Court Records

Bibliography of LeFlore Co. Records

LeFlore Court Clerk has the following records:

• Marriage Records  1897-Now
  • Fees: $5.00 search fee [nonrefundable]
    Write Court Clerk for a copy of the marriage record. Include a stamped, self addressed envelope for the return of the copy. [10/97]
  • Marriage Record Index Lookup
  • Some of our ancestors married in adjacent Arkansas and Texas counties because it was easier for them to travel (think railroad) to adjacent states than to travel to the nearest Federal Court.
  • Prior to statehood (1907), marriages of white citizens, in that part of the known as the Indian Territory, were recorded in the various Recording Districts of the United States Federal Court. Indian Tribes would not (normally) issue trial marriage licenses to non-Indians.  A number of the court clerk offices contain these records. 
  • Prior to statehood (1907), Federal Courthouses were located in
    • Muskogee
    • Vinita
    • McAlester

• Civil and divorce records¹  - Daily proceedings, case number, names of attorneys, judgments entered and orders of the court, indexed chronologically, 1907 to date.

• Probate¹   - Index, dockets and cases, entries of daily proceedings, style of case, names of attorneys, judgments entered and orders of the court, indexed chronologically, 1897 to date.
   

LeFlore County Clerk has the following records:

• Land Records - 1907-1920 (unless otherwise noted)¹
  • Deeds, mortgages, power of attorney, etc., chronological and alphabetical, approximately 100 volumes.
  • Direct Name Index-Deed. Grantor, grantee, filing date, legal description, alphabetical
  • Direct Name Index-Miscellaneous. Date filed, grantor, grantee, legal description, alphabetical
  • Indirect Name Index-Deed. Grantor, grantee, filing date, legal description, alphabetical
  • Indirect Name Index-Miscellaneous. Date filed, grantor, grantee, legal description, alphabetical
  • Miscellaneous Permanent Record. Grantor, grantee, legal description, dates, chronological
  • Quit Claim Deed Permanent Record. Grantor, grantee, legal description, dates, chronological
  • Mortgage - Permanent Record. Grantor, grantee, legal description, date, chronological
  • Patent. Filing date, applicant, receiver, legal descriptions, fee, acreage, chronological
  • Reception Record. Type of instrument, grantor, grantee, fees, return address, filing date, chronological
  • Release Permanent Record. Grantor, grantee, legal description, dates, chronological
  • Warranty Deed Permanent Record. Grantor, grantee, legal description, dates, chronological
• Military Discharge 1907-1920
  • Names, age, height, complexion, military service, chronological, alphabetical
• Physicians' Record 1907-1920
  • Name, license date, place, by whom, chronological, alphabetical
• County Commissioners' Record 1907-1920
  • All proceedings pertaining to meetings of county commissioners, chronological 
• name changes                          [need specifics]
• naturalization records                [need specifics]

Adoption Records -

Tax Records - Tax Rolls are available for every year.
They can be found in the County Assessor's Office and/or the County Treasurer's Office.
 County Recorder Directory- Oklahoma

Early Day Voter Registration Cards -

Early Draft Registration Cards -
 

Marriage and Divorce Records:

Marriage bonds, affidavits, licenses, and certificates were kept by each county beginning about 1890 or when the county was created. Many marriages in the territorial era were not recorded, and some were recorded in county courthouses in Arkansas, Kansas, and Texas. Write to the appropriate county clerk for information. 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. Source: FHC Research Guide
 
 
 

LeFlore County Courthouse
      Court Clerk
      PO Box 218
     100 S. Broadway
      Poteau, OK 74953
      Phone: (918) 647-3181

LeFlore County Courthouse
      County Clerk
      PO Box 218
     100 S. Broadway
      Poteau, OK 74953
      Phone: (918) 647-9151

¹ - Koplowitz, Bradford. Guide to the Historical Records of Oklahoma, Revised Edition [Heritage Books, Inc:Bowie, MD, 1997] ISBN 0-7884-0730-9