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'''1890. '''The population schedules were destroyed. The special census of Civil War Union veterans and widows survives for both the Oklahoma and Indian Territories.<sup>5</sup>  
'''1890. '''The population schedules were destroyed. The special census of Civil War Union veterans and widows survives for both the Oklahoma and Indian Territories.<sup>5</sup>  


In addition to the federal territorial censuses, a separate census was taken in 1890 of the Oklahoma Territory on [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=126946&disp=First+territorial+census+of+Oklahoma%2C+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL film 227,282] (M1811, roll 1). 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. 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 “[[Oklahoma Directories|Directories]]” section of this Oklahoma Wiki article)
In addition to the federal territorial 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.&nbsp;


'''1900. '''Oklahoma was split between Indian Territory to the southeast, and Oklahoma Territory to the northwest on the 1900 census.&nbsp; The following map shows modern county boundaries and the division between Indian and Oklahoma&nbsp; territories.[[Image:Oklahoma1900.png]]  
'''1900. '''Oklahoma was split between Indian Territory to the southeast, and Oklahoma Territory to the northwest on the 1900 census.&nbsp; The following map shows modern county boundaries and the division between Indian and Oklahoma&nbsp; territories.[[Image:Oklahoma1900.png]]  
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