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Oklahoma Marriage Records Free List Online

By Ben Kingsley


For those who are looking to update their ancestral records or want to check their family background, public vital records serve as one of the important documents, which can be useful to your search. Vital records such as births, deaths, marriages, divorces contain information such as birthdate, time of death, marriage status, and divorce decrees. This information can be used as supporting document as well as determine the person's eligibility. Birth and death records are available from the State's Health Department as well as from one's local Vital Statistic Record Office. Marriage and Divorce decrees on the other hand are available from the county clerk where such record was issued and granted. Oklahoma marriage records, for example are available from each county office as well as from Oklahoma Historical Society.

Marriage records, affidavits, licenses, certificates, bond and other records are usually on file with the Court Clerk of the County, which can date as far back as the 1800's. Copies of records will usually date back to the time a county was established and are available via phone, fax or in person. Fees vary for each county as well.

For those looking for Oklahoma county marriage records, records are available from the Oklahoma County Courthouse. The County has indexed 175 volumes of marriages from 1889 - 1951. The records include affidavits on application for marriage license, marriage licenses and the certificates of marriage. For research requests and copy fees, Oklahoma residents are charged $20 while non-residents are charged $30. Faxed copies, computer and microfilmed copies cost $1 each. For standard mail, cost is $.25 each; express mail is available for certain records only and cost $10. Express mail is only available for Choctaw-Chicksaw marriage records and cost $10 per order.

For those searching for Pittsburg marriage records, the records are available from the Clerk office of McAlester. Requests can be made through in person and mail as well as online. Each request costs about $15. The fee is the same for those who intend to obtain marriage records in Washington County. The records are kept in Bartlesville county clerk office.

Marriage records are not restricted unlike divorce or criminal records and as such, it is easy to acquire copies of these types of records. For those who want to find such records in Jackson County, they can go to the Althus Court Clerk office and request their copy. For those in Jefferson County, records are kept and maintained by the Waurika County Clerk Office. Some old records are also available from the Southwest Oklahoma Genealogical Society and Oklahoma Historical Society. To inquire about the records, one can call or walk in person and request for copies. All fees and charges vary as well.

Other ways to obtain marriage records free and conveniently is with the use of commercial public research sites. These online sites allow an individual to search for birth, marriage, death and divorce records as well as some arrest or criminal records free. This is highly recommended as one can easily access the records without having to wait few days to receive them or go to the county clerk to request for copies.




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