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== Historical Background == | == Historical Background == | ||
The earliest federal census of the area that is now Oklahoma is the 1860 census of Arkansas, which included what was then the Indian Territory. This census does not list Indians, but lists free and slave inhabitants in the Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole nations. The slave schedules provide the names of slave owners, but not the names of slaves. | By 1820 some general white settlememt had started in what is now Oklahoma in the southeast corner near the Texas and Arkansas borders. At the time this area (and part of Texas) was considered part of Miller County in Arkansas. The only other white population was found at forts or trading posts in what were Arkansas and Missouri territory Indian lands.<sup>1</sup> | ||
No other censuses were taken in present-day Oklahoma until The earliest federal census of the area that is now Oklahoma is the 1860 census of Arkansas, which included what was then the Indian Territory. This census does not list Indians, but lists free and slave inhabitants in the Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole nations. The slave schedules provide the names of slave owners, but not the names of slaves. | |||
This census and a published index are available at the National Archives — Southwest Region, the Oklahoma Historical Society, and the Family History Library. For contact details, see the[[Oklahoma Archives and Libraries|"Archives and Libraries"]] section of this outline. | This census and a published index are available at the National Archives — Southwest Region, the Oklahoma Historical Society, and the Family History Library. For contact details, see the[[Oklahoma Archives and Libraries|"Archives and Libraries"]] section of this outline. | ||
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The Family History Library has the 1900 federal census. There are separate schedules and indexes for the Indian Territory and the Oklahoma Territory for 1900. | The Family History Library has the 1900 federal census. There are separate schedules and indexes for the Indian Territory and the Oklahoma Territory for 1900. | ||
In addition to the federal territorial censuses, a separate census was taken in 1890 of the Oklahoma Territory (FHL film 227,282). This includes information on the entire household but is incomplete for some areas. A card index is available at the State Historical Society. A helpful source for locating families in this census is Smith's ''First Directory of Oklahoma Territory: For the Year Commencing August 1st, 1890'' (see the [[Oklahoma Directories|“Directories”]] section of this outline). | In addition to the federal territorial censuses, a separate census was taken in 1890 of the Oklahoma Territory (FHL film 227,282). This includes information on the entire household but is incomplete for some areas. A card index is available at the State Historical Society. A helpful source for locating families in this census is Smith's ''First Directory of Oklahoma Territory: For the Year Commencing August 1st, 1890'' (see the [[Oklahoma Directories|“Directories”]] section of this outline). | ||
== Availability == | == Availability == | ||