Research & Sources

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• ON SITE Hosted on this site — also searchable with the tool at the top of this page
• WEB Online
• $WEB Paid/subscription site (e.g. Ancestry.com)
• CCO Brazos County Clerk's Office, Bryan, Texas
• CHC Carnegie History Center, Bryan Public Library, Bryan, Texas
• TAMU Texas A&M University Libraries, College Station, Texas

• Brazos Co., Texas Birth Indexes, 1926-1934

  Transcription, USGenWeb Project Archives

  WEB
• Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935

  Family Search

  WEB
• Texas, Birth Index, 1903-1997

  Family Search

  WEB
• Brazos Co. Texas Births: 1850-1910

  Billingsley, Nadine Y.

  Includes records from the court house, plus records kept by Dr. Jones.

  CHC TAMU

• Brazos County Marriage Books Transcription, 1841-1895 (searchable)

  Books A-G2 compiled from several sources including the 1996 Texas Research Ramblers and 1955 DAR Transcriptions.

  ON SITE
• Miscellaneous Brazos County Marriage and Divorce Notices, 1852-1889

  Compiled by Bill Page, 2001

  ON SITE
• Brazos Co. Marriage Books A-G2, Register Transcription

  Texas Research Ramblers

  WEB
• Brazos Co. Marriage Index, 1837-2026

  Brazos County Clerk Office

  WEB
• Brazos Co., Texas Marriage Index, 1966-2002

  Transcription, USGenWeb Project Archives

  WEB
• Texas Marriage Index, 1966-2010

  Family Search

  WEB
• Texas Marriage Records, Brazos County, 1844-1878

  Family Search - Daughters of the American Revolution, William Scott Chapter, 1955

  WEB
• Brazos Co. Marriage Record Books, 1837-2026

  Brazos County Clerk Office

  CCO
• Marriage Records of Brazos County, Texas, 1844-1878

  Hearne, Mrs. W.O.

  Serialized in the Central Texas Genealogical Society Quarterly, Oct 1967-Mar 1971 issues.

  TAMU

• Brazos Co., Texas Divorce Index, 1968-2001

  Transcription, USGenWeb Project Archives

  WEB
• Texas Divorce Index, 1968-2010

  Family Search

  WEB

• Brazos County Deaths, 1836-1900 (Volume 1: A-L)

  Compiled by Bill Page

  ON SITE
• Brazos County Deaths, 1836-1900 (Volume 2: M-Z)

  Compiled by Bill Page

  ON SITE
• Brazos Co., Texas Death Index, 1964-1984

  Transcription, USGenWeb Project Archives

  WEB
• Texas Death Certificates, 1890-1976

  Family Search

  WEB
• Texas Death Index, 1903-2000

  Family Search

  WEB

• Cemeteries of Brazos County — Full List & Burial Records Search
  ON SITE
• Find a Grave – Brazos County, Texas
  WEB
• Texas Gravestone Photo Project – Brazos County, Texas
  WEB

• Notes on Slavery in Brazos County

  Compiled by Bill Page, The Brazos Genealogist Vol. XIV, Nos. 3 & 4

  ON SITE

• African-American Land Owners in Brazos County, 1865-1875

  Compiled by Bill Page, The Brazos Genealogist Vol. XVII, No. 4

  ON SITE

• 1868 Millican Massacre

  2021 KXXV News Story

  ▶ VIDEO WEB
• Exploring History: African American History in the Brazos Valley

  2009 City of College Station Exploring History Lecture, by Etha Gray

  ▶ VIDEO WEB
• Exploring History: Lincoln Center

  2018 City of College Station Exploring History Lecture, by Lucile Young & Shirley Robison

  ▶ VIDEO WEB
• Exploring History: Lincoln School

  2025 City of College Station Exploring History Lecture, by Henry Lewis and Friends

  ▶ VIDEO WEB
• Exploring History: The Millican "Riot"

