Barton Lewis wrote:
Thanks David and John,
... a search of the Archives did not turn up much in the
way of Oklahoma specifically, which is sort of its own
animal in terms of how to address place names that were
Indian lands originally
Umm, well, but, uh, that is -- Oklahoma
Yes, the use of locations has been discussed many times here.
They are also based on today’s “Postal Codes” which did not exist that long ago.
Bottom line: they are only based on today’s world and no history.
Treat them as suggestions for today’s world,
I would use the names of place at the
Barton,
One thing, Overbrook shows to be in present day Love County which is nowhere
near Nowata. I have never done research in OK before so maybe there are two
Overbrooks but Animap confirms this. According to Animap, Overbrook was in the
Pickens District within the Chickasaw Nation in 1892.
for the link, John, to the OK genweb. Michele has
given good guidance, I think, on how to treat these situations.
Barton Lewis
From: David Abernathy [mailto:da...@schmeckabernathy.com]
Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2014 11:17 AM
To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Oklahoma
wills save it as a model for
similar scenarios.
Barton Lewis
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From: Michele/Support [mailto:mich...@legacyfamilytree.com]
Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2014 12:02 PM
To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com
Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Oklahoma!
Barton,
One thing, Overbrook shows
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
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