The best way is probably search the family through the census and see when and where their children were born. When searching remember to look for not only Oklahoma but Indian Territory in the federal census. There is a listing for both in 1900 whereas only OK in 1910. Some people used OK for the birthplace even though it should have been Indian Territory. OK did not become a state until late (I think Dec) of 1907. So that should help in trying to figure out what the true state of the territory/state was. Debbi Geer __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com