1st the Northwest territories in the United States was an un-organized area a general term not legal term covering Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and the part of Minnesota east of the Mississippi.... lands north of the Ohio river up to Canada so Oklahoma was not part of that Territory.
2nd Oklahoma was acquired 1st that part east of the pan handle in 1803 from France and the pan handle area was acquired after the Mex-Am War 3rd before becoming a state it was Oklahoma Territory & Indian Territory so depending on who you are tracing and the period of time it could fall under different titles -- My great grandfather lived and owned land in the area of the Indian Territory in the eastern portion of Oklahoma among the Indians. Daniel Boone lived and got land in the Oklahoma area under the French. You have to study Oklahoma history for the time period you are working upon... Richard > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy and County Names > Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2010 19:27:02 -0500 > > Emphasis: > How does one input pre Oklahoma, i.e; Indian Territory or the area > that was once called Northwest Territory (before it was broken down into > States)? > > Well, I use the original name whenever I can. It tells me right off the > bat it is pre-United States. I still follow the four-part location > format (keeps things simpler for me). Examples: > > Colonial America, Virginia Colony, Newport County, Jamestown > Indian Territory, Oklahoma Territory, Curtain County, Choctaw Nation > > and so on. Of course, you can enter however you choose. > > Robert > > (P.S. To the rest of us- I *hope* this plain text! My Thunderbird says > it is plain text, but to me sitting here the fonts look like slightly > different sizes.) > > > On 2010-08-01 18:17, Dennis Sutton wrote: > > How does one input pre Oklahoma, i.e; Indian Territory or the area > > that was once called Northwest Territory (before it was broken down into > > States)? > > > > Dennis > > > > On 8/1/2010 7:06 PM, [email protected] wrote: > >> Thanks for the clear explanation of American townships and counties, > >> Brian. you make me thankful that most of my ancestors lived in > >> Canada. (-: > >> > >> But Smithville, South Grimsby Township, Lincoln County, Ontario can be > >> quite a string, but even worse for burials there which would read St. > >> Luke's Anglican Churchyard, Smithville, South Grimsby Township, Lincoln > >> County, Ontario. Oh well, as long as I don't have to write it > >> longhand..... > >> > >> Helen > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
