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= Oklahoma Birth, Marriage and Death Records = | = Oklahoma Birth, Marriage and Death Records = | ||
== Oklahoma Vital Records Online Links == | === Oklahoma Vital Records Online Links === | ||
*[http://www.searchforancestors.com/locality/us/oklahoma.html Oklahoma Genealogy Search] | *[http://www.searchforancestors.com/locality/us/oklahoma.html Oklahoma Genealogy Search] | ||
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgs/records.htm Oklahoma Genealogical Society On-Line Records] | *[http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgs/records.htm Oklahoma Genealogical Society On-Line Records] | ||
= Introduction to Vital Records = | == Introduction to Vital Records == | ||
= Birth Records = | == Birth Records == | ||
=== Birth and Death Records === | === Birth and Death Records === | ||
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Delayed registrations of births (for persons born before registration began in 1908) are available from the Vital Records Service mentioned above. | Delayed registrations of births (for persons born before registration began in 1908) are available from the Vital Records Service mentioned above. | ||
== Adoption Records == | === Adoption Records === | ||
= Marriage Records = | open / closed / state statues | ||
== Marriage Records == | |||
Marriage bonds, affidavits, licenses, and certificates were kept by each county beginning about 1890 or when the county was created. Many marriages in the territorial era were not recorded, and some were recorded in county courthouses in Arkansas, Kansas, and Texas. Write to the appropriate county clerk for information. | Marriage bonds, affidavits, licenses, and certificates were kept by each county beginning about 1890 or when the county was created. Many marriages in the territorial era were not recorded, and some were recorded in county courthouses in Arkansas, Kansas, and Texas. Write to the appropriate county clerk for information. | ||
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The Family History Library has marriage records for some counties. Published transcripts of marriage documents include: | The Family History Library has marriage records for some counties. Published transcripts of marriage documents include: | ||
*''Oklahoma Territory Weddings. Geary, Oklahoma: Pioneer Book Committee, 1983'' <ref>Bode, Frances M. ''Oklahoma Territory Weddings. Geary, Oklahoma: Pioneer Book Committee, 1983''. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=326434&disp=Oklahoma+Territory+weddings%20%20&columns=*,0,0 (Family History Library book 976.6 V2bf; fiche 6104367.)] </ref>This includes history, wedding albums, and marriage files from Blaine, Caddo, and Kingfisher counties. | *''Oklahoma Territory Weddings. Geary, Oklahoma: Pioneer Book Committee, 1983'' <ref>Bode, Frances M. ''Oklahoma Territory Weddings. Geary, Oklahoma: Pioneer Book Committee, 1983''. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=326434&amp;disp=Oklahoma+Territory+weddings%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 (Family History Library book 976.6 V2bf; fiche 6104367.)] </ref>This includes history, wedding albums, and marriage files from Blaine, Caddo, and Kingfisher counties. | ||
*''Oklahoma Marriage Records, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory'' <ref>Tiffee, Ellen. ''Oklahoma Marriage Records, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory''. 10 vols. [Howe, Oklahoma]: E. Tiffee, N.d. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=976.6+V2t (Family History Library book 976.6 V2t; film 1,321,223 items 11-16, vols. 1-6.)] </ref>This includes marriages of white settlers, 1890-1907, found in U.S. court files for the eleven southeastern counties. | *''Oklahoma Marriage Records, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory'' <ref>Tiffee, Ellen. ''Oklahoma Marriage Records, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory''. 10 vols. [Howe, Oklahoma]: E. Tiffee, N.d. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;callno=976.6+V2t (Family History Library book 976.6 V2t; film 1,321,223 items 11-16, vols. 1-6.)] </ref>This includes marriages of white settlers, 1890-1907, found in U.S. court files for the eleven southeastern counties. | ||
== Divorce Records == | === Divorce Records === | ||
Divorces were granted after 1907 by the district courts or the circuit court in each county. You can write to the clerk of the court for information. The Family History Library has records from some counties. | Divorces were granted after 1907 by the district courts or the circuit court in each county. You can write to the clerk of the court for information. The Family History Library has records from some counties. | ||
= Death Records = | == Death Records == | ||
= Substitute Records = | == Substitute Records == | ||
[[Oklahoma Church Records|Oklahoma Church Records]] | [[Oklahoma Church Records|Oklahoma Church Records]] | ||
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[[Oklahoma Periodicals|Oklahoma Periodicals]] | [[Oklahoma Periodicals|Oklahoma Periodicals]] | ||
= Tips = | == Tips == | ||
= Analyzing Records = | == Analyzing Records == | ||
= Archives, Libraries and Societies = | == Archives, Libraries and Societies == | ||
[[Oklahoma Archives and Libraries|Oklahoma Archives and Libraries]] | [[Oklahoma Archives and Libraries|Oklahoma Archives and Libraries]] | ||
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=== Inventory of Vital Records === | === Inventory of Vital Records === | ||
You can learn more about the history and availability of birth, marriage, death, and divorce in ''Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records in Oklahoma. Oklahoma City: Historical Records Survey, 1941''. <ref>''Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records in Oklahoma. Oklahoma City: Historical Records Survey, 1941''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=145264&disp=Guide+to+public+vital+statistics+records%20%20&columns=*,0,0 (Family History Library book 976.6 A3hr; film 874,325 item 3].) </ref>This guide describes the records kept by the state, and each county. | You can learn more about the history and availability of birth, marriage, death, and divorce in ''Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records in Oklahoma. Oklahoma City: Historical Records Survey, 1941''. <ref>''Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records in Oklahoma. Oklahoma City: Historical Records Survey, 1941''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=145264&amp;disp=Guide+to+public+vital+statistics+records%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 (Family History Library book 976.6 A3hr; film 874,325 item 3].) </ref>This guide describes the records kept by the state, and each county. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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== Websites == | |||
[http://www.okgenweb.org/~marriage/ http://www.okgenweb.org/~marriage/] - A GenWeb project that has some counties with inconsistent dates and information. What is listed is easy to access | |||
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