  2016 City of College Station Exploring History Lecture, by Amy E. Earhart

  ▶ VIDEO WEB
• The Millican Massacre: When violence shook a small Texas town

  2026 KBTX News Story

  ▶ VIDEO WEB

Civil War

• Brazos County Agriculture During the Civil War

  Compiled by Bill Page, Copyright 2002

  ON SITE

• Hiram Thomas Downard

  21 December 1819 - 27 July 1874. Compiled by Bill Page

  ON SITE
• Albert Gallatin Gravesite

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, near Bryan

  WEB
• Charlie Eric Jenkins

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, Bryan

  WEB
• Exploring History: Dr. William Stuart Lorraine Bringhurst

  2007 City of College Station Exploring History Lecture, by John Blair

  ▶ VIDEO WEB
• Exploring History: Manning & Nita Smith

  2022 City of College Station Exploring History Lecture, by Sherry Frisk

  ▶ VIDEO WEB
• Exploring History: Sul Ross & Other Confederate Veterans

  2008 City of College Station Exploring History Lecture, by Dr. Ray James

  ▶ VIDEO WEB
• Exploring History: The Life & Times of Bob Wiatt: Mr. FBI

  2011 City of College Station Exploring History Lecture, by William T. Harper

  ▶ VIDEO WEB
• Exploring History: William D. Fitch

  2024 City of College Station Exploring History Lecture, by Pete Normand

  ▶ VIDEO WEB
• Harvey Mitchell

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, Bryan

  WEB
• Isom Palmer

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, Bryan

  WEB
• James Wilson

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, near Bryan

  WEB
• Richard Carter Homesite

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, College Station

  WEB
• Robert Henry

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, near Mumford

  WEB
• Wesa Weddington

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, Bryan

  WEB
• William Joel Bryan

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, Bryan

  WEB
• William Templeton Millican

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, Millican

  WEB

Pre 1850

• Brazos County, Texas: List of Citizens, 1841–1842

  Transcription, 1955 William Scott Chapter, DAR, Brazos County Records, pp. 121-122

  ON SITE

1850

• 1850 United States Census

  Family Search

  WEB
• 1850 United States Census – Slave Schedule

  Family Search

  WEB
• 1850 United States Census – Agriculture Schedule

  Ancestry.com

  $WEB
• 1850 United States Census – Mortality Schedule

  Ancestry.com

  $WEB
• 1850 United States Census – Industry Schedule

  Does not survive

• 1850 United States Census – Manufacturing Schedule

  Does not survive

1860

• 1860 United States Census

  Family Search

  WEB
• 1860 United States Census – Slave Schedule

  Ancestry.com (Free)

  WEB
• 1860 United States Census – Agriculture Schedule

  Ancestry.com

  $WEB
• 1860 United States Census – Industry Schedule

  Does not survive

• 1860 United States Census – Manufacturing Schedule

  Does not survive

• 1860 United States Census – Mortality Schedule

  Does not survive

1870

• 1870 United States Census

  Family Search

  WEB
• 1870 United States Census – Agriculture Schedule

  Ancestry.com

  $WEB
• 1870 United States Census – Industry Schedule

  Ancestry.com

  $WEB
• 1870 United States Census – Manufacturing Schedule

  Ancestry.com

  $WEB
• 1870 United States Census – Mortality Schedule

  Ancestry.com

  $WEB

1880

• 1880 United States Census

  Family Search

  WEB
• 1880 United States Census – Agriculture Schedule

  Ancestry.com

  $WEB
• 1880 United States Census – Defective, Dependent, and Delinquent Classes Schedule

  Ancestry.com

  $WEB
• 1880 United States Census – Industry Schedule

  Does not survive

• 1880 United States Census – Manufacturing Schedule

  Does not survive

• 1880 United States Census – Mortality Schedule

  Does not survive

1890

• 1890 United States Census – Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War

