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.
Vital Records Service
Oklahoma State Dept of Health
1000 Northeast Tenth, Room 117
Oklahoma City, OK 73117
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Oklahoma Birth Records
- Harmon County, Oklahoma, Birth records, 1925-1973
Microfilm of original records in the Harmon County Clerk’s Office in Hollis, Oklahoma. Includes separate indexes. The Mc’s follow the rest of the M’s.
Oklahoma Death Records
- Harmon County, Oklahoma, Death records, 1924-1973
Microfilm of original records at the Harmon County Courthouse in Hollis, Oklahoma. The register number begins with the number 1 at the beginning of each year. Includes separate index. Certificates of death are arranged in numerical order by register number.- Death records, tablet no. 16, register no. 54 (Jake Baird, Nov. 4, 1941)-tablet no. 37, register no. 71 (Mary Dale Shrewder, Dec. 10, 1973)
Oklahoma Funeral Records
Kay County Oklahoma Funeral Records
Microfilm of original records filed at the Kay County courthouse in Newkirk, Oklahoma. Includes indexes. Imaging is ongoing so check back later for the records below to be added.
- Fyffe Funeral Home records v. 1-7 1905-1943
- Heberson Funeral Home v. A (1) 1905-1916
- Roy H. Hill Funeral Home v. B-D (2-4) 1918-1927
- Roy H. Hill Funeral Home v. Q-T 1925-1936
- Roy H. Hill Funeral Home v. V-W 1942-1945
- Roy H. Hill Funeral Home v. Y-Z 1943-1948 v. Z1-Z2 1947-1951
- Roy H. Hill Funeral Home v. Z3-Z5 1951-1959
- Weber Funeral Home v. E-I 1934-1937
- Weber Funeral Home v. U 1937-1943
- Weber Funeral Home v. X 1943-1949
- Miller-Stahl Funeral Home v. J-K 1937-1939
- Miller-Stahl Funeral Home v. L-P 1939-1943
- Shidler Funeral Home v. 1-7 1925-1936, 1943-1976
- Roberts & Son Funeral Home index 1934-1995
- Roberts & Son Funeral Home v. 1-2 1928-1945
- Roberts & Son Funeral Home 1946-1958
- Roberts & Son Funeral Home 1959-1971
- Roberts & Son Funeral Home 1972-1983
- Roberts & Son Funeral Home 1984-1991
- Roberts & Son Funeral Home 1992-1995
- Roberts & Son Funeral Home 1959-1971
- Roberts & Son Funeral Home 1972-1983
- Roberts & Son Funeral Home 1984-1991
Ottawa County Oklahoma Funeral Records
Oklahoma Marriage Records
- Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995
Index and images of marriage records from counties in Oklahoma. Currently this collection is 47% complete 1. Additional records by county will be added as they are completed.- Oklahoma, County Marriage Records, 1890-1995 $$$
Ancestry.com has the County Marriages completely indexed.
- Oklahoma, County Marriage Records, 1890-1995 $$$
- Oklahoma Marriages, 1870-1930
Name index to marriage records from the state of Oklahoma. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. - Oklahoma, Church Marriages, 1852-1948
Index to selected marriages from a few churches in Oklahoma. The images of these records are not available due to privacy restrictions. - 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.
Oklahoma Marriage Records by County
- Atoka County, Oklahoma, Marriage records, 1897-1953 ; marriage index, 1897-1971
Microreproduction of original records in the Atoka County Courthouse in Atoka, Oklahoma. Books 6 and 7 were destroyed by fire.- Marriage record index Direct (indexed by groom) ca 1897-1971
- Marriage record index Reverse (indexed by bride), ca. 1897-1971
- Marriage records, Books 1-2, 1897-1905
- Marriage records, Book 3, 1892, 1905-1907
- Marriage record book 1, 1907-1911
- Marriage record book 2, 1911-1913
- Marriage record book 3, 1913-1915
- Marriage record book 4, 1916-1919
- Marriage record book 5 (p. 1-354), 1919-1921
- Marriage record book 5 (p. 354-end), 1919-1921 (NOTE: No books 6-7.)
