Barton, The subject of entering locations that have changed over time has been discussed many times here. A review of the archives might help you determine how best to record locations that suit you best. Specifically in regards to Oklahoma, my father was born in Oklahoma in 1907, 6 months before statehood. I recorded his birthplace as Oklahoma Territory. As I understand it, prior to statehood Oklahoma was divided into two parts, Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory. Some counties were designated by number (County No. 4) or letter (D County) until they were organized after statehood. I have some locations recorded as Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, USA. The IT GenWeb site has a lot of info on this subject that might help you: http://www.okgenweb.org/~itgenweb/.
John S. AdamsVentura, CA Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 00:15:58 -0500 From: bartonle...@optonline.net Subject: [LegacyUG] Oklahoma! To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com I was entering the birth date of a distant cousin, born in Overbrook, Nowata County, Oklahoma in 1892, according to a descendant’s tree on Ancestry. When inputting this into Legacy, it told me that Nowata County was not founded till 1907. So I googled Oklahoma counties and found that Nowata’s parent entity was “Cooweescoowee District of Cherokee Nation;” how do I list this person’s birthplace? Is there an explanation on the web as to how to cite Indian lands in Oklahoma that did not become U.S. counties till the 1910s or thereabouts? This is not the first time I have come across this problem. Thanks, Barton Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
