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=== Birth and Death Records === | === Birth and Death Records === | ||
Some counties kept birth and death records as early as 1891, although most did not start until after statehood in 1907. The early records, which are quite incomplete, are at county courthouses. Contact details for county courts can be found on individual [[Oklahoma, United States Genealogy|county pages]]. The | Some counties kept birth and death records as early as 1891, although most did not start until after statehood in 1907. The early records, which are quite incomplete, are at county courthouses. Contact details for county courts can be found on individual [[Oklahoma, United States Genealogy|county pages]]. The FamilySearch Library has copied some of the vital records of the Superintendent of Public Health in a few counties. | ||
The statewide registration of births and deaths began in [[Oklahoma, United States Genealogy|Oklahoma]] in 1908 and was generally complied with by 1930. You can write to: | The statewide registration of births and deaths began in [[Oklahoma, United States Genealogy|Oklahoma]] in 1908 and was generally complied with by 1930. You can write to: | ||
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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.''' | ||
<br>The | <br>The FamilySearch 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''. {{FSC|326434|title-id|disp=(FS 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''. {{FSC|326434|title-id|disp=(FS Library book 976.6 V2bf; fiche 6104367.)}} </ref>This includes history, wedding albums, and marriage files from Blaine, Caddo, and Kingfisher counties. | ||
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=== Divorce Records === | === Divorce Records === | ||
Divorces were granted after 1907 by the district courts or the circuit court in each county. '''Write to the county clerk of the court for information.''' The | Divorces were granted after 1907 by the district courts or the circuit court in each county. '''Write to the county clerk of the court for information.''' The FamilySearch Library has records from some counties. | ||
== Death Records == | == Death Records == | ||
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