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US TERRITORY OR
COLONY SETTLED
part of the Missouri Territory, 1812; part of the Arkansas Territory, 1819; part of the Indian Territory, 1830; Oklahoma Territory, 1890

STATEHOOD
1907

AVAILABLE STATE CENSUSES
(OR SIMILAR)
1890, 1907

FIRST FEDERAL CENSUS
1860

PUBLIC-LAND OR
STATE-LAND STATE
Public

BIRTH AND DEATH RECORDS
BEGIN
1908

MARRIAGE RECORDS
BEGIN
Kept at the county level

CONTACT FOR VITAL RECORDS
State Department of Health
1000 NE 10th St.
Oklahoma City, OK 73117
(405) 271-4040