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*'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].
*'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].


=== Oklahoma Record Finder  ===
=== [STATE] Record Finder  ===


This Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research.  
This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''


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| style="vertical-align:top; width:20%;"| '''1. What you are looking for:'''  
| style="padding:10px"| '''1. What you are looking for:'''  
| style="vertical-align:top; width:40%;"| '''2. Try these records first:'''  
| style="padding:10px"| '''2. Try these records first:'''  
| style="vertical-align:top; width:40%;"| '''3. Other useful records'''
| style="padding:10px"|'''3. Other useful records'''
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| Birth information  
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| [[How to Find Oklahoma Birth Records|Birth records]], [[How to Find Oklahoma Death Records|Death records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Oklahoma Church Records|Church records]]  
Birth information  
| [[Oklahoma Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Oklahoma Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Oklahoma Bible Records|Bible records]], [[Oklahoma Military Records|Military records]] (pension)
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]  
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| Marriage information  
| style="padding:10px"|Marriage information  
| [[How to Find Oklahoma Marriage Records|Marriage records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Oklahoma Bible Records|Bible records]]  
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| [[Oklahoma Church Records|Church records]], [[Oklahoma Probate Records|Probate records]], [[Oklahoma Military Records|Military records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]
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| Death information  
| style="padding:10px"|Death information  
| [[How to Find Oklahoma Death Records|Death Records]], [[Oklahoma Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
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| [[Oklahoma Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Oklahoma Church Records|Church Records]], [[Oklahoma Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
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*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
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| Parents  
| style="padding:10px"|Parents  
| [[How to Find Oklahoma Birth Records|Birth records]], [[How to Find Oklahoma Death Records|Death records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Oklahoma Census|Census]], [[Oklahoma Church Records|Church records]]  
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| [[Oklahoma Biography|Biography]], [[Oklahoma, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE], United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
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| Maiden name  
| style="padding:10px"|
| [[How to Find Oklahoma Marriage Records|Marriage Records]], [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Oklahoma Probate Records|Probate records]]  
Maiden name  
| [[Oklahoma Church Records|Church Records]], [[Oklahoma Military Records|Military Records]] (pension)
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*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]  
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| Immigration date  
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| [[Oklahoma Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Oklahoma Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Oklahoma Census|Census]]  
Immigration date  
| [[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Oklahoma Biography|Biography]], [[Oklahoma History|History]]
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*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]  
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*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
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| Naturalization  
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| [[Oklahoma Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Oklahoma Census|Census]], [[Oklahoma Court Records|Court Records]]  
Naturalization  
| [[Oklahoma Voting Registers|Voting Registers]], [[Oklahoma Biography|Biography]], [[Oklahoma Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]  
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*[[[STATE] Voting Records|Voting Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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| Physical description  
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| [[Oklahoma Military Records|Military Records]], [[Oklahoma Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
Physical description  
| [[Oklahoma Biography|Biography]], [[Oklahoma History|History]]
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*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)  
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*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] History|History]]
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=== Further Oklahoma Research  ===
=== Further [STATE] Research  ===
 
*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''
For more research on Oklahoma, including research at the county level, visit the [[Oklahoma, United States Genealogy|Oklahoma]] page on the Research Wiki.  
*For online record collections, go to [[[STATE] Online Genealogy Records|'''[STATE] Online Genealogy Records.''']]
 
*For more research on [STATE], including research at the county level, visit the [[[STATE], United States Genealogy|'''[STATE]''']] page on the Research Wiki.
Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/44?region=United%20States%20of%20America Oklahoma record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>  
*Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/44?region=United%20States%20of%20America Oklahoma record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>  


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