- Marriage record book 8, 1925-1928 (NOTE: Some pages out of order.)
- Marriage record book 9 (p. 1-291), 1928-1931
- Marriage record book 9 (p. 291-end), 1928-1931
- Marriage record book 10, Dec 1931-Apr 1937
- Marriage record book 11, Aug 1934-Apr 1937
- Marriage record book 12, Mar 1937-Apr 1939
- Marriage record book 13 (p. 1-365), Apr 1939-Jun 1940
- Marriage record book 13 (p. 364-end), Jun 1940-Apr 1941
- Marriage record book 14, Feb 1941-Feb 1943
- Marriage record book 15, Feb 1943-Aug 1945
- Marriage record book 16, Aug 1945-Jun 1953
- Blaine County, Oklahoma, Marriage records, 1892-1908
Microreproduction of original records in the Blaine County Courthouse, Watonga, Oklahoma.- General index to marriage, v. 1, A-L, 1892-1998
- General index to marriage, v. 2, M-Q (continues), 1892-1998
- General index to marriage, v. 2, R-Z (continued), 1892-1998
- General marriage index, 1892-1982, A-B (not in strict alphabetical order)
- General marriage index, 1892-1982, B-S
- General marriage index, 1892-1982, T-Z
- Marriage record Book 1A 1892-1897
- Book 1 1897-1901 Book 2 1901-1904
- Book 3 1904-1908
- Marriage records, v. 4, (p. 1-503, cont.) Feb. 26, 1908-Nov. 28, 1910
- Marriage records, v. 4 (cont., p. 500-end)-v. 6 (p. 1-389, cont.), Nov. 24, 1910-Jan. 22, 1918
- Marriage records, v. 6 (cont., p. 386-end)-v. 8 (p. 1-213, cont.), Jan. 22, 1918-Aug. 19, 1925
- Marriage records, v. 8 (cont., p. 210-end)-v. 9, July 25, 1925-Dec. 23, 1930
- Marriage records, v. 10, 28 Feb. 1930-20 Feb. 1934
- Marriage records, v. 11 (cont., p. 188-end), 11 Dec. 1934-22 July 1937
- Marriage records, v. 11 (p. 1-189, cont.), 10 Feb.-15 Dec. 1934
- Marriage records, v. 12, 23 July 1937-24 Jan. 1941
- Marriage records, v. 13 (cont., p. 230-end), 13 May 1942-14 Apr. 1945
- Marriage records, v. 13 (p. 1-231,cont.), 25 Jan. 1941-16 May 1942
- Marriage records, v. 14, 15 Apr. 1945-31 Mar. 1951
- Marriage records, Aug. 22, 1892 – Jan. 26, 1898
- Marriage records, Feb. 14, 1898 – Sept. 28, 1901
- Marriage records, Oct. 1, 1901 – July 23, 1903
- Marriage records, July 23, 1903 – Sept. 11, 1905
- Marriage records, Sept. 11, 1905 – Apr. 30, 1907
- Marriage records, Apr. 30, 1907 – Jan. 26, 1909
- Marriage records, Jan. 26, 1909 – Jan. 5, 1911
- Marriage records, Jan. 5, 1911 – July 17, 1913
- Marriage records, July 17, 1913 – Feb. 10, 1916
- Marriage records, Feb. 10, 1916 – Mar. 6, 1919
- Marriage records, Mar. 6, 1919 – Sept. 7, 1921
- Marriage records, Sept. 7, 1921 – Dec. 30, 1924
- Marriage records, Jan. 9, 1925 – Sept. 18, 1927
- Marriage records, Sept. 18, 1927 – Jan. 1, 1929
- McCurtain County, Oklahoma, Marriage licenses, 1924-1950
Microfilm of original records at the McCurtain County Courthouse in Idabel, Oklahoma. - Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, Marriage record, 1907-1957; index, 1907-2003
Microreproduction of original records in the Pushmataha County Courthouse, Antlers, Oklahoma. Records from 1907-1933 are searchable, online and available to everyone.- Marriage records, v. 1, 30 Nov. 1907-7 May 1912
- Marriage records, v. 2 (p. 1-351, cont.), 7 May 1912-19 June 1914
- Marriage records, v. 2 (cont., p. 348-end)-v. 4 (p. 1-273, cont.), 15 June 1914-21 Apr. 1920
- Marriage records, v. 4 (cont., p. 270-end)-v. 6, 7 July 1920-4 Apr. 1933
- Marriage records from 15 Jun 1933 – 28 Dec 1957
To view the marriage records after 1933 you must access the site at a family history center, or access the site at a FamilySearch affiliate library.
