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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Donna,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I will add to what the others have suggested, a
line by line search in the census. Since you are dealing with variations
in spelling of the names it might take looking for the family members on the
actual census. You will want to narrow down where this family may have
been and then do your search. This has worked for me in the past.
Sometimes I can understand from the handwriting why people may not have been
indexed by the correct spelling of their names.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Chuck Mason</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=donna316@tx.rr.com href="mailto:donna316@tx.rr.com">Donna McR</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=apgpubliclist@apgen.org
href="mailto:apgpubliclist@apgen.org">APG Assn of Prof Genealogists</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, June 06, 2010 12:00
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [APG Public List] Oklahoma
Censuses, Tax Lists, Etc.?</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Hello:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I am trying to find a family which should be
listed in Missouri (or elsewhere--I've searched all states) in the censuses of
1870 and 1880. I have searched literally everywhere within the U.S. for
the family as a group, as well as for individuals in the family who might be
living apart from the main family. I have done all the wildcard
searches, variant first and last names, mis-spelled names, etc.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Their daughter married in Lawrence County, in the
southwest corner of Missouri in 1885. This is one county away from the
Oklahoma border. I am wondering if this family might have been in
Oklahoma (i.e., one of the Indian Nations/Indian Territory) in
1870-1880. She was underage, and the marriage consent in Missouri was
given by a person apparently not her parent. She married a man of her
same surname, and I am wondering if she was actually visiting Lawrence County
relatives when they met.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I have consulted Red Book, Val Greenwood's guide,
etc., and am not getting leads on anything that might help. Perhaps
even there I'm missing something.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Are there any tax lists, tribal censuses that
included the non-native population, etc., that might help me search for this
couple 1870-1880?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>They might have been Native American in part, but
I doubt it. However, I understand that non-natives made agreements with
the Indian tribes to use farmland and pastureland before non-native
settlement officially was allowed in 1889.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Any suggestions very
much appreciated.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Warmest Regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Donna</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>