Texas Birth Indexes from 1926 and Death Indexes from 1964 are available on the Internet. To request digital vital event indexes (.csv files), the user must fill out and e-mail an online form.

To locate information about persons that are deceased, search the Social Security Administration's national death index database made available by Ancestry.com. Given are birth date, death date, ZIP Code where the person lived, ZIP Code where death benefits were sent, and Social Security Number.

Archives of U.S. newspaper obituaries and download free genealogy forms and printable family tree charts. Also includes advice on writing obituaries, eulogies, and words of condolence, and advice on researching genealogy and organizing funerals.

A list of contacts and information about obtaining birth and death records for each state. To use this valuable tool, you must first determine the state or area where the birth, death, marriage, or divorce occurred, then select that state or area from the directory.

Information from the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs on common issues regarding travel and immigration as it relates to family issues such as marriage, divorce, death, and birth abroad.