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''[[United States|United States]] > [[United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] > [[Portal:Oklahoma|Oklahoma]] > Oklahoma Vital Records''  
''[[United States|United States]] > [[United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] > [[Portal:Oklahoma|Oklahoma]] > Oklahoma Vital Records''  


= Oklahoma Birth, Marriage and Death Records  =
== Oklahoma Birth, Marriage and Death Records  ==


=== Oklahoma Vital Records Online Links  ===
=== Oklahoma Vital Records Online Links  ===
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The Family History Library has marriage records for some counties. Published transcripts of marriage documents include:  
The Family History 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''. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;titleno=326434&amp;amp;amp;disp=Oklahoma+Territory+weddings%20%20&amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 (Family History 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''. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=326434&amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Oklahoma+Territory+weddings%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 (Family History Library book 976.6 V2bf; fiche 6104367.)] </ref>This includes history, wedding albums, and marriage files from Blaine, Caddo, and Kingfisher counties.


*''Oklahoma Marriage Records, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory'' <ref>Tiffee, Ellen. ''Oklahoma Marriage Records, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory''. 10 vols. [Howe, Oklahoma]: E. Tiffee, N.d. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;callno=976.6+V2t (Family History Library book 976.6 V2t; film 1,321,223 items 11-16, vols. 1-6.)] </ref>This includes marriages of white settlers, 1890-1907, found in U.S. court files for the eleven southeastern counties.
*''Oklahoma Marriage Records, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory'' <ref>Tiffee, Ellen. ''Oklahoma Marriage Records, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory''. 10 vols. [Howe, Oklahoma]: E. Tiffee, N.d. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;amp;callno=976.6+V2t (Family History Library book 976.6 V2t; film 1,321,223 items 11-16, vols. 1-6.)] </ref>This includes marriages of white settlers, 1890-1907, found in U.S. court files for the eleven southeastern counties.


=== Divorce Records  ===
=== Divorce Records  ===
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[[Oklahoma Periodicals|Oklahoma Periodicals]]  
[[Oklahoma Periodicals|Oklahoma Periodicals]]  


== Tips ==
== Tips ==
 
*Information listed&nbsp;on vital records is given by an informant.&nbsp; Learn the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) of the record.&nbsp; The closer the relations;hip of the informant to the subject(s) and whether or not the informant was present at the time of the event can help determine the accuracy of the information found on the record.
*If you are unable to locate vital records recorded by governments,&nbsp;search for church records of christening, marriage, death or burial.&nbsp; A family Bible may have been used to record births, marriages and deaths.
*Privacy laws may restrict your access to some vital records.&nbsp; Copies of some vital records recorded in the last 100 years may be unavailable to anyone except a direct relative.
*Search for Vital Records in the Family History Library Catalog by using a '''Place Search''' and then choosing '''Vital Record'''.&nbsp; Search for '''Oklahoma''' to locate records filed by the state and then search the '''name of the county '''to locate records kept by the county.


== Archives, Libraries and Societies  ==
== Archives, Libraries and Societies  ==
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=== Inventory of Vital Records  ===
=== Inventory of Vital Records  ===


You can learn more about the history and availability of birth, marriage, death, and divorce in ''Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records in Oklahoma. Oklahoma City: Historical Records Survey, 1941''. <ref>''Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records in Oklahoma. Oklahoma City: Historical Records Survey, 1941''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;titleno=145264&amp;amp;amp;disp=Guide+to+public+vital+statistics+records%20%20&amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 (Family History Library book 976.6 A3hr; film 874,325 item 3].) </ref>This guide describes the records kept by the state, and each county.  
You can learn more about the history and availability of birth, marriage, death, and divorce in ''Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records in Oklahoma. Oklahoma City: Historical Records Survey, 1941''. <ref>''Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records in Oklahoma. Oklahoma City: Historical Records Survey, 1941''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=145264&amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Guide+to+public+vital+statistics+records%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 (Family History Library book 976.6 A3hr; film 874,325 item 3].) </ref>This guide describes the records kept by the state, and each county.  


== References  ==
== References  ==
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