  Family Search

  WEB
• 1890 United States Census

  Does not survive

1900–1950

• 1900 United States Census

  Family Search

  WEB
• 1910 United States Census

  Family Search

  WEB
• 1920 United States Census

  Family Search

  WEB
• 1930 United States Census

  Family Search

  WEB
• 1940 United States Census

  Family Search

  WEB
• 1950 United States Census

  Family Search

  WEB

• Early Brazos County Methodist Churches

  Compiled by Bill Page, The Brazos Genealogist Vol. XVIII, No. 2

  ON SITE
• Alexander Methodist Church

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, Alexander community

  WEB
• Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, Bryan

  WEB
• Exploring History: History of Churches in Brazos County

  2007 City of College Station Exploring History Lecture, by Rev. Bob Waters

  ▶ VIDEO WEB
• First Baptist Church

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, Bryan

  WEB
• First Christian Church

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, Bryan

  WEB
• First Methodist Church of Bryan

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, Bryan

  WEB
• First Presbyterian Church

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, Bryan

  WEB
• Methodist Episcopal Church South

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, Bryan

  WEB
• St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, Bryan

  WEB
• St. Joseph Catholic Church

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, Bryan

  WEB
• Zion Church of Kurten

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, Kurten

  WEB

• Texas Division United Daughters of the Confederacy, 1902

  Selected listings for Brazos County residents

  ON SITE
• Exploring History: Freemasonry in the Brazos Valley

  2010 City of College Station Exploring History Lecture, by Pete Normand

  ▶ VIDEO WEB
• The Woman’s Club

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, Bryan

  WEB

Boonville

• Boonville Heritage Park

  2026 Bryan Texas Legends

  ▶ VIDEO WEB
• Town of Boonville

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, Bryan

  WEB

Brazos County

• Brazos County History

  By A.J. Buchanan, The Brazos Genealogist, 2001

  ON SITE
• Brazos County Postal History, 1841-1900

  Compiled by Bill Page, 2002

  ON SITE
• Brazos County

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, Bryan

  WEB
• Brazos River

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, Brazos County

  WEB
• El Camino Real

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, Brazos–Robertson county line

  WEB
• Exploring History: Brazos County Aviation History

  2007 City of College Station Exploring History Lecture, by David L. Chapman & John Happ

  ▶ VIDEO WEB
• Exploring History: El Camino Real de los Tejas

  2017 City of College Station Exploring History Lecture, by Henry Mayo

  ▶ VIDEO WEB
• Exploring History: Native American Prehistory in the Brazos Valley

  2013 City of College Station Exploring History Lecture, by Alston Thoms

  ▶ VIDEO WEB
• Moseley’s Ferry

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, Burleson County line

  WEB
• Route of El Camino Real

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, near Bryan

  WEB
• Shiloh Community

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, College Station

  WEB
• Staggers Point

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, Robertson County line

  WEB
• Steele’s Store Community

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, near Bryan

  WEB

Bryan

• Bryan Fair Grounds

  Compiled by Bill Page, 2018

  ON SITE
• Bryan's "Bloody" Rat Row

  Compiled by Bill Page, 2019

  ON SITE
• Astin-Porter Home

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, Bryan

  WEB
• Carnegie Public Library

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, Bryan

  WEB
• Cavitt House

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, Bryan

  WEB
• Celebrating 150 Years 1871-2021

  City of Bryan

  WEB
• The CW&BV and I&GN Railroads in Bryan

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, Bryan

  WEB
• E. J. Jenkins House

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, Bryan

  WEB
• Edge House

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, Bryan

  WEB
• Eugene Edge Home

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, Bryan

  WEB
• Exploring History: Carnegie Library

  2026 City of College Station Exploring History Lecture, by Rachel Altman

  ▶ VIDEO WEB
• First National Bank of Bryan

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, Bryan

  WEB
• Historic Downtown Bryan: An Oral History (2011)

