & Index of 337 Names with links to those pages.
1922-2015	69 Years 9,079 Pages 35,316 Names	Jacksboro High School Yearbook scans provided by the Gladys Johnson Ritchey Library in Jacksboro	Jacksboro Yearbooks. Images of pages & Index of 35,316 Names with links to those pages.
1918-2012	70 Years 8,327 Pages 28,661 Names	Perrin-Whitt Yearbook scans provided by the Gladys Johnson Ritchey Library in Jacksboro	Perrin-Whitt Yearbooks. Images of pages & Index of 28,661 Names with links to those pages.
Towns
1856-1930		Jim Wheat's List	List by dates and towns in Jack County

1950s

3 Pictures

Bryson Quilting Group

Group pictures with names

1857-1926	Marker & History	Gertrude/Gertrudes	About the Cambern/Mason Indian Attacks
	none	Old Pictures of towns or ranches	Please send. - Would love to post them
Families
Book Index	885 pages	'The History of Jack County Texas'	Many family histories and pictures. Will do look-ups
Links Histories		List of names	Links to biographies and family histories
Family Pictures		Local old family pictures & histories	Please send in old family pictures to post

Cemeteries
All Names for Jack County	about 13,000 11,412 have new photos	Alphabetical list together of All names from ALL cemeteries	Names, dates, information & LINKS to Headstone Pictures
Cemetery Information	16 Updated	Individual cemeteries	Pictures, directions, layout order, headstone information & headstone pictures
Find-a-Grave	Jack County	We have over 11,000 headstone pictures on the links above. Feel free to use them on Find-a-Grave.
Funeral Home Records
1940-2004	4,921	Transcribed by Paul Smith	Dates and places of birth and death, name of spouse and date of marriage, father and mother's names, siblings and children's names.
Obituaries
1880--		Transcriptions of old obituaries	US GenWeb Archives - Jack County TX obituaries
1960s-2024	5,562	Collection of Hazel Dixson Wilton & Lenora Shelton (Plus New Ones)	Alphabetical list of obituaries with links to images of the newspaper clippings
Recent		Coker Funeral Home in Jacksboro	Obituaries online. There may be some here that were not printed in the newspaper.
Recent		Jacksboro Gazette News & Jack County Herald -- Now Jacksboro Herald-Gazette	Recent local obituaries
Recent		Times Record News, Wichita Falls	May have some from Jack County
Other Miscellaneous Links
North Texas Genealogy Association		Also their Facebook page	This includes Jack County
Jack County Archives		Dorman Holub and Many Others	Some family histories, old pictures, etc.
Historical Markers & Indian Battles		From Fort Tour Systems	Good map, text of Historical Markers & stories about Indian raids and bat
LDS Family Search		Search records for Texas and United States	Many free records.
Local Links
Library	Jacksboro	Gladys Johnson Ritchie Library	626 W College St, 940-567-2240, Mon-Friday Link to list of some local books
Fort Richardson	Just S of Jacksboro	Fort Richardson State Park	228 State Park Rd 61, 940-567-3506
Court House	Jacksboro	Jack County Court House Offices	Also history and links to old pictures
NEED HELP ?
Use the little 'Searcher' at the top of this table that finds All Names on THIS site.
NEW Jack County Email List/Group Click Here or Email Sue@JackCoTX.com to request to join			QUERIES - Ask and Answer Questions Jack County Message Board
Alphabetical List of All TXGenWeb County Pages
Problems, Corrections, Additions- Email - County Coordinator, Sue Tackel - Sue@JackCoTX.com
Questions about families or genealogy- Email - County Co Coordinator, David Pitts - paw281@sbcglobal.net

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	Thanks so much to all the people who have contributed to these pages. Thanks also to the Jacksboro Public Library (The Gladys Johnson Ritchie Library) and Lanora Joslin for giving access to all the old newspapers and school yearbooks. (The Wise County Historical Commission helps to maintain these web pages)