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Oklahoma birth, death certificates searchable online

The Vital Records Department of the Oklahoma State Department of Health has made its database of birth and death certificates searchable online. While the certificates themselves can't be viewed, the limited information (county and date) may provide helpful leads to family historians. The database includes limited information on births that...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 10, 2017 12:15 PM

Memorial Day: Pvt. Albert W. Bates, 45th Division

Albert W. Bates was my grandfather's youngest brother, five years younger. He was drafted into the Army at age 20, served in the 157th Infantry Regiment of the 45th Division, the Thunderbirds. He is buried in Welch Cemetery near his parents and some of his siblings. From the Oklahoma War...

Posted by Michael Bates on May 28, 2012 6:59 PM