  City of Bryan

  ▶ VIDEO WEB
• The Kyle House

  2026 Bryan Texas Legends

  ▶ VIDEO WEB
• La Salle Hotel

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, Bryan

  WEB
• The LaSalle Hotel

  2025 Bryan Texas Legends

  ▶ VIDEO WEB
• Martin’s Place

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, near Bryan

  WEB
• McMichael-Wilson House

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, Bryan

  WEB
• Milton Parker Estate B&B

  2023 Bryan Texas Legends

  ▶ VIDEO WEB
• Oral History Project

  City of Bryan

  WEB
• The Queen Theatre

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, Bryan

  WEB
• The Queen Theatre

  2022 Bryan Texas Legends

  ▶ VIDEO WEB
• Waldrop House

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, Bryan

  WEB
• Wilkerson House

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, Bryan

  WEB
• Wipprecht House

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, Bryan

  WEB

College Station

• Bryan & College Interurban Railway

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, College Station

  WEB
• College Station Railroad Depots

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, College Station

  WEB
• Exploring History: Caudill Rowlett Scott Architects

  2025 City of College Station Exploring History Lecture, by Dr. Valerian Miranda

  ▶ VIDEO WEB
• Exploring History: College Station Fire Department History

  2014 City of College Station Exploring History Lecture, by Bart Humphreys & Christina Seidel

  ▶ VIDEO WEB
• Exploring History: College Station Police Department

  2007 City of College Station Exploring History Lecture, by Janice Kemp

  ▶ VIDEO WEB
• Exploring History: Early Roads & Landmarks of College Station

  2026 City of College Station Exploring History Lecture, by Henry Mayo

  ▶ VIDEO WEB
• Exploring History: Historical WTAW

  2024 City of College Station Exploring History Lecture, by Ben Downs, Scott DeLucia, Mary "Mike" Hatcher, Tom Turbiville

  ▶ VIDEO WEB
• Exploring History: Lincoln Center

  2018 City of College Station Exploring History Lecture, by Lucile Young & Shirley Robison

  ▶ VIDEO WEB
• Exploring History: Southside 101

  2024 City of College Station Exploring History Lecture, by Brad Lancaster

  ▶ VIDEO WEB

Millican

• 1868 Millican Massacre

  2021 KXXV News Story

  ▶ VIDEO WEB
• Exploring History: The Magic & Mystery of Millican

  2012 City of College Station Exploring History Lecture, by Col. John Vilas

  ▶ VIDEO WEB
• Exploring History: The Millican "Riot"

  2016 City of College Station Exploring History Lecture, by Amy E. Earhart

  ▶ VIDEO WEB
• Millican, C. S. A.

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, Millican

  WEB
• The Millican Massacre: When violence shook a small Texas town

  2026 KBTX News Story

  ▶ VIDEO WEB

Robertson County

• Some Brazos County Folks in Robertson County Records

  Compiled by Bill Page, 2002

  ON SITE

Washington County

• Some Brazos County Folks in Washington County Records

  Compiled by Bill Page, 2002

  ON SITE

• Some Annotated Adoption Records, 1862-1933

  Compiled by Bill Page, 2001

  ON SITE

• Some Brazos County Bankruptcy Cases: 1867-68, 1871-73

  Compiled by Bill Page, Copyright 2002

  ON SITE

• Brazos County Cases Involving Businesses Decided by the Texas Supreme Court

  Compiled by Bill Page, Copyright 2002

  ON SITE

• Brazos County Estray Notices 1857-1860

  Abstracted by Bill Page, Copyright 2002

  ON SITE

• Lawyers, Minors and Name Changes: Ex Parte Actions in the District Court, 1846-1900

  Abstracted by Bill Page, Copyright 2002

  ON SITE

• Some Brazos County Inquests, 1857-1874

  Compiled by Bill Page, Copyright 2002

  ON SITE

• Wine and Liquor Licenses in Brazos County, 1857-1871

  Compiled by Bill Page, Copyright 2002

  ON SITE

• Some Brazos County Pardons and Paroles, 1887-1889

  Compiled by Bill Page, Copyright 2002

  ON SITE

• Brazos County Paupers, 1862-1873

  Compiled by Bill Page, Copyright 2002

  ON SITE

• Brazos County Confederate Commissioners Court

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, Bryan

  WEB

• McCulloch Family Bible

  Pages 123-124, 1955 William Scott Chapter, DAR, Brazos County Records

  ON SITE

• Exploring History: College Station Police Department

  2007 City of College Station Exploring History Lecture, by Janice Kemp

  ▶ VIDEO WEB

• Federal Soldiers in Brazos County, 1865-1870

  Compiled by Bill Page

  ON SITE
• Texas Aggies, and the Spanish American War

  Compiled by Bill Page

  ON SITE
• Texas Confederate Pension Applications

  Texas State Library and Archives Commission - index to 54,634 approved, rejected and home pension applications, 1899-1975

  WEB

• Brazos County Political Notes from Texas Newspapers, 1839-1889

  Compiled by Bill Page

  ON SITE
• Brazos County Residents Who Stayed in Galveston Hotels, 1865-1869

  From the Galveston Daily News, compiled by Bill Page

  ON SITE
• Brazos County Residents Who Stayed in Houston Hotels, 1865-1866, 1868-1869

