Oklahoma Research Tips and Strategies

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Research Tips and Strategies

Oklahoma Research Strategies

Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Oklahoma

• Oklahoma Online Genealogy Records
• How to find Oklahoma Birth Records
• How to find Oklahoma Marriage Records
• How to find Oklahoma Death Records

Oklahoma Research Tips

These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Oklahoma.

• Birth information: Statewide registration of births began in 1908 in Oklahoma with general compliance by 1930. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other substitute records to improve accuracy.
• Finding Parents: Statewide registration of deaths began in Oklahoma in 1908 and was generally complied with by 1930. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. Search Oklahoma death records
• 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. Search U.S. Censuses.

Oklahoma 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.

1. What you are looking for:	2. Try these records first:	3. Other useful records
Birth information	Birth records, Death records, Obituaries, Church records	Cemeteries, Naturalization and Citizenship, Bible records, Military records (pension)
Marriage information	Marriage records, Obituaries, Bible records	Church records, Probate records, Military records
Death information	Death Records, Cemeteries, Obituaries	Probate Records, Church Records, Bible Records
Parents	Birth records, Death records, Obituaries, Census, Church records	Biography, Genealogy
Maiden name	Marriage Records, Obituaries, Probate records	Church Records, Military Records (pension)
Immigration date	Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship, Census	Obituaries, Biography, History
Naturalization	Naturalization and Citizenship, Census, Court Records	Voting Registers, Biography, Periodicals
Physical description	Military Records, Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906)	Biography, History

Further Oklahoma Research

For more research on Oklahoma, including research at the county level, visit the Oklahoma page on the Research Wiki.

Search all of the Oklahoma record collections at FamilySearch.

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