Oklahoma Divorce Records
- Blaine County, Oklahoma, Divorce records, 1911-1928
Microfilm of original records at the Blaine County Courthouse in Watonga, Oklahoma. Arranged by case number. - Carter County, Oklahoma, Divorce case files, 1907-1950
Microfilm of original records at the Carter County Courthouse in Ardmore, Oklahoma. The civil appearance dockets from Carter County can be used as an index to find the case number of a divorce record. See “References” for the index to the dockets. These case files are generally arranged in numerical order. Some files which contained confidential information were not filmed. Some files were filmed out of order because they were located after filming had already begun. - Choctaw County, Oklahoma, Divorces records, 1908-1928
Microfilm of original records at the Choctaw County Courthouse in Hugo, Oklahoma. Divorces are listed in case number order. - Harmon County, Oklahoma, Divorce records, 1907-1929
Microfilm of original records in the Harmon County Courthouse at Hollis, Oklahoma. Includes separate index. - McCurtain County, Oklahoma, Divorce records, 1907-1950
Microfilm of original records at the McCurtain County Courthouse in Idabel, Oklahoma. Some records are light or faded and may be hard or difficult to read. In case number order. The date listed is the recording date of the document. Record no. 7423-7435 are filmed out of order. - Nowata County, Oklahoma, Divorce packets, 1905-1929
Microfilm of original records in the Nowata County Courthouse in Nowata, Oklahoma. Arranged in case order number. - Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, Civil Court case files including divorce records, 1890-1925
Microfilm of original records in the District Court Clerk’s office in Oklahoma City. These records contain primarily divorce records and records of related cases. They were drawn from a larger group of civil court case files of the District Court in Oklahoma City. There are gaps in the numbering because not all the court records were filmed and because a few files were missing at the time of filming. The missing files which could be located were filmed at the end of the project on LDS microfilm 2137883. Some divorces were heard in the Superior Court of Oklahoma County. See ‘References’ for microfilm copies of Superior Court records. - Ottawa County, Oklahoma, Divorce packets, 1908-1928; index, 1907-1941
Microfilm of original records at the Ottawa County Courthouse in Miami, Oklahoma. Some case numbers are missing. Includes index by plaintiff’s name. The index lists the case number, names of plaintiff, defendant, book and page number. - Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, Court records, 1909-1930; indexes, 1892-1938
Microfilm of original records at the Pottawatomie County Courthouse in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Date listed on the docket is the first appearance date. Divorce and estate cases are included in the indexes. - Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, Divorce records, 1892-1928
Microfilm of original records at the Pottawatomie County Courthouse in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Some pages have bleed-through and may be hard or difficult to read. Includes index. - Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, Divorce District Court records, 1928-1976
Microfilm of original records at the Pottawatomie County Courthouse in Shawnee, Oklahoma. The Divorce District Court was formed in 1928 and discontinued in 1976. Includes index. Lists name of plaintiff and defendant, date commenced, book and page number. - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, Divorce records, 1900-1928
Microfilm of original records at the Roger Mills County Courthouse in Cheyenne, Oklahoma. Includes separate index. Index lists case number, name of plaintiff and defendant, book number and page.
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what if you don’t know the county they were married in??
Birth Certificates cost $15 in Oklahoma (not $5.00 as stated here.
Thanks for letting us know. I verified with OSDH and updated both birth and death records to the new rate.