FootNote
The new kid on the block, FootNote is known for digitizing historical
documents... many of which are genealogical gems. With naturalizations,
city directories, war records, newspapers, town records, etc... this new
kid is quickly being recognized as an alternative to Ancestry.
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Vital records,
as their name suggests, are connected with central life
events: birth, marriage, and death. Maintained by civil
authorities, they are prime sources of genealogical
information; but, unfortunately, official vital records are
available only for relatively recent periods. These records,
despite their recent creation in the United States, are
critically important in genealogical research, often
supplying details on family members well back into the
nineteenth century.
The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy,
by Loretto Szucs and Sandra Luebking.
Ancestry.com
Payne County, Oklahoma Marriages, 1894-99
Formed in 1890 from the Cherokee Outlet, Payne County,
Oklahoma is located a short forty miles north of Oklahoma City. The
records in this database were taken from existing marriage records in the
county courthouse at Stillwater and include the names of over 6100 men and
women. Researchers will find the marriage date, name of bride and groom,
age, birth location, parents' names, witnesses, and ceremony officiator.
It provides information regarding marriages performed in the county
between 1894 and 1899. For researchers of central Oklahoma ancestors, this
can be a helpful source of information. (Requires Ancestry.com
Membership)
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Vital Records Service Oklahoma State Dept
of Health
1000 Northeast Tenth, Room 117
Oklahoma City, OK 73117
(405) 271-4040
Please make your check or money order payable to the Vital
Records Service. The office is open to the public from 8:30 A.M. until
4:00P.M. Monday through Friday. If you go to the office, you can pick up
copies of records in about one hour, depending upon how busy they are.
Tulsa office: Vital Records Service
108 N. Greenwood
Tulsa, OK 74120
(918) 582-4973
Birth $5.00 Since Oct 1908
Note: Oklahoma will only release Birth Certificates to the PERSON or
the PARENT of the person named.
