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[[Oklahoma Newspapers|Oklahoma Newspapers]]:  Besides obituaries, local newspapers may contain birth and marriage announcements and death notices.  Also check newspaper social columns for additional information.   
[[Oklahoma Newspapers|Oklahoma Newspapers]]:  Besides obituaries, local newspapers may contain birth and marriage announcements and death notices.  Also check newspaper social columns for additional information.   
*[[Oklahoma Obituaries|Obituaries]]: Obituaries found in newspapers can list the age of the deceased, birth date and place, death date and place, and names of living relatives and their residences.


[[Oklahoma Military Records|Oklahoma Military Records]]:  Military pension records can give birth, marriage and death information.  In addition, soldiers' homes records may include this same information.    
[[Oklahoma Military Records|Oklahoma Military Records]]:  Military pension records can give birth, marriage and death information.  In addition, soldiers' homes records may include this same information.    
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[[Oklahoma Probate Records|Probate Records:]]  If no death records exists, probate records may be helpful in estimating when an individual has died. Probate records in the 20th Century often contain the exact death date.  
[[Oklahoma Probate Records|Probate Records:]]  If no death records exists, probate records may be helpful in estimating when an individual has died. Probate records in the 20th Century often contain the exact death date.  


History: Local histories, family histories and biographies can all be sources of birth, marriage and death information.  
History: Local histories, family histories and biographies can all be sources of birth, marriage and death information.


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