Thanks David and John,
While it’s true that location naming has been discussed here a lot, 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. Thanks 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:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2014 11:17 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] 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 time of the event, not today’s. Thanks, David C Abernathy Email disclaimers ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message represents the official view of the voices in my head. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- <http://www.SchmeckAbernathy.com> http://www.SchmeckAbernathy.com == All outgoing and incoming mail is scanned by F-Prot Antivirus == From: Barton Lewis [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2014 9:16 PM To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [LegacyUG] Oklahoma! 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 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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/[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 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 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 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 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 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
