Oklahoma Vital Records: Difference between revisions

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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.

After 1928, death records usually give information about the deceased, such as name, age, birth date, state or country of birth, and names of parents and the informant. The date and place of death are given.   Sometimes burial information, the cause of death, and the names of physician and morticians are provided.  

== Alternative Records  ==

These links will take you to wiki pages describing alternate sources for birth, marriage, and death records.  

[[Oklahoma Church Records|Oklahoma Church Records]]: Depending on the denomination, church records may contain information about birth, marriage and death.  

[[Oklahoma Cemeteries|Oklahoma Cemetery Records]]: Cemetery Records are a rich source of birth and death information. These records may also reveal family relationships.

[[Oklahoma Census|Oklahoma Census]]: Census records are a valuable source for birth and marriage information. You may also determine approximate time of death when the individual disappear from the census. This is a good place to begin a search.  

[[Social Security Death Index (SSDI)|Social Security Death Index]] (SSDI): the SSDI indexes deaths for those who had social security numbers and the death was reported to the Social Security Administration.

[[Oklahoma Newspapers|Oklahoma Newspapers]]: Besides obituaries, local newspapers may contain birth and marriage announcements and death notices. Also check newspaper social columns for additional information.

[[Oklahoma Military Records|Oklahoma Military Records]]: Military pension records can give birth, marriage and death information. In addition, soldiers' homes records may include this same information.  

[[Oklahoma Periodicals|Oklahoma Periodicals]]: Local genealogical and historical societies often publish periodicals which may contian abstracted early birth, marriage and death information.

[[Oklahoma Probate Records|Probate Records:]] If no death records exists, probate records may be helpful in estimating when an individual has died. Probate records in the 20th Century often contain the exact death date.  

*Information listed on vital records is given by an informant. Learn the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) of the record. The closer the relationship 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, search for church records of christening, marriage, death or burial. A family Bible may have been used to record births, marriages and deaths.  

*Privacy laws may restrict your access to some vital records. 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 FamilySearch Catalog by using a '''Place Search''' and then choosing '''Vital Record'''. 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.