  From Various Houston Newspapers, compiled by Bill Page

  ON SITE
• Brazos Pilot Ledger, 1877-1882

  Transcribed by Bill Page

  ON SITE
• Extracts from Czech Newspapers, 1901-1909

  Compiled by Bill Page

  ON SITE
• State and Local Fairs, 1870-1873

  Newspaper Abstracts, compiled by Bill Page

  ON SITE
• The Battalion, 1893-Current

  Texas A&M University

  WEB
• The Battalion, 1893-Current

  Texas A&M University

  WEB
• Brazos County Newspapers

  Library of Congress, Chronicling America

  WEB
• The Daily Bulletin/Reveille, 1916-1938

  College Station, Texas

  WEB
• The Newspaper Collection of Bryan, Texas

  The Portal to Texas History, University of North Texas Libraries

  WEB
• The Round-Up, 1952-1953

  A&M Consolidated School, College Station

  WEB
• The Texas Aggie, 1921-Current

  Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas

  WEB
• Galveston Daily News, 1865-1977

  Galveston, Texas - Ancestry.com - many Brazos County residents mentioned in early editions

  $WEB
• Newspapers.com

  Bryan-College Station Eagle, 1883-Current; The Bryan Weekly Eagle, 1889-1937; The Brazos Pilot, 1882-1883; The Galveston Daily News, 1865-1999

  $WEB

• Brazos County Alien Land Registrations, 1922

  Abstracted by Bill Page

  ON SITE
• Reconstructed Brazos Land District Records

  Compiled by Bill Page

  ON SITE
• Brazos Co. Property Records, Index & Images, 1837-2026

  Brazos County Clerk Office

  WEB
• Brazos Co. Property Records, 1837-2026

  Brazos County Clerk Office

  CCO

• A&M College Consolidated Rural School

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, College Station

  WEB
• African American Education in College Station

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, College Station

  WEB
• The Allen Academy

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, Bryan

  WEB
• Black Education in Bryan

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, Bryan

  WEB
• Exploring History: Lincoln School

  2025 City of College Station Exploring History Lecture, by Henry Lewis and Friends

  ▶ VIDEO WEB
• First Public School in Bryan

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, Bryan

  WEB
• Ibarra Elementary School

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, Bryan

  WEB
• Leonard School

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, Leonard community

  WEB
• Odd Fellows University and Orphans Home

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, Bryan

  WEB
• Rock Prairie School and Church

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, Rock Prairie

  WEB
• Site of Villa Maria Ursuline Academy

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, Bryan

  WEB
• St. Joseph School

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, Bryan

  WEB

Texas A&M

• Early Supporters of Texas A&M

  Transcribed by Bill Page, 2002

  ON SITE
• Memo to the Aggie Family from President Gates

  Robert M. Gates, December 7, 2006

  ON SITE
• 150 Years of Aggieland

  2026 Destination Bryan

  ▶ VIDEO WEB
• Early Play-by-Play Radio Broadcast of a College Football Game

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, College Station

  WEB
• Early Texas A&M Campus Housing

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, College Station

  WEB
• Exploring History: A History of Women at Texas A&M University

  2006 City of College Station Exploring History Lecture, by Sara Alpern

  ▶ VIDEO WEB
• Exploring History: Aggie Athletics Then & Now

  2008 City of College Station Exploring History Lecture, by John David Crow, Billy Pickard, RC Slocum, & Tom Turbiville

  ▶ VIDEO WEB
• Exploring History: Aggies I've Known

  2019 City of College Station Exploring History Lecture, by Jerry Cooper

  ▶ VIDEO WEB
• Exploring History: Texas A&M Corps of Cadets History

  2012 City of College Station Exploring History Lecture, by John Adams

  ▶ VIDEO WEB
• Main Drill Field, Texas A&M University

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, College Station

  WEB
• Mapping the Campus Past

  2026 City of College Station Exploring History Lecture, by Audrey Lloyd & Ian Muise

  ▶ VIDEO WEB
• Texas A&M Corps of Cadets

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, College Station

  WEB
• Texas A&M University

  Brazos County Historical Commission marker, College Station

  WEB