73,385
edits
superscript
(organize) |
(superscript) |
||
| Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
== Historical Background == | == Historical Background == | ||
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.1 | 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. | 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. | ||
| Line 21: | Line 21: | ||
The 1870 and 1880 censuses have been lost and the 1890 federal census has been destroyed. The 1890 veterans schedule and index are available at the Family History Library and at the National Archives. | The 1870 and 1880 censuses have been lost and the 1890 federal census has been destroyed. The 1890 veterans schedule and index are available at the Family History Library and at the National Archives. | ||
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 “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 “Directories” section of this Outline) | ||