Karnes County, TX
Site Map
 
Pile of Books
Separator Line
Separator Line
Need a lookup? Go to the Lookups page.
Separator Line
Separator Line
Separator Line
Records


Search
Karnes County
Vital Records

Births

Birth Certificates found on Footnotes.com

Stanford Lewis Rogers

 

1993

Marriages

1981
 
 
 
 

How do I make a correction or add a marriage?
Please contact Kimm Antell.

How do I obtain copies of these records?

Divorces

 

How do I make a correction or add a divorce?
Please contact Kimm Antell.

How do I obtain copies of these records?

Deaths

My name is Jay Odom. I am able to do Texas Death Certificate lookups and copies. It costs $4 per certificate, but alot cheaper than trying to get them from the State Health Dept. and I can get them out within a week or so.

Social Security Death Index

1905
1906
1907
1908
1921
1929
1930
1935
1945
1946
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

How do I make a correction or add a death?
Please contact Kimm Antell.

Search an online database at Rootsweb.
How do I obtain copies of these records?

Biographies

James Monroe Choate
The Stories of Jessie Ruth Sluder Guffy
Ray Whipple, Jr.
The Case of Gregorio Cortez
Rip Ford
Fred Huckle

Fugitives

1878 - Adjutant General Report

Pinson, George... Murder; committed: December 25, 1866; indicted: November 1867. Weighs: 140 lbs.; 5 feet 10 inches high; 36 years of age; light complexion.
Wright, John S... Assault to murder; committed: February 19 1867; indicted November, same year.
Oneal, Jack... Theft. CommittedL April 1, 1870; indicted: November, same year. Weighs 163 lbs.; 5 feet 10 inches high; 40 years old, dark complexion; black eyes and hair.
Hickman, Charles... Theft; committed: December 20, 1870; indicted: March, 1871. Weighs: 150 lbs.; 6 feet high; 40 years old; light complexion; grey eyes.
Lovelace, Thomas... Theft. committed: April 1, 1870; indicted: March 1871.
De Board, Wm... Murder; committed: January 1, 1868; indicted: July, 1871. Weighs: 130 lbs.; 5 feet 5 inches high; light complexion; blue eyes; is 40 years old.
Collins, John... Assault to murder; committed: November 1, 1873; indicted: November, same year. Weighs 140 lbs.; 5 feet 9 inches high; 35 years old.
Ethridge, Wm... Assault to murder; committed: November 1, 1873; indicted: November, same year. Weighs: 140 lbs.; 5 feet 9 inches high; 35 years old.
Robberson, Eugene... Forgery; committed: May 9, 1874; indicted: July, same year.
Murray, John... Assault to murder; committed: July 12, 1875; indicted: July, same year. Weighs: 170 lbs.; 6 feet high; 30 years old; dark complexion; black eyes and hair.
Ward, Jno... Perjury; committed: March 2, 1875; indicted: March, same year.
Phillips, Gage... Five cases; theft and assault to murder; committed in all the cases in 1876; indicted same year. Weighs: 160 lbs.; 6 feet high; 27 years old; dark complexion; black hair and eyes.
Smith, Sidney... Murder; committed: June 1, 1874; indicted: March, same year.
Lusk, S.B... Forgery; committed: June 1, 1874; indicted: March, 1876.
Greenwood, John... Theft; committed; July 17, 1873; weighs about 150 lbs.; 6 feet high.
Hues, Robert... Murder; committed: March 8, 1877; indicted: same year.
Gintz, John... Rape; committed: March 8, 1877; indicted: same year.
Baily, Mat... Forgery; committed: March 10, 1877; indicted: same year.
Phillips, Bill... Theft; committed: March 10, 1877; indicted: same year.
Callison, J.C... Theft; committed: March 10, 1877; indicted: same year.
Collins, Joe... Assault; committed: March 10, 1877; indicted: same year.
Boba, John... Theft; committed: March 10, 1877; indicted: same year.

1891 - Adjutant General Report

House, Robt. - Theft of horse. Age 25 years; height 5 feet 11 inches; weight 150 pounds; color: white; complexion: light; eyes: blue; hair: light; occupation: cowboy.
Gentry, Olean - Theft of horse. Age: 22 years; height 5 feet 10 inches; weight: 140 pounds; color: white; complexion: light; eyes: blue; hair: light; occupation: cowboy; quick spoken and talks a great deal.
Daniel Butler, John Custer and A.Q. Murphy have been arrested since last report.

Executions

This information was collected from http://users.bestweb.net/~rg/execution/TEXAS.htm.

# Name Age Race Sex Occupation Crime Method Date    

County

208 GUILES, JOE 22 WHITE MALE EX CONVICT MURDER-ROBBERY HANGING MAY 24 1894 KARNES

Churches

Cemeteries

>> Visit Deaf Smith County to get more information about cemeteries and gravestones

These listings may not be complete.

The Political Graveyard

Asher Cemetery
Transcribed by Gloria Mayfield
Loma Alta Hispanic Cemetery
Transcribed by Gloria Mayfield
 
 

African American Cemeteries Online
The oldest and largest African American cemetery transcription site. Please note the new domain (formerly a subdomain of prairiebluff.com).

Tombstones Lost & Found

How do I make a correction, add a cemetery or add a name to this list?
Please contact Kimm Antell.

Obituaries

2006
2007
2008

Census

1880 Census (Polish Areas)

Are you willing to help transcribe?

Ancestry.com - Available to Subscribers
 

HeritageQuest also has records of the census of Karnes County for sale.

Ship's Passenger Lists

Many thanks to Nancy for this information

Land

Search the Land Grant Collection

Land certificate for Mrs. Isabel Dillman for E.R. Cosby Karnes County 300 Acre Lease Pool

Land Survey Abstract Indices of the Original Land Owners of Texas

National Register of Historic Places

Clason's Guide Map of Texas

How do I add land information to this list?
Please contact Kimm Antell.

Postmasters

Jim Wheat's Postmasters & Post Offices of Texas, 1861-1930

Military

Do you have more Military Records for Karnes County?
Please contact Kimm Antell.

Newspapers

  • Researching old newspapers
  • Karnes County News
  • The Countywide - A weekly newspaper serving all of Karnes County
  • Karnes Citation, 110 S Market St Karnes City TX 78118-3230, 210-780-3924, Weekly, 2,700
  • Kenedy Advance Times, 110 S Market St Karnes City TX 78118-3230, 210-780-3924, Weekly, 2,200

Articles

News

2003
2004

2005

2006
2007
2008
2009

Did I miss an online newspaper? Let me know.

Schools

School District
Primary & Secondary Schools
Falls City ISD
Karnes City ISD
Nordheim ISD
Runge ISD, Runge High School
Kenedy ISD
Pawnee ISD
Pettus ISD
Nixon-Smiley ISD

Did I miss a school district or college? Let me know.

 
Separator Line
WorldGenWeb
USGenWeb
TXGenWeb

Links
  -->Karnes Archives
  -->TXGenWeb Archives
  -->Texas County List
  -->Nominate this Site!


Search the Archives:
Separator Line
Separator Line
Separator Line

Copyright 2009-2013 by kantell13 (at) yahoo.com . All Rights Reserved.
Last Updated:
Made by volunteers, for volunteers. Keep genealogy free.

Separator Line
Search this Site:
 

TXGenWeb Award 10 Years County Coordinator

Separator Line
Separator Line
Separator Line
 
Separator Line Separator Line Separator Line
Site Map Contacts Home Local Info Queries Records Online Searches Help About