Marriage Records of The Indian Territory
| Marriage records of Oklahoma are recorded in the Office of Court. Clerks located in the
various counties of the state. Prior to statehood (1907), marriages of white citizens in that part of
the state known as the Indian Territory, were recorded in the various Recording Districts of the
United States Federal Court. A number of the court clerk offices contain these records.
The following table shows a list of the counties in which these records are kept, the county seat, number of volumes in the office and the period of tithe covered: |
| County | County Seat | Volumes |
Period of Time Covered |
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First Entry |
Last Entry | |||
| Muskogee | Muskogee | 28 |
July, 1890 |
November, 19Q7 |
| Carter | Ardmore | 12 | April, 1895 |
November, 1907 |
| Pittsburg | McAlester | 13 |
June, 1890 |
November, 1907 |
| Craig | Vinita | 1O |
July, 1902 |
October, 1907 |
| Atoka | Atoka | 3 |
June, 1897 |
November, 1907 |
| Bryant | Durant | 2 |
July, 1902 |
October, 1905 |
| Latimer | Wilburton | 1 |
July, 1906 |
November, 1907 |
| LeFlore | Poteau | 3 |
June, 1897 |
November, 1907 |
The United States Federal Court, embracing most of the Indian Territory, was
established at Muskogee in 1889 and at Ardmore possibly, the next year. Later four districts were
formed.
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1. |
Northern District, established in 1895, covering the area of the Cherokee Nation and the nations of the Quapaw Agency, with Vinita as court seat. |
| 2. | Central District, established in ffi95, covering the area of the Creek and Seminole Nations, with Muskogee as the court seat. |
| 3. | Southern District, established in 1895, covering the area of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, with South McAlester as court seat. |
| 4. | Western District, established in 1897, covering the area of the Chickasaw Country, with Ardmore as the court seat. |
est 5-2002
