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'''1860.''' The "Indian Lands" (Oklahoma) non-Indian population schedules are at the very end of Family History Library | '''1860.''' The "Indian Lands" (Oklahoma) non-Indian population schedules are at the very end of Family History Library {{FHL|704521|title-id|disp=film 803054}} (M653 roll 52) after Yell County, Arkansas. This census and a published index are available at the [[National Archives Southwest Region (Ft. Worth)]], the Oklahoma Historical Society, and the Family History Library. | ||
==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book ==== | ==== Indexes: fiche, film, or book ==== | ||
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Many other Indian census rolls and records are located at the Family History Library. See | Many other Indian census rolls and records are located at the Family History Library. See {{FHL|549737|subject-id|disp=Oklahoma - Census}} in the Family History Library catalog for a list of these records. For an index also see the web site: [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/finalindex.php http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/finalindex.php] | ||
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| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1890 '''Jun | | align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''1890 '''Jun | ||
| align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | | | align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | {{FHL|126946|title-id|disp=Territorial Census}}: for the counties of Logan, Oklahoma, Cleveland, Canadian, Kingfisher, Payne, and Beaver only. | ||
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*'''1890 territorial census.''' A card index is available at the Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma Wiki article) | *'''1890 territorial census.''' A card index is available at the Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma Wiki article) | ||
*'''1880''' The Cherokee Nation 1880 census covering the Canadian, Cooweescoowee, Delaware, Flint, Going Snake, Illinois, Saline, Sequoyah and Tahlequah districts is for Indians only. This also includes census rolls of various years of Delaware Indians holding citizenship in the Cherokee Nation. | *'''1880''' The Cherokee Nation 1880 census covering the Canadian, Cooweescoowee, Delaware, Flint, Going Snake, Illinois, Saline, Sequoyah and Tahlequah districts is for Indians only. This also includes census rolls of various years of Delaware Indians holding citizenship in the Cherokee Nation. {{FHL|51409|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Film 989204. }} The Cherokee Nation 1880 Indian census is indexed on the Internet at: [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/finalindex.php http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/finalindex.php] This index does not include census images.<br> | ||
=== Historical Background === | === Historical Background === | ||
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In 1819 Arkansas Territory (including most of what is now Oklahoma) was created from the southern part of the Missouri Territory. | In 1819 Arkansas Territory (including most of what is now Oklahoma) was created from the southern part of the Missouri Territory. | ||
'''1820. '''Some general white settlememt had started in what is now the far southeast corner of Oklahoma. They were counted on the census of Miller County, Arkansas, which included parts of what is now Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. But these population schedules are lost.<ref>William Thorndale and William Dollarhide, | '''1820. '''Some general white settlememt had started in what is now the far southeast corner of Oklahoma. They were counted on the census of Miller County, Arkansas, which included parts of what is now Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. But these population schedules are lost.<ref>William Thorndale and William Dollarhide, {{FHL|545087|title-id|disp=''Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920''}} (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1987), 275.</ref> | ||
In 1828 the western boundary of Arkansas was established, separating the Indian Territory (to become Oklahoma) from what had been Arkansas Territory and including part of the southern edge of what had been Missouri Territory.<ref>Ibid., 275-76.</ref> | In 1828 the western boundary of Arkansas was established, separating the Indian Territory (to become Oklahoma) from what had been Arkansas Territory and including part of the southern edge of what had been Missouri Territory.<ref>Ibid., 275-76.</ref> | ||
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'''1830-1850. '''No other federal censuses were taken in present-day Oklahoma in 1830, 1840, or 1850. | '''1830-1850. '''No other federal censuses were taken in present-day Oklahoma in 1830, 1840, or 1850. | ||
'''1860.''' The non-Indians of what is now Oklahoma were counted in 1860 in what were called the Indian Lands of Arkansas Territory.<ref name="three">Ibid., 276, and | '''1860.''' The non-Indians of what is now Oklahoma were counted in 1860 in what were called the Indian Lands of Arkansas Territory.<ref name="three">Ibid., 276, and {{FHL|704360|title-id|disp=''The 1790-1890 Federal Population Censuses: Catalog of National Archives Microfilm, rev. ed.''}} (Washington, DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, 1993), 26.</ref> 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. | ||
'''1870. '''No census available.<br> | '''1870. '''No census available.<br> | ||
'''1880.''' All non-Indian and most Indian schedules are lost. Only the Cherokee Indian schedules survive.<ref name="four">Thorndale and Dollarhide, 277, and Family History Library Catalog entry for the title " | '''1880.''' All non-Indian and most Indian schedules are lost. Only the Cherokee Indian schedules survive.<ref name="four">Thorndale and Dollarhide, 277, and Family History Library Catalog entry for the title "{{FHL|51409|title-id|disp=Cherokee census rolls, 1880}}".</ref> | ||
'''1890. '''The population schedules were destroyed. The special census of Civil War Union veterans and widows survives for both the Oklahoma and Indian Territories.<ref name="five">Anne Bruner Eales, and Robert M. Kvasnicka, | '''1890. '''The population schedules were destroyed. The special census of Civil War Union veterans and widows survives for both the Oklahoma and Indian Territories.<ref name="five">Anne Bruner Eales, and Robert M. Kvasnicka, {{FHL|1011178|title-id|disp=''Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives, 3rd ed.''}} (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 2000), 37, and the Family History Catalog entry for the title "{{FHL|230777|title-id|disp=Schedules enumerating Union veterans and widows of Union veterans of the Civil War}}".</ref> | ||
In addition to the federal censuses, a separate census was taken in 1890 of the Oklahoma Territory. Censuses exist for Logan, Oklahoma, Cleveland, Canadian, Kingfisher, Payne and Beaver counties. This includes information on the entire household but is incomplete for some areas. | In addition to the federal censuses, a separate census was taken in 1890 of the Oklahoma Territory. Censuses exist for Logan, Oklahoma, Cleveland, Canadian, Kingfisher, Payne and Beaver counties. This includes information on the entire household but is incomplete for some areas. | ||