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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" height="35" valign="middle" align="center" | '''Birth | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" height="35" valign="middle" align="center" | | ||
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" height="35" valign="middle" align="center" | '''Marriage | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" height="35" valign="middle" align="center" | '''Birth''' | ||
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" height="35" valign="middle" align="center" | '''Death | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" height="35" valign="middle" align="center" | '''Marriage''' | ||
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" height="35" valign="middle" align="center" | '''Death''' | |||
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" height="35" valign="middle" align="center" | Earliest | |||
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" height="35" valign="middle" align="center" | Statewide Registration | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" height="35" valign="middle" align="center" | 1908 | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" height="35" valign="middle" align="center" | No Statewide Records | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" height="35" valign="middle" align="center" | 1908 | |||
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" height="35" valign="middle" align="center" | General Compliance | |||
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" height="35" valign="middle" align="center" | 1928 | |||
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" height="35" valign="middle" align="center" | 1928 | |||
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<br> | *All of Oklahoma except a few areas; Greer County and No Man's Land, and Unassigned Lands were Indian Territory until April 22, 1889. <br> | ||
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== Oklahoma Birth, Marriage and Death Records | == Online Oklahoma Birth, Marriage and Death Records == | ||
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Some counties kept birth and death records as early as 1891, although most did not start until after statehood in 1907. The early records, which are quite incomplete, are at county courthouses. Contact details for county courts can be found at [http://www.genealogy.com/00000265.html Oklahoma at Genealogy.com] The Family History Library has copied some of the vital records of the Superintendent of Public Health in a few counties. | Some counties kept birth and death records as early as 1891, although most did not start until after statehood in 1907. The early records, which are quite incomplete, are at county courthouses. Contact details for county courts can be found at [http://www.genealogy.com/00000265.html Oklahoma at Genealogy.com] The Family History Library has copied some of the vital records of the Superintendent of Public Health in a few counties. | ||
The statewide registration of births and deaths began in [[Oklahoma]] in 1908 and was generally complied with by 1930 | The statewide registration of births and deaths began in [[Oklahoma]] in 1908 and was generally complied with by 1930. You can write to: | ||
Vital Records Service<br>Oklahoma State Department of Health<br>1000 Northeast 10th Street, Room 111<br>Oklahoma City, OK 73117<br>Telephone: 405-271-4040<br>Internet: [http://www.health.state.ok.us/ Oklahoma State Department of Health] | Vital Records Service<br>Oklahoma State Department of Health<br>1000 Northeast 10th Street, Room 111<br>Oklahoma City, OK 73117<br>Telephone: 405-271-4040<br>Internet: [http://www.health.state.ok.us/ Oklahoma State Department of Health] | ||
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=== Divorce Records === | === Divorce Records === | ||
Divorces were granted after 1907 by the district courts or the circuit court in each county. You can write to the clerk of the court for information. The Family History Library has records from some counties. | Divorces were granted after 1907 by the district courts or the circuit court in each county. You can write to the clerk of the court for information. The Family History Library has records from some counties. | ||
== Death Records == | == Death Records == | ||
In 1908, death records were mandated by the state with copies sent to the state capital. Compliance to this law reached 90% by 1928. | |||
After 1928, death records usually give infromation about the deceased, such as name, age, birth date, stae or country of birth, and names of parentsand the informant.The date and place of death are given. Sometimes burial informatin, the cause of death, and the names of physician and morticians are proviced. | |||
== Substitute Records == | == Substitute Records == | ||